The USS Blue Ridge, the command ship of the US Seventh Fleet, confronted two PLA Navy warships in the disputed South China Sea region on May. 5 according to the official website of the US Navy.
The report said the two Chinese warships were the Hengshui, a Type 054A frigate, and the Lanzhou, a Type 052C destroyer. During the confrontation, an MH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 12 was dispatched from the deck of the USS Blue Ridge to take photos of the two Chinese vessels, four of which were uploaded on to the US Navy website for download.
Designed as one of the US Navy's two Blue Ridge-class command ships, the USS Blue Ridge began its service with the US Navy in 1970, its primary mission being to provide command, control, communications, computer and intelligence support to the commander and staff of the Seventh Fleet stationed in the Asia-Pacific region. The ship is currently deployed to the US naval facility at Yokosuka, Japan.
http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?cid=1101&MainCatID=11&id=20140508000118
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