Persian Gulf. Persian Gulf War Between August 1990 and February 1991, several flights of 829 NAS participated in the Persian Gulf War. Six Lynx helicopters armed with Sea Skua missiles were sent from 829 NAS to the Gulf on four Royal Navy frigates. The first success came when Lynx 335 from —together with an American Seahawk—came across and destroyed a minesweeper or landing vessel. Lynx 335—along with 's Lynx and U.S. forces—subsequently also destroyed two Iraqi anti-aircraft artillery batteries mounted on offshore oil rigs off Kuwait. On 24 January 1991, Lynx 335 attacked three Iraqi vessels off the island of Quarah, sinking two minesweepers. Lynx 335 also attempted to capture a minelayer, but she was scuttled by her Iraqi crew. Quarah was later captured by coalition forces, becoming the first Iraqi territory to be liberated. On 29 January, Royal Navy helicopters spotted a flotilla of 17 Iraqi landing craft, part of an attempted amphibious assault in support of the Iraqi forces engaged in the Battle of Khafji. Lynxes from , Gloucester and Cardiff sank two, while the rest were either damaged, sunk or dispersed by U.S. carrier-borne aircraft and Royal Navy Westland Sea King helicopters. On 30 January, a convoy consisting of three Polnochny-class landing ships, three TNC-45 fast-attack craft and a single Type 43 minelayer was attacked. HMS Gloucesters Lynx destroyed a TNC-45, while Cardiff and Brazens Lynxes attacked the Type 43. Other units were also damaged, including a Polnochny that was later destroyed by RAF SEPECAT Jaguars. On 8 February, Lynx 335 attacked a Zhuk-class patrol boat, and on 11 February, the same helicopter sank another Zhuk. In total, Lynx helicopters from 829 NAS were responsible for 15 Iraqi ships sunk in the war, at least five of which were sunk by a single helicopter, Lynx 335. The Squadron was disbanded on 26 March 1993, when all its Lynx Flights were absorbed by 815 NAS. 2004–2013 The squadron was recommissioned on 21 October 2004 at RNAS Culdrose, Cornwall with the Merlin HM.1. 829 NAS originally provided three detachments ("flights") for the following Type 23 frigates: , and . With , , and due to join during 2005 and 2006. The following ships were allocated flights from 829 NAS as well: , , and . The remaining four Type 23 frigates operate Westland Lynx HMA.8s of 815 Naval Air Squadron. As of 2012 829 NAS has five ship's flights