[Global Network Report] According to Yonhap News Agency, the South Korean Navy said on the 25th that the amphibious command ship "Blue Ridge" (19,600 tons), the flagship of the Seventh Fleet of the US Navy, docked at Busan Naval Operations Base on the same day for the sake of material supply and crew rest.

The "Blue Ridge" with the Japanese Yokohama base as the mother port in the Western Pacific and parts of the Indian Ocean to carry out tasks, had stopped at the Busan base in 2020 and 2019, this month 15-19 also participated in the Korean-American Day joint multi-domain exercises, code-named "Freedom's Blade".

The vessel has been in service since 1970, with a total length of 194 meters, width of 33 meters, and a maximum speed of 23 nodes, can carry more than 1,000 officers and crew, and has a flagship command center, operational command center, operational intelligence center, and landing forces fire control center.