| Two senior
admirals from the Peoples
Republic
of China (PRC) accompanied the ships on a tour hosted by Rear Adm.
William
Center, Commander, Naval Base Seattle. The visit included stops
at
Naval Submarine Base Bangor where they toured the Trident Training
Facility
and the USS Michigan. Also on the agenda was Naval Air Station Whidbey
Island. and the two Chinese admirals embarked on the destroyer USS
David
R. Ray at Pier 66 in Seattle for the short trip to Everett. The Chinese
admirals were impressed that a junior officer was driving the ship and
not the CO. |
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 People's
Liberation Army (Navy) destroyer
Qingdao
(DDG 113),
maneuvers to moor at Naval Station Everett, Wash. |
 stand at attention during the arrival ceremony at Naval Station Everett.  |
 People's Republic of China Goodwill Cruise 2000 welcoming ceremony. Statistics - courtesy of Janes Fighting Ships 1998-99 Taicang (AOR 575)
..............Type: Fuqing class oiler ..............Displacement (tons): 7,500 standard; 21,750 full load ..............Measurement (feet): 552 x 71.5 x 30.8 ..............Speed: 18 knots ..............Range: 18,000 miles at 14 knots ..............Complement: 130 (24 officers) ..............Cargo Capacity: 10,550 tons fuel; 1,000 tons dieso; ...........................200 tons feed water; 200 tons drinking water; 4 small cranes ..............Helicopters: Platform for 1 medium Qingdao (DDG 113)
..............Type: Luhu Class guided missile destroyer ..............Commissioned: March 1996 ..............Displacement (tons): 4,200 full load ..............Measurement (feet): 468.2 x 49.5 x 16.7 ..............Speed: 31 knots ..............Range: 5,000 miles at 15 knots ..............Complement: 230 (40 officers) ..............Helicopters: 2 Harbin Zhi-9A Haitun all photos are (U.S. Navy photos ) |