List of active People's Liberation Army Navy ships
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The ship types in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) include aircraft carriers, submarines, (both nuclear and conventional), amphibious transport docks, landing ships, tank, landing ships, medium, destroyers, frigates, corvettes, missile boats, submarine chasers, gunboats, mine countermeasures vessels, replenishment oilers and the various auxiliaries.
All ships and submarines currently in commission with the Navy were built in China, with the exception of Sovremenny-class destroyers, Kilo-class submarines and aircraft carrier Liaoning, as these vessels originated from either Russia or Ukraine.
Ship naming conventions[]
Ships of PLAN are named per Naval Vessels Naming Regulation (《海军舰艇命名条例》)[1] that was first issued by the Central Military Commission (CMC) on November 3, 1978, and subsequently revised July 7, 1986.[1] The convention for naming naval ships is as follows;[2]
- Aircraft carriers are named after provinces.
- Nuclear-powered submarines are all named Changzheng (Long March) along with a number.
- Destroyers and frigates are named after cities.
- Smaller anti-submarine ships are named for counties.
- Tank landing ships and dock landing ships carry the names of mountains.
- Infantry landing ships are named for rivers.
- Replenishment ships are named for lakes.
Active ships[]
There are approximately 500 vessels listed here that constitute the active fleet. Not included here are the various auxiliary ships that together number approximately 230.
- Aircraft carriers - 2
- Landing helicopter docks - 2
- Amphibious transport docks - 8
- Landing ship tanks - 32
- Landing ship medium - 33
- Ballistic missile submarines - 7
- Nuclear attack submarines - 12
- Attack submarines (SSK) - 60
- Destroyers - 50
- Frigates - 49
- Corvettes - 71
- Missile boats - 109
- Submarine chasers - 94
- Gunboats - 17
- Mine countermeasures vessels - 36
- Replenishment oilers - 19
- Auxiliaries (various) - 233
*
* Figure includes both coastal and ocean-going auxiliaries, from tugboats to hospital ships. Not counted towards total number of active ships.
The tables below list the various ships according to their class and date of commission. The newest class of ship is listed first, with proceeding classes listed afterwards, arranged in order of age. Column headings include: "Type" (i.e. Chinese class designation), the types "NATO designation", the ships "Pennant number" (or hull number), the ships name in English and Chinese (Han 中文), ships "Displacement" in tonnes, and the "Fleet" in which it serves (e.g. North Sea Fleet, South Sea Fleet and East Sea Fleet).
The "Status" column is colour coded, green indicates relatively new and modern classes in service, while red indicates obsolescence and being in the process of decommissioning as newer types are brought into service. A third colour, blue, specifically indicates a ship which is not yet in commission, but has been launched and is in the final stages of construction, or has been handed over for sea trials. Any ships with a status colour of blue is not yet counted towards the total number of active ships.
Submarines[]
Nuclear ballistic missile submarines[]
Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 汉) |
Commissioned | Displacement[a] | Fleet | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type 096 submarine | Tang class | 6 planned, 2 under construction | 2021 est. | 15,600 t | Under Construction | |||
Type 094 / 094A submarine | Jin class | 409 | Changzheng 9 | 长征9 | 2007- | 11,000 t | Active | |
410 | Changzheng 10 | 长征10 | 11,000 t | Active | ||||
411 | Changzheng 11 | 长征11 | 11,000 t | Active | ||||
412 | Changzheng 12 | 长征12 | 11,000 t | Active | ||||
420 | Changzheng 20 | 长征20 | 11,000 t | Active | ||||
421 | Changzheng 18 | 长征18 [3] | 2021 | 11,000 t | Active | |||
Type 092 submarine | Xia class | 406 | Changzheng 6 | 长征6 | 1987 | 8,000 t | Active |
Profile of Type 092 submarine (Xia class)
Type 094 submarine (Jin class)
Nuclear attack submarines[]
Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 汉) |
Commissioned | Displacement[a] | Fleet | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type 095 submarine | Sui class | Under Construction | ||||||
Type 093 / 093A submarine | Shang class | 2 Type 093 and 4 Type 093A in service | 2006- | 7,000 t | Active | |||
Type 091 submarine | Han class | 403 | Changzheng 3 | 长征3 | 1984 | 5,500 t | Active | |
404 | Changzheng 4 | 长征4 | 1988 | 5,500 t | Active | |||
405 | Changzheng 5 | 长征5 | 1991 | 5,500 t | Active |
Type 091 submarine (Han class)
Profile of Type 093 submarine (Shang class)
