2 U.S.-made destroyers join Taiwan's navy

KEELUNG, Taiwan - The first two of four Kidd-class destroyers sold to Taiwan by the United States are berthed at Keelung port after joining the Taiwanese Navy on Dec. 17. Both President Chen Shui-bian and Vice President Annette Lu visited the northern Taiwan port to attend a grand commissioning ceremony organized for the two U.S.-made warships, part of an arms procurement package approved in April 2001 by the U.S. government.

• Product Code
• ILEA001112432

• Registered date
• 2005/12/17 00:00:00

• Credit
• Kyodo / Kyodo News Images

• Media source
• 2005 Kyodo News

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• 1864 × 1129 pixel

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• 525.20(KB)*

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