China has invested a lot of resources and efforts on scaling up its navy in terms of quality and quantity both. Need for wide scale reforms in PLA was felt after a war with Vietnam in 1979. Gulf War of 1999 and Taiwan Strait Crisis in 1995 made CPC realise the importance of having a strong navy. In 2012, Hu Jintao expressed his desire to make China a global maritime power capable of force projection anywhere in the world. CPC wants a navy which is not only capable of defending its own waters, but capable of military operations anywhere in the world, much like the US Naval fleet. Its naval expansion program is the fastest among all, covering nearly all aspects of naval warfare including aviation, submarines, surface, amphibious warfare and even overseas military bases. Collapse of USSR in 1991 allowed China to divert its resources from Army and Air Force to enable rapid strengthening of its naval forces.
As a part of its expansion and aspirational global power stature, CCP envisions its defensive lines starting far from its heartlands and major population centers. It is impossible without the aid of a “Blue Water Navy” which needs huge and sustained investments and technological improvements. To this effect, China has led on a mission to occupy and even create islands far from its own coastline. Many of these landgrabs are meant to create and solidify Chinese claims over hydrocarbon reserves, fishing and mining rights in the region.
By 2019, Chinese fleet had 335 ships compared to 296 of US Navy and this number is expected to reach 425 by 2030. China now leads the US in the number of submarines too. Compared to 63 of US, China now operates a total of 78 nuclear and diesel electric submarines. Chinese have benefited enormously from their South Korean and Japanese investments into the shipbuilding industry and used conditions wisely to emerge as very competitive shipbuilders. Between 2013 and 2020, 50+ Type-056 corvettes were commissioned into Chinese Navy. In 2014-2018 time period, 6,78,000 tons worth of ships were launched by China, which is larger than the total tonnage of many navies combined.
YEAR | FRIGATES | DESTROYERS |
2014 | 0 | 2 |
2015 | 3 | 3 |
2016 | 4 | 1 |
2017 | 2 | 5 |
2018 | 2 | 3 |
2019 | 2 | 3 |
Size and firepower of each successive line of ships is also increasing and they are building and inducting huge ships PLAN fleet now includes massive ships such as Type-908 Fusu class replenishment ship weighing 37,000 tons, Shandong aircraft carrier weighing 70,000 t and Type 055 Renhai class destroyer/cruiser weighing 13,000 t. That’s not counting 2 aircraft carriers in service and the third one under construction.
All these numbers are very impressive on paper, yet China still has a long way to go before it can hope to match the US Navy or even take successful unilateral military operations overseas. For example, most of Chinese nuclear submarines apart from the newest ones are quite noisy and technically inferior to American, Russian and even most of Japanese and European boats. They do have 2 aircraft carriers with another larger one under construction, but their airwing is plagued by numerous issues like low reliability, low payload and lack of experience.
Also when doing a simple analysis by numbers, people often just focus on numbers while ignoring other important factors such as tonnage, loadout, manpower and support infrastructure. For example, PLAN has roughly 62 Type 056 Jiangdao class corvette weighing 1500 t which are good enough for intimidating most of the weaker navies like those of Philippines, Malaysia etc. But they’re not of much threat to stronger navies like Japan and USA. PLAN fleet will find it difficult to fight even a cash strapped Indian navy in most of Indian Ocean region. This however is expected to change in next 9-12 years with production and induction of better ships and operational experience.
Naval Structure
Chinese Navy is divided into three major fleets named after their geographical area of responsibility and the Theater Command they belong to, namely Eastern (Donghai fleet), Northern (Beihai fleet) and Southern (Nanhai fleet). Central and Western TCs don’t have any naval fleets. PLAN has following branches:
- Surface Force
- Submarine Force
- Coastal Defence Force
- Air Force
- Marine Corps
Chinese Coast Guard is the paramilitary maritime service which provides a complementary service to the navy.
Each of these three fleets commands support bases, flotillas, maritime garrison commands, marine brigades and aviation divisions. Surface ships are organised into flotillas of destroyers, missile boats, landing ships, maritime garrison commands and support ships. Marine corps as mentioned earlier are organised into Marine Brigades. Coastal defence forces mostly consist of shore based anti-ship missiles, anti-aircraft missiles and artillery organised in regiments. Submarine forces are organised in submarine bases and flotillas. PLAN aviation assets still follow the divisional structure unlike PLAAF which uses Brigade structure for its combat aircraft and Divisions only for transport and special purpose aircraft.
There are eight training institutions:
- Dalian Naval Academy,
- Naval Command College
- Naval Flying College
- Naval Engineering University
- Naval Aeronautical Engineering College
- Naval Submarine College
- Naval Arms Command College
- Bengbu Naval School for Non-commissioned Officers.
