Other Navies In China

24th Feb 2004 USS Blue Ridge makes a 4 day visit to Shanghai


Chinese sailors prepares to give the USS Blue Ridge the VIP treatment


There's the honour guard


A tale of two brass...


The local scenery


A PLAN sailor takes the chance to grab a few pics of the 7th Fleet's flagship, as workers in the background starts preparing the gangway

USS Blue Ridge in Shanghai continued


As usual, the ladies get excited in Shanghai


The men don't seem to be as flustered


Hey guys, can I ask whats with the HEEEEE EEEEEH on both sides of the bridge?


Honour guard ready...


Flower girls ready...

USS Blue Ridge in Shanghai continued


Vice Admiral Robert F. Willard, commander of the U.S. Seventh Fleet, and Capt. J. Stephen Maynard, CO of USS Blue Ridge(one in the back saluting) disembarking


Vice Adm. Willard inspecting the Guard of Honour with Vice Adm. Zhao Guojun Commander of the East Sea Fleet


The two shake hands after welcoming speeches


Vice Adm. Zhao given a tour of the USS Blue Ridge by Captain J. Stephen Maynard


Vice Adm. Zhao given the USS Blue Ridge cap by its CO Captain Maynard

USS Blue Ridge in Shanghai continued


The Blue Ridge crew conducting a fire drill for PLAN personnel


Chief Damage Controlman (SW) George Marquez from San Francisco, describes the features of a firefighting box-fan and other shipboard firefighting equipment to PLAN personnel while giving a tour aboard USS Blue Ridge


What is that thing???


PLA dignitaries touring the Blue Ridge


US sailors visiting PLAN ships

USS Blue Ridge in Shanghai continued


US officers being given the rounds of PLAN ships by their PLAN counterparts


Electrician's Mate 3rd Class Leon Howell of Palm Beach, Fla., makes a rebound during a basketball game at Wusong Navy Base. The "Blue Tide" basketball team went on to win the game 94-39. In consolation, PLAN won the tug of war 2-0


To the victors goes the spoils!


More fun with the 7th Fleet's band

USS Blue Ridge in Shanghai continued


Supper on the Shanghai Pearl Tower...not a bad way to dine...


Looks like Americans don't miss a chance to go on some side trips either, this is Cryptologic Technician-Collection 3rd Class Casey Katherine Morgan, of Arab, Ala., and Cryptologic Technician-Collection 1st Class Calos Ocasio of New York, closely watching a machine separate silkworm cocoons while on a tour of a silk factory in Hangzhou, a picturesque city famous for its silk near Shanghai. The tour guided Sailors through the silk making process from the cocoon to cloth.


And here are other sailors who went off to Beijing, and of course you have to go on the wall...


Amazing...hope the crew enjoyed themselves

Nice pictures sadim81! Outstanding. When my son's ship went to Qingdao in Nov. 2002 the ship sponsored a lot of tours. He got to go to Beijing for 3 days. He said it was a great visit. He mentioned the food was the best he ever ate anywhere! The ship, which is now decomissioned, use to have a great web site..But alas the web page is gone. Too bad there were some terrific pics of China on that page.

I know a few years ago some PLAN ships came to Guam.



I would like to see some PLAN ships:china: visits San Diego or San Francisco....Now that would be interesting!

Thanks popeeye & drunkhomer as well, its just that I'm always pretty interested to sea what sailors get up to when they make port calls so i keep a close tab on these things...Yeah and wouldn't it be cool if an 052B or 052C visits the US?! We'd finally be able to get a closer look at her systems...drooling at the prrospect...

Anyways, sorry bout the wet dream...was surfing the net this morning at work and found a few more pics of the USS Paul F. Foster's visit to Qingdao, unfortunately, there weren't any pics that showed the crew, so don't think we'll be able to see your son...but here they are anyway;


The US Navy destroyer USS Paul F. Foster docked in Qingdao, Shandong Province on November 24, 2002. The destroyer, currently operating as part of the US Seventh Fleet in routine operations in the western Pacific, is on a four-day port call in Qingdao. The destroyer, with some 340 crew, is the sixth US warship to stop in Qingdao, but the first since the August 2000 EP-3E collision(didn't know that! looks like your son was on an ice-breaking trip popeeye LOL)


Cmdr. Chuck Nygaard Commanding Officer of the U.S. Navy’s Spruance-class destroyer USS Paul F. Foster (DD 964), inquires about the weapons systems aboard the Chinese Destroyer Qingdao (DD 113).


Command Master Chief Laurel Davis of the U.S. Navy’s Spruance-class destroyer USS Paul F. Foster (DD964) listens as a tour guide assigned to People's Republic of China, North Sea fleet discusses flight operations on the Chinese Destroyer Qingdao (DD 113).


Cmdr. Chuck Nygaard asks Vice Adm. Din Yi Ping, Commander, People's Liberation Army, North Sea Fleet, about operations aboard the Chinese Destroyer Qingdao (DD 113) in the ship's central control station.


Cmdr. Chuck Nygaard is welcomed by the North Sea Fleet Kindergarten Headmaster as children played drums and joyously welcomed the U.S. Navy’s Spruance-class destroyer’s sailors.

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P.S. I actually have a fair few pics of that Guam visit you were mentioning popeeye...if anyone wants them up then let me know and i'll start a new thread for it, cheers.

Sadim81 about that

What is that thing???

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I'm pretty sure it's one of those "see through smoke" gadgets firefighters use to rescue people or infrared device to locate fire behind walls. Don't know the real name of it though.. Makes logical sense, why else would a damage control team need that

wow...impressive pics you got there Sadim! Thank you!

Do any of you know if some of the Sovermenny's and Udaloy's in the Russian Pacific Fleet has ever visited Chinese harbours? Or even the "Varyag" (the Flagship, a Slava) for that matter?

Would be weird if they havent, seeing the cooperation between the two nations.