Conventional attack submarines[]
Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 汉) |
Commissioned | Displacement[a] | Fleet | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type 039A/039B submarine | Yuan class | 4 Type 039A and 14 Type 039B in service | 2006- | 3,600 t | Active | |||
Type 039/039G/039G1 submarine | Song class | 12 in service | 1998-2006 | 2,250 t | Active | |||
Kilo-class submarine (Project 877EKM / 636 / 636M) | Kilo class | 2 Project 877, 2 Project 636 and 8 Project 636M in service | 1994-2005 | 3,100 t | Active | |||
Type 035 submarine | Ming class | 4 Type 035B in service and 10 Type 035G in reserve | 1990-2003 | 2,110 t | Active (Some are being retired) |
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Profile of Type 035 submarine (Ming class)
Kilo-class submarine
Type 039 submarine (Song class)
Type 039A submarine (Yuan class)
Conventional ballistic missile submarines[]
Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 汉) |
Commissioned | Displacement[a] | Fleet | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type 032 submarine | Qing class | 201 | 2012- | 6,628 t | Active |
Surface ships[]
Aircraft carriers[]
Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 汉) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kuznetsov class aircraft carrier[b] | 16 | Liaoning | 辽宁 | 2012 | 67,500t[4] | North Sea Fleet | Active | |
Type 002 aircraft carrier | 17 | Shandong | 山东 | 2019 | 70,000 t[5] | South Sea Fleet | Active | |
Type 003 aircraft carrier | 18 | 2023 est. | 85,000+ t[6] | Under Construction | ||||
Type 004 aircraft carrier | 19 | Under development[7] |
The aircraft carrier Liaoning
Aircraft carrier Shandong
Amphibious warfare ships[]
Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 汉) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type 075 landing helicopter dock | Yushen class | 31 | Hainan | 海南 | 2021 | 40,000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
2021 est. | 40,000 t | Sea trials | ||||||
2022 est. | 40,000 t | Fitting out | ||||||
Type 071 amphibious transport dock | Yuzhao class | 998 | Kunlun Shan | 昆仑山 | 2007 | 25,000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
999 | Jinggang Shan | 井冈山 | 2011 | 25,000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
989 | Changbai Shan | 长白山 | 2012 | 25,000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
988 | Yimeng Shan | 沂蒙山 | 2016 | 25,000 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
980 | Longhu Shan | 龙虎山 | 2018 | 25,000 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
987 | Wuzhi Shan | 五指山 | 2019 | 25,000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
986 | Siming Shan | 四明山 | 2020 | 25,000 t | East Sea Fleet | Active[citation needed] | ||
985 | Qilian Shan | 祁连山 | 2020 | 25,000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 072A landing ship | Yuting III class | 911 | Tianzhu Shan | 天柱山 | 2003 | 4,800 t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
912 | Daqing Shan | 大青山 | 2003 | 4,800 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
913 | Baxian Shan | 八仙山 | 2003 | 4,800 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
992 | Huading Shan | 华顶山 | 2003 | 4,800 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
993 | Luoxiao Shan | 罗宵山 | 2004 | 4,800 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
994 | Daiyun Shan | 戴云山 | 2004 | 4,800 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
995 | Wanyang Shan | 万羊山 | 2004 | 4,800 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
996 | Laotie Shan | 老铁山 | 2005 | 4,800 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
997 | Lühua Shan | 绿华山 | 2004 | 4,800 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
981 | Dabie Shan | 大别山 | 2015 | 4,800 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
982 | Taihang Shan | 太行山 | 2015 | 4,800 t | Active | |||
916 | Tianmu Shan | 天目山 | 2016 | 4,800 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
914 | Wuyi Shan | 武夷山 | 2016 | 4,800 t | Active | |||
915 | Culai Shan | 徂徕山 | 2016 | 4,800 t | Active | |||
917 | Wutai Shan | 五台山 | 2016 | 4,800 t | Active | |||
Type 072III landing ship | Yuting II class | 991 | Emei Shan | 峨眉山 | 1992 | 4,800 t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
934 | Danxia Shan | 丹霞山 | 1995 | 4,800 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
935 | Xuefeng Shan | 雪峰山 | 1995 | 4,800 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
936 | Haiyang Shan | 海洋山 | 1996 | 4,800 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
937 | Qingcheng Shan | 青城山 | 1996 | 4,800 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
908 | Yandang Shan | 雁荡山 | 1997 | 4,800 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
