GUANGZHOU, June 29 (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.

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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.