sentences:  With the advent of the Gulf War in August 1990, Maritime Command was asked to have a fleet of ships available to send to the Persian Gulf, preferably three ships.The and the replenishment ship would be made part of the task force, however all the other "Iroquois"-class vessels were in refit.Maritime Command chose from among the remaining fleet the vessel with the best electronic countermeasures suite, "Terra Nova", to deploy with the task force.