▁Chinese ▁vessels ▁repeatedly ▁approached ▁Victor ious ▁at ▁as ▁close ▁as ▁ 3 0 ▁yards ▁in ▁heavy ▁fog , ▁at ▁one ▁point ▁stopping ▁in ▁its ▁path , ▁forcing ▁Victor ious ▁to ▁stop ▁to ▁avoid ▁a ▁collision . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁ ▁US NS ▁Im pe cc able ▁( T - AG OS - 2 3 ) ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Nav Source ▁Online : ▁Service ▁Sh ip ▁Ph oto ▁Archive ▁- ▁T - AG OS - 1 9 ▁Victor ious ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 8 8 ▁ships ▁Category : Sh ips ▁built ▁in ▁Morgan ▁City , ▁Louisiana ▁Category : Sm all ▁water plane ▁area ▁tw in ▁h ull ▁vessels ▁Category : V ict orious - class ▁ocean ▁surve ill ance ▁ships ▁Category : Mil it ary ▁cat amar ans <0x0A> </s> ▁Pers im mon ▁Run ▁is ▁a ▁▁ 1 st ▁order ▁trib ut ary ▁to ▁the ▁ ▁West ▁Branch ▁Christ ina ▁River ▁in ▁New ▁Castle ▁County , ▁Del aware ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Cour se ▁ ▁Pers im mon ▁Run ▁r ises ▁on ▁the ▁Big ▁El k ▁Creek ▁divide ▁in ▁Cec il ▁County , ▁Maryland ▁and ▁flows ▁sout heast ▁then ▁n ortheast ▁into ▁New ▁Castle ▁County , ▁Del aware ▁meet ▁the ▁West ▁Branch ▁Christ ina ▁River ▁at ▁An vil ▁Park , ▁Del aware . ▁ ▁W aters hed ▁Pers im mon ▁Run ▁dra ins ▁ ▁of ▁area , ▁receives ▁about ▁ 4 6 . 2 ▁in / year ▁of ▁precip itation , ▁has