A Chinese naval ship returns to a military port in Zhanjiang, south China's Guangdong Province on June 29, 2021, after concluding escort missions in the Gulf of Aden and the waters off Somalia.(Photo: Xinhua)

A welcome ceremony is held as China's 37th naval escort fleet returns to a port in Zhanjiang, south China's Guangdong Province, June 29, 2021. A Chinese naval fleet returned to a military port in Zhanjiang on June 29, after concluding escort missions in the Gulf of Aden and the waters off Somalia. (Photo: Xinhua)

 

Photo taken on March 13, 2021 shows a scene of firing training of China's 37th naval escort fleet. A Chinese naval fleet returned to a military port in Zhanjiang on June 29, after concluding escort missions in the Gulf of Aden and the waters off Somalia. (Photo: Xinhua)

 

Photo taken on Feb. 18, 2021 shows missile destroyer Changsha sailing on the sea. A Chinese naval fleet returned to a military port in Zhanjiang on June 29, after concluding escort missions in the Gulf of Aden and the waters off Somalia.(Photo: Xinhua)

 
A Chinese naval fleet on Tuesday returned to a military port in Zhanjiang, south China's Guangdong Province, after concluding escort missions in the Gulf of Aden and the waters off Somalia.

The 37th naval escort fleet, comprised of missile destroyer Changsha, missile frigate Yulin and supply ship Honghu, weighed anchor on Jan. 16 at a port in the southern city of Sanya.

The last 165 days saw the fleet escort 64 Chinese and foreign ships, and sail more than 90,000 nautical miles.