909 | Jiuhua Shan | 九华山 | 2000 | 4,800 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
939 | Putuo Shan | 普陀山 | 2000 | 4,800 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
910 | Huanggang Shan | 黄岗山 | 2001 | 4,800 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
940 | Tiantai Shan | 天台山 | 2002 | 4,800 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 072II landing ship | Yuting class | 930 | Lingyan Shan | 灵岩山 | 4,170 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | |
931 | Dongting Shan | 洞庭山 | 4,170 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | |||
932 | Helan Shan | 贺兰山 | 4,170 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | |||
933 | Liupan Shan | 六盘山 | 1995 | 4,170 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 073A landing ship | Yunshu class | Approx. 10 in service | 2000-2002 | 2,000 t | Active | |||
Type 073III landing ship | Yudeng class | 990 | 1991 | 1,850 t | Active | |||
Type 074A landing ship | Yubei class | Approx. 10 in service | 1995- | 800 t | Active | |||
Type 074 landing ship | Yuhai class | 15 in service | 1995- | 800 t | Active |
Type 074 (Yuhai Class)
Type 073A (Yunshu Class)
Type 072A (Yuting III Class)
Type 071 (Yuzhao class)
Destroyers[]
Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type 055 destroyer | Renhai class | 101 | Nanchang | 南昌 | 2020 | 13,000+ t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
102 | Lhasa | 拉萨 | 2021 | 13,000+ t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
105 | Dalian | 大连 | 2021 | 13,000+ t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
2021 est. | 13,000+ t | Fitting out | ||||||
2021 est. | 13,000+ t | Fitting out | ||||||
2021 est. | 13,000+ t | Fitting out | ||||||
2022 est. | 13,000+ t | Fitting out | ||||||
2022 est. | 13,000+ t | Fitting out | ||||||
Type 052D destroyer | Luyang III class | 172 | Kunming | 昆明 | 2014 | 7,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
173 | Changsha | 长沙 | 2015 | 7,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
174 | Hefei | 合肥 | 2015 | 7,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
175 | Yinchuan | 银川 | 2016 | 7,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
117 | Xining | 西宁 | 2017 | 7,500 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
154 | Xiamen | 厦门 | 2017 | 7,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
118 | Urumqi | 乌鲁木齐 | 2018 | 7,500 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
155 | Nanjing | 南京 | 2018 | 7,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
131 | Taiyuan | 太原 | 2018 | 7,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
161 | Hohhot | 呼和浩特 | 2019 | 7,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
119 | Guiyang | 贵阳 | 2019 | 7,500 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
120 | Chengdu | 成都 | 2019 | 7,500 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
156 | Zibo | 淄博 | 2020 | 7,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
121 | Qiqihar | 齐齐哈尔 | 2020 | 7,500 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
122 | Tangshan | 唐山 | 2020 | 7,500 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
132 | Suzhou | 苏州 | 2021 | 7,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
123 | Huainan | 淮南 | 2021 | 7,500 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
162 | Nanning | 南宁 | 2021 | 7,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
124 | 开封 | 2021 est. | 7,500 t | Fitting out | ||||
163 | 焦作 | 2021 est. | 7,500 t | Fitting out | ||||
2022 est. | 7,500 t | Fitting out | ||||||
2022 est. | 7,500 t | Fitting out | ||||||
2022 est. | 7,500 t | Fitting out | ||||||
2022 est. | 7,500 t | Fitting out | ||||||
2022 est. | 7,500 t | Fitting out | ||||||
Type 052C destroyer | Luyang II class | 170 | Lanzhou | 兰州 | 2004 | 7,000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
171 | Haikou | 海口 | 2005 | 7,000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
150 | Changchun | 长春 | 2013 | 7,000 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
151 | Zhengzhou | 郑州 | 2013 | 7,000 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
152 | Jinan | 济南 | 2014 | 7,000 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
153 | Xi'an | 西安 | 2015 | 7,000 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 051C destroyer | Luzhou class | 115 | Shenyang | 沈阳 | 2006 | 7,100 t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
116 | Shijiazhuang | 石家庄 | 2007 | 7,100 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 052B destroyer | Luyang I class | 168 | Guangzhou | 广州 | 2004 | 6,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
