A sailor from the Peoples Republic of China mans the rails as his ship pulls in for a historic visit to San Diego, California. This marks the first time Chinese warships have crossed the Pacific and visited the Continental United States. The destroyers HARBIN and ZHUHAIi, and the supply ship NANCANG will moor next to the aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64), at Naval Station, North Island. The ships are expected to visit for five days
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: San Diego
State: California (CA)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Felix Garza, Jr.
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
21/03/1997
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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