Battle of Bubiyan

Battle of Bubiyan
	Part of the Persian Gulf War
Date	29 January – 2 February 1991 (4 days)
Location	Persian Gulf
Result	Coalition victory Iraqi Navy destroyed;
Belligerents
Iraq	United States; United Kingdom; Canada
Commanders and leaders
Saddam Hussein; Ali Hassan al-Majid	Norman Schwarzkopf; Peter Billière; Kenneth Summers; Ronald J. Zlatoper
Strength
5 Polnocny-class landing ships; 7 Fast attack craft; 1 Missile boat; 2 Zhuk-class patrol boats; 3 Minelayers; 3 Minesweepers; 2 Salvage ships	Naval:; 2 Aircraft carriers (USS Ranger (CV-61) & USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)); 2 Battleships (USS Wisconsin (BB-64) & USS Missouri (BB-63)) 2 Destroyers (HMS Gloucester (D96) & HMS Cardiff (D108)); 1 Frigate (HMS Brazen (F91)); Aerial:; F/A-18 Hornets; CF-18 Hornets; A-6 Intruders; SEPECAT Jaguars; F-14 Tomcats; Westland Lynxs; SH-60 Seahawks; P-3 Orions
Casualties and losses
Sunk:; 4 Tank landing ships; 7 Fast attack craft; 2 Patrol ships; 3 Minelayers; 3 Minesweepers; 2 Salvage ships; Damaged:; 1 Tank landing ship; 1 Missile boat	None

The Battle of Bubiyan (also known as the Bubiyan Turkey Shoot) was a naval engagement of the Gulf War that occurred in the waters between Bubiyan Island and the Shatt al-Arab marshlands, where the bulk of the Iraqi Navy, which was attempting to flee to Iran, much like the Iraqi Air Force, was engaged and destroyed by Coalition warships and aircraft.

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