A port side stern view of the Chinese Peoples Liberation Navy FUSU CLASS Replenishment Ship NANYUN (AOR/AK 953) moored to the pier at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California (CA). The Chinese Peoples Liberation Navy LUHU (TYPE 052) CLASS Destroyer HARBIN (DDG 112) (right), and Chinese Peoples Liberation Navy LUDA III CLASS Destroyer ZHUHAI (DDG 166), are moored side-by-side in the background. This visit marks the first time Chinese Peoples Liberation Navy warships have crossed the Pacific and visited the Continental United States

A Chinese Peoples Liberation Navy Sailors stands watch aboard the Chinese Peoples Liberation Navy FUSU CLASS Replenishment Ship NANYUN (AOR/AK 953) at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California (CA). The Chinese Peoples Liberation Navy LUHU (TYPE 052) CLASS Destroyer HARBIN (DDG 112) (right), and Chinese Peoples Liberation Navy LUDA III CLASS Destroyer ZHUHAI (DDG 166), are moored side-by-side in the background. This visit marks the first time Chinese Peoples Liberation Navy warships have crossed the Pacific and visited the Continental United States

Sailors from the People's Republic of China, assigned to the Luhu Class Destroyer, HARIBING (DDG 112), prepare leader lines prior to mooring at the Naval Air Station North Island, California. This marks the first time Chinese warships have crossed the Pacific and visited the Continental United States. The destroyer HARIBING, Luda II Class Destroyer, ZHUHAI (DDG 166), and a supply ship, the Fusu Class, NANYUN (AOR/AK 953), (ZHUHAI and NANYUN not shown) stopped at Naval Station, North Island, San Diego, California, on March 21st, 1997

A view of the Chinese Peoples Liberation Navy LUHU (TYPE 052) CLASS Destroyer HARBIN (DDG 112) (right), and Chinese Peoples Liberation Navy LUDA III CLASS Destroyer ZHUHAI (DDG 166), display festive light, while moored pier side at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California (CA).This visit marks the first time Chinese Peoples Liberation Navy warships have crossed the Pacific and visited the Continental United States

Chinese destroyers HARBIN (DDG 112), ZHUHAI (DDG 166), and supply ship NANCANG (AO 953), pierside at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California. This visit marks the first time Chinese warships have crossed the Pacific and visited the Continental United States. The destroyers Harbin and Zhuhai, and supply ship Nancang will moor next to the US Navys aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64) at Naval Air Station North Island. (Duplicate image, see also DNSD0311975 or search 970323N2619S002)

Chinese Peoples Liberation Army Navy Sailors from the Luhu (Type 052) Class Guided Missile Destroyer QINGDAO (DDG 113) and the Fuquing Class Replenishment Ship HONGZEHU (AOR 881) view the USS MISSOURI Memorial during their Goodwill Visit at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Sept. 7, 2006. The visit provides an excellent opportunity to enhance cooperation between the two navies and underscores the United States commitment to supporting ongoing cooperative efforts in the Pacific Region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 1ST Class James E. Foehl) (Released)

A Chinese Sailor stands watch on the supply ship NANCANG (AO 953) as the destroyers HARBIN (DDG 112) and the ZHUHAI (DDG 166) sit moored in the background at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California. This visit marks the first time Chinese warships have crossed the Pacific and visited the Continental United States. The destroyers Harbin and Zhuhai, and supply ship Nancang will moor next to the US Navys aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64) (not shown) at Naval Air Station North Island. (Duplicate image, see also DNSD0311976 or search 970323N2619S003)

A port side stern view of the Chinese Peoples Liberation Navy FUSU CLASS Replenishment Ship NANYUN (AOR/AK 953) moored to the pier at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California (CA). The Chinese Peoples Liberation Navy LUHU (TYPE 052) CLASS Destroyer HARBIN (DDG 112) (right), and Chinese Peoples Liberation Navy LUDA III CLASS Destroyer ZHUHAI (DDG 166), are moored side-by-side in the background. This visit marks the first time Chinese Peoples Liberation Navy warships have crossed the Pacific and visited the Continental United States

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Base: Naval Air Station, North Island

State: California (CA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Major Command Shown: 970323-N-2619S-004

Scene Camera Operator: PH2 August Sigur, USN

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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23/03/1997

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32.68484, -117.13002

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