ZHOUSHAN, Zhejiang - The 20th fleet from China's navy left east China's port city Zhoushan for the Gulf of Aden and waters off Somali to escort civil ships.
The fleet is comprised of the missile destroyer
Jinan, missile frigate
Yiyang and supply ship
Qiandaohu. It is equipped with
two helicopters and staffed by dozens of special operation soldiers and more than 800 officers and soldiers.
Jinan, commissioned at the end of 2014, is engaging in its first escort mission. This is Qiandaohu's third escort mission.
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