Operation Granby order of battle

This is the Operation GRANBY order of battle. Operation GRANBY was the name given to the British military operations during the 1991 Gulf War.

British Army

 * 1st (British) Armoured Division
 * 7th Armoured Brigade
 * 7th Armoured Brigade HQ and Signal Squadron (207)
 * Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys)
 * Queen's Royal Irish Hussars
 * A Squadron, 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards
 * 1st Battalion, The Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's)
 * 40 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
 * 21 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers
 * 4th Mechanised Brigade
 * 4th Mechanised Brigade HQ and Signal Squadron (204)
 * 14th/20th King's Hussars
 * 1st Battalion, The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment)
 * 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
 * 2nd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
 * 23 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers
 * Divisional Troops
 * 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers
 * 4 Regiment Army Air Corps
 * 26 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
 * 32 Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery
 * 39 Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery
 * 12 Air Defence Regiment, Royal Artillery
 * 39 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers

Royal Air Force
• No. 5 Squadron RAF
 * Panavia Tornado F.3

• No. 11 Squadron RAF

• No. 23 Squadron RAF

• No. 25 Squadron RAF

• No. 29 Squadron RAF

• No. 43 Squadron RAF • No. 9 Squadron RAF
 * Panavia Tornado GR.1

• No. 14 Squadron RAF

• No. 15 Squadron RAF

• No. 16 Squadron RAF

• No. 17 Squadron RAF

• No. 20 Squadron RAF

• No. 27 Squadron RAF

• No. 31 Squadron RAF

• No. 617 Squadron RAF
 * Panavia Tornado GR.1a
 * No. 2 Squadron RAF
 * No. 13 Squadron RAF
 * SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1
 * No. 6 Squadron RAF
 * No. 41 Squadron RAF
 * No. 54 Squadron RAF
 * Blackburn Buccaneer
 * No. 12 Squadron RAF
 * No. 208 Squadron RAF
 * Hawker Siddeley Nimrod
 * No. 42 Squadron RAF
 * No. 120 Squadron RAF
 * No. 201 Squadron RAF
 * No. 206 Squadron RAF
 * Lockheed C-130 Hercules
 * No. 24 Squadron RAF
 * No. 30 Squadron RAF
 * No. 47 Squadron RAF
 * No. 70 Squadron RAF
 * Vickers VC10
 * No. 55 Squadron RAF
 * Lockheed TriStar K.1
 * No. 216 Squadron RAF
 * Boeing Chinook
 * No. 7 Squadron RAF
 * No. 18 Squadron RAF
 * Westland Puma HC.1
 * No. 33 Squadron RAF
 * No. 230 Squadron RAF

RAF Regiment
Members of 4001 Flt RAF Regiment became NBC team attached to 4th Armoured Division during Desert Shield / Desert Storm and Desert Sabre 1 Squadron RAF Regiment were flown into Al Qaysumah to reinforce the base from RAF Germany. Equipped with Scorpion and Spartan armoured vehicles, they reinforced Muharraq and crossed into Iraq with 1(BR) Armoured Division as the reconnaissance screen for the Division, ending the war astride the Kuwait-Basra highway. 20 Squadron RAF Regiment deployed to Cyprus August 1990. One flight deployed to Muharraq late August 1990, second flight joined first in the middle of October 1990, relieved by 66 Squadron in November 1990, returned to UK after setting up airbase defence of Muharraq. 26 Squadron RAF Regiment, RAF Laarbruch Commander Sqn Ldr Dipper. Deployed 28 November 1990 to 14 February 1991. Used to defend the airfield before Patriot was even conceived. In aftermath of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, the squadron deployed to Saudi Arabia and detachments saw service at Dharan, Muharraq, and Tabuk during the war. Successfully deployed all equipment within 10 days of arrival. 34 Squadron RAF Regiment deployed to Bahrain and Dahrhan in August 1990 In aftermath of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, the squadron deployed to Saudi Arabia, and detachments saw service at Dharan, Muharraq, and Tabuk during the war. 58 Squadron RAF Regiment deployed from RAF Catterick in January 1991 to Bahrain to allow 1 Squadron RAF Regiment to deploy to the front. With only three days notice, those three days included all kitting and ANTHRAX jabs
 * 4001 Flight RAF Regiment
 * No. 1 Squadron RAF Regiment
 * No. 20 Squadron RAF Regiment
 * No. 26 Squadron RAF Regiment
 * No. 34 Squadron RAF Regiment
 * No. 51 Squadron RAF Regiment
 * No. 58 Squadron RAF Regiment
 * No. 66 Squadron RAF Regiment

Royal Navy

 * Frigates
 * Leander Class
 * HMS Jupiter (F60)
 * Type 22 frigate
 * HMS Battleaxe (F89)
 * HMS Brazen (F91)
 * 829 Naval Air Squadron with the Westland Lynx HAS.3
 * HMS London (F95) (Flagship)
 * 815 Naval Air Squadron with the Westland Lynx HAS.3


 * Destroyers
 * Sheffield class
 * HMS Cardiff
 * 815 Naval Air Squadron with the Westland Lynx HAS.3
 * HMS Exeter
 * 815 Naval Air Squadron with the Westland Lynx HAS.3
 * HMS Manchester
 * 815 Naval Air Squadron with the Westland Lynx HAS.2
 * HMS Gloucester
 * 815 Naval Air Squadron with the Westland Lynx HAS.3
 * HMS York


 * Command ships
 * Hecla-class survey vessel
 * HMS Herald
 * HMS Hecla


 * Mine countermeasure vessels


 * Hunt Class

• HMS Ledbury

• HMS Cattistock

• HMS Dulverton

• HMS Bicester

• HMS Atherstone

• HMS Hurworth


 * Submarines
 * Oberon class submarines
 * HMS Opossum
 * HMS Otus


 * Royal Fleet Auxiliary
 * RFA Argus
 * RFA Diligence
 * RFA Fort Grange
 * 846 Naval Air Squadron with the Westland Sea King HC.4
 * RFA Olna
 * 846 Naval Air Squadron with the Westland Sea King HC.4
 * RFA Orangeleaf
 * RFA Sir Bedivere
 * RFA Sir Galahad
 * RFA Sir Percivale
 * RFA Sir Tristram


 * Other ships
 * SS Atlantic Conveyor

Fleet Air Arm

 * Deployed to land bases
 * 845 Naval Air Squadron with Westland Sea King HC.4s
 * 848 Naval Air Squadron with Westland Sea King HC.4s