USS Constellation Visiting HK (2002): Two tug boats appear dwarfed by The US Navy's USS Constellation aircraft carrier anchored off the Hong Kong shore shortly after arriving in the territory for a routine four-day port call on Friday, Nov. 22, 2002. The USS Constellation leads a U.S. battle group on its way to the Middle East amid a warming of military relations with China, despite Beijing's wariness over possible war with Iraq