1. Commander Mine Warfare Command
DEFENDER:
SENTRY:
ROBIN:
KINGFISHER:
PRMAR/MIW : CIA IS OOC. AWAITING PARTS.//
BLACK HAWK:
PRMAR/MIW : 1 OF 1 SQQ-32(V)2 OOC.
Operation Iraqi Freedom Mine Countermeasures
May 6, 2003

3. SMCM FORCES INVOLVED HMS BROCKLESBY USS ARDENT USS DEXTROUS
USS CARDINAL
USS RAVEN
HMS SANDOWN
HMS BLYTH
HMS BANGOR
HMS GRIMSBY
HMS LEDBURY
RN RCMDV-2
SLQ-48 MNV
RFA SIR BEDIVERE (MCM 2)
USS PONCE (MCMRON 3)
SQQ-32 VDS

4. AMCM FORCES INVOLVED HM-14, HM-15 MH-53E HMS BANGOR (M109)
with USN MH-60E towing to stern in the KAA waterway (MAR 2003)
Mk-105/106 SLED
AQS-14

5. UMCM FORCES INVOLVED NSCT-1 EODMU 6 (DETs 2, 6, 8) UK FDG AUS CDT-3
REMOTE
ENVIRONMENTAL
MONITORING
UNITS (REMUS)
MARINE MAMMAL SYSTEM (NSCT-1)
USS GUNSTON HALL (NSCT-1)

6. INTERDICTION
20/21 MARCH 2003
USCG CUTTER WRANGLER
HMAS KANIMBLA

7. A LESSON IN CC&D
TUG JUMARIYAH AND BARGE

8. BARGE SCHEMATIC NOT TO SCALE 120’ TEU ID Number 6’
LORU
Bulkheads 6’
Deployment
Hatch
1 TEU (20’Container) used to conceal open entrance with false floor 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 9 10 9 9 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 S S S S 20 20 20
36’ 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 S S S S
LUGM 187
Deployment Hatch
Loading Deck Access Plate (Welded Shut)
SUMER 250
Access Plates opened for ventilation 20
Possible Mooring Depth for each mine

9. TUG AL RAYIAH

10. TUG AL RAYIAH
COVER, CONCEALMENT, DECEPTION

11. Aft Bulwark cut and hinged
TUG AL RAYIAH SCHEMATIC
Empty Positions
Aft Bulwark cut and hinged
Side View
LUGM 187
Retaining Pins

12. TYPE 15 PBs AT UMM QASR

13. MINE CACHE AT UMM QASR