169 | Wuhan | 武汉 | 2004 | 6,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Sovremenny-class destroyer | Sovremenny class | 136 | Hangzhou | 杭州 | 1999 | 7,900 t | East Sea Fleet | Active |
137 | Fuzhou | 福州 | 2000 | 7,900 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
138 | Taizhou | 泰州 | 2006 | 7,900 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
139 | Ningbo | 宁波 | 2006 | 7,900 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 051B destroyer | Luhai class | 167 | Shenzhen | 深圳 | 1999 | 6,100 t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
Type 052 destroyer | Luhu class | 112 | Harbin | 哈尔滨 | 1994 | 4,800 t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
113 | Qingdao | 青岛 | 1996 | 4,800 t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Type 052 destroyer (Luhu class)
Type 051B (Luhai class)
Sovremenny class
Type 52B Destroyer (Guangzhou Class)
Type 051C (Luzhou class)
Type 052C destroyer (Luyang II class)
Type 052D destroyer (Luyang III class)
Type 055 (Renhai Class)
Frigates[]
Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type 054A frigate | Jiangkai II class | 530 | Xuzhou | 徐州 | 2008 | 4,200 t | East Sea Fleet | Active |
529 | Zhoushan | 舟山 | 2008 | 4,200 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
570 | Huangshan | 黄山 | 2008 | 4,200 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
568 | Hengyang | 衡阳 | 2008 | 4,200 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
571 | Yuncheng | 运城 | 2010 | 4,200 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
569 | Yulin | 玉林 | 2010 | 4,200 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
548 | Yiyang | 益阳 | 2010 | 4,200 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
549 | Changzhou | 常州 | 2011 | 4,200 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
538 | Yantai | 烟台 | 2011 | 4,200 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
546 | Yancheng | 盐城 | 2012 | 4,200 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
572 | Hengshui | 衡水 | 2012 | 4,200 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
573 | Liuzhou | 柳州 | 2012 | 4,200 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
547 | Linyi | 临沂 | 2012 | 4,200 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
575 | Yueyang | 岳阳 | 2013 | 4,200 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
550 | Weifang | 潍坊 | 2013 | 4,200 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
574 | Sanya | 三亚 | 2013 | 4,200 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
577 | Huanggang | 黄冈 | 2015 | 4,200 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
576 | Daqing | 大庆 | 2015 | 4,200 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
578 | Yangzhou | 扬州 | 2015 | 4,200 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
579 | Handan | 邯郸 | 2015 | 4,200 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
532 | Jingzhou | 荆州 | 2016 | 4,200 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
531 | Xiangtan | 湘潭 | 2016 | 4,200 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
515 | Binzhou | 滨州 | 2016 | 4,200 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
536 | Xuchang | 许昌 | 2017 | 4,200 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
539 | Wuhu | 芜湖 | 2017 | 4,200 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
598 | Rizhao | 日照 | 2018 | 4,200 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
599 | Anyang | 安阳 | 2018 | 4,200 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
500 | Xianning | 咸宁 | 2018 | 4,200 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
601 | Nantong | 南通 | 2019 | 4,200 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
542 | Zaozhuang | 枣庄 | 2019 | 4,200 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 054 frigate | Jiangkai I class | 525 | Ma'anshan | 马鞍山 | 2005 | 3,900 t | East Sea Fleet | Active |
526 | Wenzhou | 温州 | 2005 | 3,900 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 053H3 frigate | Jiangwei II class | 564 | Yichang | 宜昌 | 1999 | 2,400 t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
565 | Huludao | 葫芦岛 | 2000 | 2,400 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
524 | Sanming | 三明 | 2000 | 2,400 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
567 | Xiangyang | 襄阳 | 2002 | 2,400 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
566 | Huaihua | 怀化 | 2002 | 2,400 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
527 | Luoyang | 洛阳 | 2005 | 2,400 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
528 | Mianyang | 绵阳 | 2005 | 2,400 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 053H1G frigate | Jianghu class | 558 | Beihai | 北海 | 1993 | 2,000 t | East Sea Fleet | Active |
560 | Dongguan | 东莞 | 1993 | 2,000 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
