▁take ▁Ira qi ▁Art illery ▁positions ▁from ▁behind . ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁at ▁ 0 5 0 0 ▁they ▁were ▁ordered ▁to ▁storm ▁the ▁be aches ▁at ▁ 0 3 0 0 ▁they ▁were ▁ordered ▁to ▁stand ▁down ▁as ▁Ira q ▁had ▁surrender ed ▁and ▁the ▁war ▁was ▁over . ▁She ▁also ▁did ▁esc ort ▁duty ▁for ▁the ▁batt les hips ▁USS ▁Missouri ▁and ▁USS ▁Wisconsin . ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁two ▁naval ▁battle ▁groups ▁built ▁around ▁the ▁aircraft ▁carri ers ▁USS ▁D w ight ▁D . ▁Eisen h ower ▁and ▁USS ▁Independ ence ▁to ▁the ▁G ulf , ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁ready ▁by ▁ 8 ▁August . ▁She ▁did ▁rig g ings ▁for ▁H M - 1 4 ▁Air bor ne ▁Mine ▁C ounter me asures ▁mines we eping ▁hel ic op ters ▁station ed ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁USS ▁Tri pol i . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁mines we eping ▁g ear ▁use ▁to ▁clear ▁anch ored ▁mines ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁one ▁that ▁hit ▁Tri pol i . ▁Tri pol i ▁proceeded ▁into ▁the ▁northern ▁Pers ian ▁G ulf ▁and ▁assumed ▁duties ▁as ▁flags hip ▁for ▁Air bor ne ▁Mine ▁C ounter me asures ▁operations ▁there ▁with ▁H M - 1 4 ▁deployed ▁ab o ard . ▁On ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 1 , at ▁ 0 4 3 6 ▁( ▁ 4 : 3 7   a . m .) ▁Tri pol i ▁was ▁rock ed ▁by ▁a