Coalition victory Coalition intervention Naval operations Air campaign Liberation of Kuwait Post-ceasefire The Battle of Bubiyan (also known as the Bubiyan Turkey Shoot)[1] 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.

Lynx helicopters of the British Royal Navy, using Sea Skua missiles, were responsible for destroying 14 vessels (3 minesweepers, 1 minelayer, 3 TNC 45 Fast Attack Craft, 2 Zhuk-class patrol boats, 2 Polnocny-class landing ships, 2 salvage vessels, 1 Type 43 minelayer, and 1 other vessel) during the battle.

[3] A Canadian CF-18 Hornet fighter recorded an official victory at the beginning of the battle against the Iraqi Navy.

[5] The last action of the Iraqi Navy was to fire a Silkworm missile from an inland launcher at the battleship USS Missouri.

[5] After the Bubiyan action, the Iraqi Navy ceased to exist as a fighting force at all,[6] which left Iraq with very few ships, all in poor condition.