Kidd (DDG 993) - Naval Cruise Book

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UM! I rti. lirl.m Uli. .m holtoin: Tile .Silkw.)iiii mis- -lU- IS ilic ( himsc Mision ol the Sovirt .St -x inlv mIc 1 hrvc- (.ipiuicd iiussilfs Krrc biiiuj ' lii to Kahi.im I..1 lunlui ir.iiislii lo tin- f.S. Riglil: Ihr iiisidrs ,,1 .1 Silkuorm ir r.il that ilirv ,in- .1 Mi iiiisiiphisiH .iiicl uiMpciii hut rioiii- the less he h.id. w ciiioiis sliirli were latt-r loimd (111 the h.ill let iclds .iflci lllf ( c.isi-lii c, Ii w.is .iKci taiil ik ' .ii III see ill. II llic Ii.i(|is kiHw tlicx were iijoing to Idsf llus w.ii ciiKc llic cllci livciu-ss of Sjlkwdi 111 ,11111-slii]) iiiismIc l.tuiu h silis. I he ,111 u.it I hi aiiic t It.ii . In an aUcinpl Fiiillui inland, li aifs S i icl hnill I -CiL ' In cnsiiic Knuaii ;iii muhint; liai k and l-7 ' ' lanks ucic liiiiRfl tip In lluai allci lia(| iclicalcd. llic Ira(|i inililaiT liituis in sand. While diis lailu clinii- li)(ilfd llic ciiliic ((innlt and scl fire nalcd llic iiKiliililv llial is inlicicnl unit Ki linndicds (.1 Ktiwail ' s oil s. The a lank, il did |)iii idc Im a siidiii; cm 11 iinnicnial and ccdiioiiiu impact defensive position. sas iniiiicasni able. Saddam Ihisscin had used ihcmual . s ilic . .tssanlt woie on. |)Te- sca|)ons 111 ihc |i,isi and on his own paialions were made lot an .ihscn( e pco|)lc. Il uas asstmicd dial he would ol icsisiaiui- on the pail of the lia(|i ihicaU ' ii lo use ihcm ai;ain in the (.nil i;ioniid Iok cs. Ajiail Irom the liaqi Wat. Ihc ihiial was made and I ' icsi- lioo|)s ihal lotit;hl. thetc weie llioll- dcnl Bush icspoiuU-d wilh ihc piomisc sands who. Iiicd. dcmoiali cd. and dial il Iia(| used ( hcmual wc.ipons. the liiint;i . icadiU sniicndcied or Inilcd Stales would I claliale w till o n I 1 1 1; h I dcsciicd to coalilioil iiiassixe dcsii ik lion . Wliclhci il as Iomcs. lieeaiise 1)1 I ' lcsidenl Bush ' s wai iiiii; 01 As was die i ase with the iiiiiiiIhi of lor some olliei icasoii. Ilnssciii ap|)ai Iiatp (asnallics. n ic e |H ' ctcd that nth iicxci used the ( hemiial weapons ilicic would he so iitatn prisoners. .va: . 101

