This day, 9 April, in 1998, a naval fleet consisting of the guided-missile destroyer “Qingdao”, the training ship “Shichang” and the supply ship “Nancang” set sail from Qingdao to southern waters to participate in the celebrations of the 100th Anniversary of Philippine Independence. It was the first time for a Chinese naval warship to visit an Oceania country in the south Pacific Ocean.
这一天，即1998年4月9日，一支由导弹驱逐舰“青岛号”、训练舰“石昌号”号和补给船“南苍号”组成的海军舰队从青岛启航前往南部水域，参加菲律宾独立100周年庆祝活动。 这是中国海军军舰首次访问南太平洋的大洋洲国家。