561 | Shantou | 汕头 | 1993 | 2,000 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
559 | Foshan | 佛山 | 1994 | 2,000 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 053H1 frigate | 553 | Shaoguan | 韶关 | 1985 | 2,000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
Type 053 frigates (Jainghu Class)
Type 053H3 frigate (Jiangwei II Class)
Type 054 (Jiangkai I class)
Type 054A frigate (Jiangkai II class)
Corvettes[]
Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type 056 corvette | Jiangdao class | 582 | Bengbu | 蚌埠 | 2013 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active |
580 | Datong | 大同 | 2013 | 1,500 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
583 | Shangrao | 上饶 | 2013 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
596 | Huizhou | 惠州 | 2013 | 1,500 t | Hong Kong | Active | ||
597 | Qinzhou | 钦州 | 2013 | 1,500 t | Hong Kong | Active | ||
584 | Meizhou | 梅州 | 2013 | 1,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
581 | Yingkou | 营口 | 2013 | 1,500 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
585 | Baise | 百色 | 2013 | 1,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
586 | Ji'an | 吉安 | 2014 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
587 | Jieyang | 揭阳 | 2014 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
590 | Weihai | 威海 | 2014 | 1,500 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
592 | Luzhou | 泸州 | 2014 | 1,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
589 | Qingyuan | 清远 | 2014 | 1,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
591 | Fushun | 抚顺 | 2014 | 1,500 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
588 | Quanzhou | 泉州 | 2014 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
595 | Chaozhou | 潮州 | 2014 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
503 | Suzhou | 宿州 | 2015 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
501 | Xinyang | 信阳 | 2015 | 1,500 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
509 | Huaian | 淮安 | 2016 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
512 | Heze | 菏泽 | 2016 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
511 | Baoding | 保定 | 2016 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
510 | Ningde | 宁德 | 2016 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 056A corvette | 502 | Huangshi | 黄石 | 2015 | 1,500 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | |
593 | Sanmenxia | 三门峡 | 2014 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
594 | Zhuzou | 株洲 | 2014 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
504 | Suqian | 宿迁 | 2015 | 1,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
505 | Qinhuangdao | 秦皇岛 | 2015 | 1,500 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
506 | Jingmen | 荆门 | 2016 | 1,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
507 | Tongren | 铜仁 | 2016 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
508 | Qujing | 曲靖 | 2016 | 1,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
513 | Ezhou | 鄂州 | 2017 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
514 | Liupanshui | 六盘水 | 2017 | 1,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
520 | Hanzhong | 汉中 | 2017 | 1,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
518 | Yiwu | 义乌 | 2017 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
535 | Xuancheng | 宣城 | 2017 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
556 | Yichun | 宜春 | 2017 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
552 | Guangyuan | 广元 | 2017 | 1,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
551 | Suining | 遂宁 | 2017 | 1,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
540 | Wuhai | 乌海 | 2018 | 1,500 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
554 | Deyang | 德阳 | 2018 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
541 | Zhangye | 张掖 | 2018 | 1,500 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
557 | Nanchong | 南充 | 2018 | 1,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
625 | Bazhong | 巴中 | 2019 | 1,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
610 | Shuozhou | 朔州 | 2019 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
626 | Wuzhou | 梧州 | 2019 | 1,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
623 | Wenshan | 文山 | 2019 | 1,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
603 | Dingzhou | 定州 | 2019 | 1,500 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
621 | Panzhihua | 攀枝花 | 2020 | 1,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
620 | Ganzhou | 赣州 | 2020 | 1,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
611 | Luan | 六安 | 2020 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
608 | Liaocheng | 聊城 | 2020 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
