uss curtis wilbur (DDG-54)

U.S. Guided-Missile Destroyer, Oiler Transit Taiwan Strait

Navy file photo of USS Stockdale (DDG-106) and USNS Pecos (T-AO-197)

An Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer and a Henry Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler sailed through the Taiwan Strait Wednesday, in what the Navy called a routine transit.

“USS Stockdale (DDG-106) and USNS Pecos (T-AO-197) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait Transit on Nov. 28 (local time), in accordance with international law,” Lt. j.g. Rachel McMarr, a U.S. Pacific Fleet spokesperson, told USNI News in an email....

https://news.usni.org/2018/11/28/39064

Two U.S. Navy Warships Transit Taiwan Strait

(top) USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54) and (bottom) USS Antietam (CG-54). US Navy Photos

THE PENTAGON – Two U.S. Navy warships transited the Strait of Taiwan on Monday, passing through international waters near China, U.S. officials confirmed.

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54) and Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG-54) passed through the roughly 110-mile-wide sea lane separating mainland China and the island of Taiwan with no incidents...

https://news.usni.org/2018/10/22/37445

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