1985年11月18日-19日，重庆舰监视苏联海军伏龙芝号核动力巡洋舰和缜密号驱逐舰，后者开往苏联太平洋舰队海参崴基地，路过中国东海
重庆舰单舰紧紧跟随两艘苏联巨舰，直到两艘苏联海军军舰到达海参崴，重庆舰才返航
这一幕被飞临对峙上空的日本海上自卫队摄影师柴田三雄拍下，成为弱小的中国海军面对超级大国海军时毫不示弱的象征

Between 18 - 19 November, 1985, the Chinese destroyer Chongqing was sent to monitor the Soviet Navy's Kirov-class nuclear-powered battlecruiser Frunze (later Admiral Lazarev) after it ventured into the East China Sea. The destroyer closely monitored the Soviet giant ship until it reached its destination in Vladivostok.

The confrontation was captured by Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force photographer Shibata Mitsuo who flew over the scene, and the photo has since become the symbol of the then weak Chinese Navy's unyielding altitude towards the superpower navy.