627 | Enshi | 恩施 | 2020 | 1,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
628 | Yongzhou | 永州 | 2020 | 1,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
605 | Zhangjiakou | 张家口 | 2020 | 1,500 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
616 | Taian | 泰安 | 2020 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
615 | Xiaogan | 孝感 | 2020 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
622 | Guangan | 广安 | 2020 | 1,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
604 | Mudanjiang | 牡丹江 | 2020 | 1,500 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
617 | Jingdezhen | 景德镇 | 2020 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
624 | Suizhou | 随州 | 2020 | 1,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
606 | Xinji | 辛集 | 2020 | 1,500 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
607 | Dongying | 东营 | 2020 | 1,500 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
609 | Shizuishan | 石嘴山 | 2020 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
600 | Songyuan | 松原 | 2020 | 1,500 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
629 | Tongling | 铜陵 | 2020 | 1,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
631 | Tianmen | 天门 | 2021 | 1,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
619 | Nanyang | 南阳 | 2021 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
618 | Shangqiu | 商丘 | 2021 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
636 | Jining | 济宁 | 2021 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
637 | Shiyan | 十堰 | 2021 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
602 | Pingdingshan | 平顶山 | 2021 | 1,500 t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Type 056 corvette (Jiangdao class)
Missile boats, submarine chasers and gunboats[]
Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type 22 missile boat | Houbei class | 82 in service | 2004- | 220 t | Active | |||
Type 037II missile boat | Houjian class | 770 | Yangjiang | 阳江 | 1991 | 520 t | Hong Kong | Active |
771 | Shunde | 顺德 | 1995 | 520 t | Hong Kong | Active | ||
772 | Nanhai | 南海 | 1995 | 520 t | Hong Kong | Active | ||
773 | Panyu | 番禹 | 1995 | 520 t | Hong Kong | Active | ||
774 | Lianjiang | 廉江 | 1999 | 520 t | Hong Kong | Active | ||
775 | Xinhui | 新会 | 1999 | 520 t | Hong Kong | Active | ||
Type 037IG missile boat | Houxin class | 19 in service | 1991-1999 | 478 t | Active | |||
Type 037IS submarine chaser | Haiqing class | 26 in service | 1982- | 478 t | Active | |||
Type 062I gunboat | Shanghai III class | Approx. 17 in service | 1988- | 170 t | Active |
Type 062 gunboat (Shanghai III class)
Type 037II missile boat (Houjian class)
Type 022 missile boat (Houbei class)
Mine countermeasures[]
Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type 081 mine countermeasure vessel | Wochi class | Approx. 14 in service | 2007- | 1,200 t | Active | |||
Type 082II mine countermeasure vessel | Wozang class | 804 | Huoqiu | 霍邱 | 2005 | 575 t | Active | |
818 | Kunshan | 昆山 | 2011 | 575 t | Active | |||
809 | Kaiping | 开平 | 2015 | 575 t | Active | |||
811 | Rongcheng | 荣城 | 2016 | 575 t | Active | |||
814 | Donggang | 东港 | 2016 | 575 t | Active | |||
808 | Rudong | 如东 | 2017 | 575 t | Active | |||
Type 082 mine countermeasure vessel | Wosao class | Approx. 16 in service | 1988-1990s | 400 t | Active |
Type 081 (Wochi Class)
Fleet replenishment[]
Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type 901 fast combat support ship | Fuyu class | 965 | Hulun Lake | 呼伦湖 | 2017 | 48,000 t | Active | |
967 | Chagan Lake | 查干湖 | 2018 | 48,000 t | Active | |||
Type 904B general stores issue ship | Dayun class | 962 | Lugu Lake | 泸沽湖 | 2015 | 15,000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
961 | Junshan Lake | 军山湖 | 2015 | 15,000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 904A general stores issue ship | 888 | Fuxian Lake | 抚仙湖 | 2007 | 15,000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | |
Type 904 general stores issue ship | 883 | Dongting Lake | 洞庭湖 | 1992 | 11,000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | |
Type 903 replenishment ship | Fuchi I class | 886 | Qiandao Lake | 千岛湖 | 2004 | 25,000 t | East Sea Fleet | Active |
887 | Weishan Lake | 微山湖 | 2004 | 25,000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 903A replenishment ship | Fuchi II class | 889 | Tai Lake | 太湖 | 2013 | 25,000 t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
890 | Chao Lake | 巢湖 | 2013 | 25,000 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
960 | Dongping Lake | 东平湖 | 2015 | 25,000 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
966 | Gaoyou Lake | 高邮湖 | 2016 | 25,000 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
