During 5–12 July 2013, warships from the
Russian Pacific Fleet
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and the
North Sea Fleet of the
People's Liberation Army Navy participated in Joint Sea 2013 (Chinese name), bilateral naval maneuvers held in the
Peter the Great Gulf
The Peter the Great Gulf (Russian: Залив Петра Великого) is a gulf on the southern coast of Primorsky Krai, Russia, and the largest gulf of the Sea of Japan. The gulf extends for from the Russian-North Korean border at the mout ...
. Naval Cooperation 2013 was the Russian name. Joint Sea 2013 was the largest naval drills yet undertaken by China's navy with a foreign navy. The exercise involved
anti-submarine warfare
Anti-submarine warfare (ASW, or in older form A/S) is a branch of underwater warfare that uses surface warships, aircraft, submarines, or other platforms, to find, track, and deter, damage, or destroy enemy submarines. Such operations are t ...
drills, close maneuvers, and the simulated seizure of a hostile ship.
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"Joint Sea" maneuvers continued after 2013.]
Naval forces
Other forces included three planes, five ship-based helicopters, and two teams of special forces.
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2013 in Russia
Military exercises and wargames
People's Liberation Army Navy
Russian Navy
2013 in China
Sea of Japan