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I„A, I„ .,1 Ijombing hrianic ajj|)arfni .md a i;r()Uiul tani|)ait;n st-ciiu-fl ifil.iin. thcv bci;aii lo |)if|)in( ' ac ( ordingh . Aii- plaius ,111(1 hfli( i)|)tcTs ( t all t ))i ' s began llccing Id ncit hboi ing Ir.m in h(i[Ks ibal llu wiiiild suni t - tin- w.ir lluic And (•xentiialh l)f rctuiiu-cl to iia(|. W ' liai aii(iali iliai difl ifiiiain bt ' liiiid wfic icinovcd timii tin- aii- litlds and hidden anHini st trees oi |)cnked near mosijues and schools - plai es ihe r.S. h.id pnblit l stated it would nol all.uk. Klsewheie. neai the i.i ' l nii cm (iiasi and llie Saudi Ai.ibian l)ordei , ! , , ' the Iia(|is tilled hum ' lienihes with oil l„,iiil, , i.ui i and inu-nded lo i!;;iiile iheiii as toali- lion loKes a|)|)i oai lied. While tluse lire [Ills were iie ei used. lhe would ha e |)iesenled a loiiindable obstacle to the id ani ini; lioo|)s. in the waleis of the (.111! the liacps leleased nnllions ot gallons ol oil 1 1 i iii a c a|il in i d Kiiwaili oll-shoie oil leiniinal and enip lied the ( oillellls ol . ' i oil laiikei s oil llie Kuwail (oasl. ( )l (oinse e ei on( I e me 111 bei s I li - in i lies, llie I i .u is |)lailled a |)ellliielei ol ininellelds oil die (oasl as well as mines m ihe sand a.ong ihe shoiehiie. . lso along the co.i dine, die li.Kiis established se ci.il rfl . Sll I.. I II., u.. SilU ,1 Silku..ini ,.,„. ,.l llu m. 1 II ■ ' •■ »i uV ' 2 00

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Brlinv; The buriK-d mil (diitKil Kmii .11 Kiiu.iit lin -rii.ilioiial an[)iin. Ritjlu: Iliis l.iiik blew ii top. Xi.K- the i[iu-xi)lod -a Ix.iiib b.u. ' i U-lI. Bilow right; IimIiK- iti.hhiiv t oul ol .1 iifiuti. this l.iiik u.is hit b .111 .viulkn slic-ll .11 tin- basi- olibr Imict. iiaiiih iiu I f.iscd ilir pirtisum and aciui.icN oi ihc . a al (.uiifnf ,Su])))()ii |)I(ah1 1 In MISSOURI and WISCON- SIN. Like ilic ((laliiiim ainiatt om-i Enifi the lialllcships. USS MIS- SOURI and USS WISCONSIN took nuns |)nniintlin;4 ilu- Knwaiti coastline with tiu ' ii K) int li i;iins. to aid in the jol) ol taim-linti and spottinii. thf hit; c 11 .1 1 i ,1 1 ' .-. .- I .- .- ' |)i fsi-ixation. Sadh thout;h, both ol shii)s fm! lo cd iriiiolch |)ilotfd rhi- 11-1. 1 ,1 ' ' • ilirsf L;iand li ;litini; shi|)s, thcsr nion- ( Ics - Miiall unmanned remote ion- , ' 1.1 ■ 1 , iimenls lo the past nidustiial mi«;hl tiiilled anijlaiies with tameiiis. Ihe , , . , ' anil iiuhlaiA suneiioiil ol . mern.i, Rl ' s Wfic hii ' liK sn( ( esshil and siirinl- , ,, 1 i ,1 • lell i( lim ,is ( asnalties ol anothi-i wai. Ihe ships that no sin!;le i oinentioiial weapon on earth loiild sink wviv taken out ol at lion 1) lallei ini; ei onom and a ilimmishini; miiitar hiiilnet hat k ii.tti, the hattleslniis wtiit viitnalh , 1111 home. Hllop[)oseil as lhe homhaiileil ihe shoreline with salvo altei saUo. ()iil one attempt w.is maile at atlatknii; ihem when a Silkwtnm missile was laimihed .it MISSOURI, liiloi ttiiiaie- Iv lor iiatp the HMS GLOUCESTER . iti-r(e])led ihe iiittimiiii; Silkwiuni vi h a sea Dait .SA. i anti destroxfti it. or 1 lie (()iise ineni( lo MISSOURI, e cM I. die Siikwotin had hit die onl at lion t 11 would liavi- heeii to |)i| e swce|)ers a ' die iiexl moiniii ; .issem- l)le a paiiiliii njei learii lor lopsiile Alt. 1 MISSOURI and WISCONSIN latl linisheil tlieii ( .FS task, the 102