963 | Hong Lake | 洪湖 | 2016 | 25,000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
964 | Luoma Lake | 骆马湖 | 2016 | 25,000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
968 | Kekexili Lake | 可可西里湖 | 2019 | 25,000 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
2020 est. | 25,000 t | Fitting out | ||||||
Type 908 replenishment ship | Fusu class | 885 | Qinghai Lake | 青海湖 | 1999 | 37,000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
Type 903 (Qiandaohu-class)
Type 908 (Fusu-class)
Type 905 replenishment ship (Fuqing class)
Hospital Ship[]
Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type 920 hospital ship | Anwei-class | 866 | Daishan Dao/Peace Ark | 岱山岛 | 2007 | 14,000 t | Active | |
Anshen-class | 12 | Nanyi-12 | 南医12 | 2020 | 4,000-5,000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | |
Anshen-class | 13 | Nanyi-13 | 南医13 | 2020 | 4,000-5,000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
Type 920 Hospital ship "Peace Ark"
Training Ships[]
Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type 679 training ship | Daxin class | 81 | Zheng He | 郑和 | 1986 | 5,548 t | Dalian Naval Academy | Active |
Type 0891A training ship | Dashi class | 82 | Shichang | 世昌 | 1997 | 9,700 t | Dalian Naval Academy | Active |
Type 680 training ship | Dadu class | 83 | Qi Jiguang | 戚继光 | 2017 | 9,000 t | Dalian Naval Academy | Active |
Type 679 training ship "Zheng He"
Type 680 training ship "Qi Jiguang"
Auxiliaries[]
For a complete list of auxiliary vessels currently in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy please see the List of PLAN Auxiliaries. (Note that is it a work in progress and may not yet be complete.)
See also[]
- People's Liberation Army
- People's Liberation Army Navy
- People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force - Further details on the surface ships of the PLAN
- People's Liberation Army Navy Submarine Force - Further details on the submarines of the PLAN
- List of active People's Liberation Army Navy landing craft - For details on the landing craft of the PLAN
Notes[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Displacement when dived.
- ^ Refurbished Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrier.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Nomenclature of Chinese warships". Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ "Namesake warships across the Strait may encounter at sea". China Defense Blog. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ "习近平出席海军三型主战舰艇集中交接入列活动_仪式".
- ^ "What do we know so far about China's second aircraft carrier?". ChinaPower Project. 2017-04-22. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- ^ Contributor, Guest (2020-01-10). "A look at China's new Type 002 'Shandong' aircraft carrier". Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- ^ Stashwick, Steven. "Third Chinese Aircraft Carrier Nears Completion Amid Shipyard Expansion". thediplomat.com. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
- ^ https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/40930/close-up-photo-shows-chinas-new-aircraft-carrier-rapidly-taking-shape
Bibliography[]
- International Institute for Strategic Studies; Hackett, James (ed.) (3 February 2010). The Military Balance 2010. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-85743-557-3.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
- International Institute for Strategic Studies; Hackett, James (ed.) (2 March 2011). The Military Balance 2011. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-1857436068.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
- International Institute for Strategic Studies; Hackett, James (ed.) (7 March 2012). The Military Balance 2012. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-1857436426.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
- International Institute for Strategic Studies; Hackett, James (ed.) (14 March 2013). The Military Balance 2013. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-1857436808.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
Further reading[]
- Congressional Research Service: China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities—Background and Issues for Congress. Ronald O'Rourke (Specialist in Naval Affairs). Published 23 December 2014
External links[]
- Navy 360: A comprehensive overview of PLAN naval ships, both past and present (in Chinese) (haijun360.com/)
- Global Security: Chinese Warships (globalsecurity.org)
- Ships of the People's Liberation Army Navy
- Submarines of the People's Liberation Army Navy
- Lists of currently active military vehicles
- Lists of ships by country
- Chinese military-related lists