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Sailors aboard the guided missile frigate USS KAUFFMAN (FFG 59) demonstrate firefighting equipment for their Soviet hosts. KAUFFMAN and the Aegis guided missile cruiser USS THOMAS S. GATES (CG 51) are making the second goodwill call to a Soviet port by American warships since World War II

Behind a line of smiling Soviet Sailors, the throng on the dock waves its greeting to the visiting American warships. The guided missile frigate USS KAUFFMAN (FFG 59) and the Aegis guided missile cruiser USS THOMAS S. GATES (CG 51) are making the second goodwill visit to a Soviet port by American naval vessels since World War II

US Navy personnel manning the rail on the Guided Missile Frigate USS KAUFFMAN (FFG 59) watch as a Soviet Tarantul III Class Missile Corvette pulls alongside. The Aegis Guided Missile Cruiser USS THOMAS S. GATES (CG 51) and the KAUFFMAN are on the second goodwill visit to a Soviet port by American naval vessels since World War II

The Aegis guided missile cruiser USS THOMAS S. GATES (CG-51) and the guided missile frigate USS KAUFFMAN (FFG-59) ride at anchor in the harbor. The Americans are making the second goodwill visit to a Soviet port by U.S. warships since World War II

The Soviet Kara class guided missile cruiser AZOV, the Aegis guided missile cruiser USS THOMAS S. GATES (CG 51) and the guided missile frigate USS KAUFFMAN (FFG 59) at anchor in the harbor. The Americans are making the second goodwill visit to a Soviet port by US warships since World War II

Soviet officers touring the Aegis guided missile cruiser USS THOMAS S. GATES (CG 51) are shown a walkie-talkie and exhibits of shipboard operations. GATES and the guided missile frigate USS KAUFFMAN (FFG 59) are making the second goodwill visit to a Soviet port by American warships since World War II

Soviet officers touring the Aegis guided missile cruiser USS THOMAS S. GATES (CG 51) observe firefighting personnel and their gear. GATES and the guided missile frigate USS KAUFFMAN (FFG 59) are making the second goodwill visit to a Soviet port by American warships since World War II

American sailors inspect a model of a Soviet cruiser during the visit of the Aegis guided missile cruiser USS THOMAS S. GATES (CG 51) and the guided missile frigate USS KAUFFMAN (FFG 59). It is the second such visit by US warships to a Soviet port since World War II

American Sailors fill out reenlistment papers on the Soviet guided missile cruiser SLAVA during the goodwill visit of the guided missile frigate USS KAUFFMAN (FFG 59) and the Aegis guided missile cruiser USS THOMAS S. GATES (CG 51). It is the second goodwill visit to a Soviet port by US naval vessels since World War II

Sailors on an American warship observe a Soviet Tarantul III class missile corvette underway. The guided missile frigate USS KAUFFMAN (FFG 59) and the Aegis guided missile cruiser USS THOMAS S. GATES (CG 51) are making the second goodwill visit to a Soviet port by American naval vessels since World War II

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Base: Sevastopol

Country: U.S.S.R. (SUN)

Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Scott Allen, USN

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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04/08/1989
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PETTY Officer 3rd Class Thomaston signs souvenirs for Soviet children during the visit of the Aegis guided missile cruiser USS THOMAS S. GATES (CG 51) and the guided missile frigate USS KAUFFMAN (FFG 59). It is the second goodwill visit by American warships to a Soviet port since World War II

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