Ship Naming and Numbering Scheme
SHIP | NUMBERING | NAMES |
Aircraft Carriers | 1X | Provinces |
Destroyers | 1XX | Big cities |
Frigates | 5XX | Cities |
Minesweepers | 8XX | Small counties, places |
Small combat ships | 6XX, 7XX | Small counties, places |
Auxiliary ships | 8XX, 9XX | Individual names |
Auxiliary ships not attached to fleets | 3 digit pennant number preceded by 2 Chinese characters | No names |
Landing ships | 9xx | Shina (Mountain) |
Patrol boats | 4 digit pennant number | No name |
Fleet replenishment ships | Hu (Lake) | |
Nuclear submarines | Ordinal number + Pennant number | Changzeng (Long Marchl) |
Diesel submarines | Ordinal number + Pennant number | Changcheng (Great Wall) |
Submarine depot, repair & rescue and hospital ships | Dao (island) | |
Reconnaissance ships | Xing (Star) | |
Oceanographic & Testing ships | Chinese scientists plus Haiyang (Ocean) and a number | |
Training ships | Military and historical figures |
Coast Guard vessels only have designations and no ship names.
East Sea Fleet
AOR: East China Sea
HQ: Ningbo, Zhejiang Province
Most of this naval fleet is concentrated around Shanghai and Hangzhou bay and its primary role is to support amphibious invasion of Taiwan, area domination and coastal defence in the area. Its meant to defend Chinese territories from Lianyungang to Dongshan. Taiwan still controls a few islands barely a few km from mainland China and this fleet was involved in multiple small skirmishes with the island nation.
Unlike the other two fleets, it doesn’t have any known nuclear submarines and has a large fleet of diesel electric submarines instead. It also has 14 landing and supply ships along with 40+ small missile boats which are meant to aid an invasion across Taiwan Strait.
LOCATION | SHIPS | LAT | LONG | REMARKS |
Ningbo | 30° 0’7.80″N | 122° 6’40.08″E | Eastern Fleet HQ | |
Zhoushan | Type 052C destroyer 054A Frigates 056 Corvettes | 30° 0’43.92″N | 122° 4’3.35″E | |
Shanghai | 31°18’29.52″N | 121°33’14.40″E | ||
Fujian | 26°36’52.75″N | 119°40’58.40″E | ||
Ningbao | Type 039 Song class submarines | 29°53’53.70″N | 121°57’56.89″E | |
Xizhou | Kilo Submarines | 29°32’14.89″N | 121°46’13.00″E | |
Xiangshan | 29°31’38.95″N | 121°41’14.94″E | Repair yard with tunnels |
TYPE | DISPLACEMENT | PENNANT | NAME | LAUNCH DATE |
CORVETTES: 25 | ||||
Type 056 Jiangdao class corvette | 1500 t | 582 | Bengbu | 2013 |
583 | Shangrao | 2013 | ||
586 | Ji’an | 2014 | ||
587 | Jieyang | 2014 | ||
588 | Quanzhou | 2014 | ||
595 | Chaozhou | 2014 | ||
503 | Suzhou | 2015 | ||
509 | Huaian | 2016 | ||
512 | Heze | 2016 | ||
511 | Baoding | 2016 | ||
510 | Ningde | 2016 | ||
Type 056A Jiangdao class corvette | 1500 t | 593 | Sanmenxia | 2014 |
594 | Zhuzou | 2014 | ||
507 | Tongren | 2016 | ||
513 | Ezhou | 2017 | ||
518 | Yiwu | 2017 | ||
535 | Xuancheng | 2017 | ||
556 | Yichun | 2017 | ||
554 | Deyang | 2018 | ||
610 | Shuozhou | 2019 | ||
611 | Luan | 2020 | ||
608 | Liaocheng | 2020 | ||
616 | Taian | 2020 | ||
617 | Jingdezhen | 2020 | ||
615 | Xiaogan | 2020 | ||
LANDING SHIPS: 14 | ||||
Type 072A Yuting III class landing ship | 4800 t | 913 | Baxian Shan | 2003 |
981 | Dabie Shan | 2015 | ||
916 | Tianmu Shan | 2016 | ||
Type 072III Yuting II class landing ship | 934 | Danxia Shan | 1995 | |
935 | Xuefeng Shan | 1995 | ||
936 | Haiyang Shan | 1996 | ||
937 | Qingcheng Shan | 1996 | ||
939 | Putuo Shan | 2000 | ||
940 | Tiantai Shan | 2002 | ||
Type 072II Yuting class landing ship | 4170 t | 930 | Lingyan Shan | |
Type 071 Yuzhao class amphibious transport dock | 25000 t | 988 | Yimen Shan | 2016 |
980 | Longhu Shan | 2018 | ||
986 | Siming Shan | 2020 | ||
Type 075 Yushen class landing helicopter dock | 40,000 t | 2021 | ||
DESTROYERS: 12 | ||||
Type 052D Luyang III class destroyer | 7500 t | 154 | Xiamen | 2017 |
