In 1985, the Chinese guided missile destroyer "Chongqing" numbered 133 was heading towards the huge "Frunze" at full speed.

The historical background of this picture is that when the Frunze passed through the East China Sea on its way from the Baltic Sea to the Pacific Fleet, the Chinese Navy's Type 051D Luda-class destroyer 133 Chongqing monitored the other party's harmless passage. . The photojournalist was Japanese Mitsuo Shibata, indicating that Haizi's aircraft were also monitoring the Frunze at that time. Therefore, the location should be near the current center line between China and Japan in the East China Sea. The following is information collected online.

The "Frunze (Фрунзе, hull number 050 at the time, captain was Navy Captain Zzezhenko)" was established at the Baltic Shipyard on October 31, 1984, and was drafted on December 7 of the same year. Transferred to Pacific Fleet. On August 21, 1985, the ship was on board the Valiant-class large anti-submarine ship "Admiral Spiridonov (Адмирал Спиридонов, then hull number 499)" and the Modern-class guided missile destroyer "Осмотрительный, then hull number 672, the captain at that time was Lieutenant Commander Brazhenko), and under the leadership of Vice Admiral Kruglikov (В. A long voyage like the Ski fleet.

After the fleet left port, it merged with the Boris Chirikin-class fleet supply ship "Henrich Gasanov (Генрих Гасанов)" and conducted a series of collaborative training It then began to arrive in Luanda, Angola, on September 17, then circled the Cape of Good Hope, passed through Maputo, Mozambique, arrived in Aden, South Yemen, in October, and then began to cross the Indian Ocean. In the Indian Ocean, the supply ships "Admiral Spiridonov" and "Henrich Gasanov" separated from it, and the remaining two ships "Frunze" and "Shenmi" arrived on November 11 On the morning of March 3, we crossed the Strait of Malacca and arrived in the South China Sea. After entering the South China Sea, they reunited with a Kashin-class guided missile destroyer that sailed from Vladivostok on May 13 and a civilian oil tanker. Three days later, the four ships sailed into Cam Ranh Bay, the Soviet Union's largest naval base in Southeast Asia at the time. After nine days of repairs, the two ships "Frunze" and "Shenmi" left port on the morning of November 14 and headed straight for the Tsushima Strait on a northeasterly course.

On the 17th, the "Frunze" fleet passed the Bashi Strait and began to enter the East China Sea. The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force first dispatched a P-2J anti-submarine patrol aircraft to monitor the situation, and then dispatched the 2,050-ton "Asaun" destroyer. At the same time, the Chinese Navy dispatched two "Luda" class guided missile destroyers, a "Jianghu" class guided missile frigate and an icebreaker. The South Korean Navy also dispatched a frigate (the name of the ship cannot be confirmed), and the East China Sea, which used to be calm, suddenly became extremely lively. During this period, Japan also sent a news reporting plane to fly over the "Frunze" ship to track and collect information. On board this plane was Japan's chief aerial photographer Mitsuo Shibata. While taking pictures of a large number of the latest Soviet giant surface warships, the Chinese Navy destroyer that entered his photographic lens for the first time left an unforgettable impression on him.