155 | Nanjing | 2018 | ||
131 | Taiyuan | 2018 | ||
156 | Zibo | 2020 | ||
Type 052C Luyang II class destroyer | 7500 t | 150 | Changchun | 2013 |
151 | Zhengzhou | 2013 | ||
152 | Jinan | 2014 | ||
153 | Xi’an | 2015 | ||
Sovremenny-class destroyer | 7900 t | 136 | Hangzhou | 1999 |
137 | Fuzhou | 2000 | ||
138 | Taizhou | 2006 | ||
139 | Ningbo | 2006 | ||
FRIGATES: 20 | ||||
Type 054A Jiangkai II class frigate | 4200 t | 530 | Xuzhou | 2008 |
529 | Zhoushan | 2008 | ||
548 | Yiyang | 2010 | ||
549 | Changzhou | 2011 | ||
577 | Huanggang | 2015 | ||
578 | Yangzhou | 2015 | ||
532 | Jingzhou | 2016 | ||
531 | Xiangtan | 2016 | ||
515 | Binzhou | 2016 | ||
599 | Anyang | 2018 | ||
601 | Nantong | 2019 | ||
Type 054 Jiangkai I class frigate | 3900 t | 525 | Ma’anshan | 2005 |
526 | Wenzhou | 2005 | ||
Type 053H3 Jiangwei II class frigate | 2400 t | 524 | Sanming | 2000 |
567 | Xiangyang | 2002 | ||
566 | Huaihua | 2002 | ||
Type 053H1G Jianghu class frigate | 2000 t | 558 | Beihai | 1993 |
560 | Dongguan | 1993 | ||
561 | Shantou | 1993 | ||
559 | Foshan | 1994 | ||
REPLENISHMENT SHIPS: 3 | ||||
Type 903 Fuchi I class replenishment ship | 25000 t | 886 | Qiandao Lake | 2004 |
890 | Chao Lake | 2013 | ||
966 | Gaoyao Lake | 2016 | ||
MINESWEEPERS: 2 | ||||
Type 081 Wochi class mine countermeasure vessel | 805 | Zhangjiagang | 2007 | |
810 | Jingjiang | 2007 | ||
SUBMARINES: Diesel 12-18 | ||||
Kilo class diesel | 2300 t | 364 | ||
365 | ||||
366 | ||||
367 | ||||
Type 039 Song class diesel | 2250 t | 320 | ||
321 | ||||
322 | ||||
MISSILE BOATS: 40-48 |
North Sea Fleet
AOR: Bohai Bay, Yellow Sea
HQ: Qingdao, Shandong Province
The North Sea Fleet was primarily meant against Soviet Union, but now its primary focus is Japan and defence of north and north-east China including Beijing and industrial areas of Tianjin, Jilin and Shenyang.. It was the Chinese first fleet to induct an aircraft carrier Liaoning. It also has a strong submarine fleet consisting of SSBNs, SSNs and conventional diesel electric boats.
LOCATION | SHIPS | LAT | LONG | REMARKS |
Jianggezhuang | Type-092, 091 Nuclear submarines | 36° 6’28.78″N | 120°35’4.26″E | |
Huludao | Type-093 Nuclear submarines | 40°42’54.04″N | 120°59’42.76″E | |
Lushun | 38°48’16.79″N | 121°14’52.92″E | ||
Qingdao | 36° 5’53.36″N | 120°18’59.97″E | ||
Xiaopingdao | Type-094 SSBN Type 041 SSK | 38°49’3.30″N | 121°29’38.26″E | Used for training and missile testing |
TYPE | DISPLACEMENT | PENNANT | NAME | LAUNCH DATE |
AIRCRAFT CARRIER: 1 | ||||
Type 001 aircraft carrier | 67,500 t | 16 | Liaoning | 2012 |
CORVETTES: 15 | ||||
Type 056 Jiangdao class corvette | 1500 t | 580 | Datong | 2013 |
581 | Yingkou | 2013 | ||
590 | Weihai | 2014 | ||
591 | Fushun | 2014 | ||
501 | Xinyang | 2015 | ||
502 | Huangshi | 2015 | ||
505 | Qinhuangdao | 2015 | ||
540 | Wuhai | 2018 | ||
541 | Zhangye | 2018 | ||
603 | Dingzhou | 2019 | ||
605 | Zhangjiakou | 2020 | ||
604 | Mudanjiang | 2020 | ||
600 | Songyuan | 2020 | ||
602 | Pingdingshan | 2020 | ||
606 | Dongying | 2020 | ||
LANDING SHIPS: 5 | ||||
Type 072A Yuting III class landing ship | 4800 t | 911 | Tianzhu Shan | 2003 |
912 | Daqing Shan | 2003 | ||
Type 072III Yuting II class landing ship | 908 | Yandang Shan | 1997 | |
909 | Jiuhua Shan | 2000 | ||
910 | Huanggang Shan | 2001 | ||
DESTROYERS: 11 | ||||
Type 055 Renhai class destroyer/cruiser | 13,000+ t | 101 | Nanchang | 2020 |
Type 052D Luyang III class destroyer | 7500 t | 117 | Xining | 2017 |
118 | Urumqi | 2018 | ||
119 | Guiyang | 2019 | ||
120 | Chengdu | 2019 | ||
121 | Qiqihar | 2020 | ||
122 | Tangshan | 2020 | ||
Type 051C Luzhou class destroyer | 7100 t | 115 | Shenyang | 2006 |
116 | Shijiazhuang | 2007 | ||
Type 052 Luhu class destroyer | 4,800 t | 112 | Harbin | 1994 |
113 | Qingdao | 1996 | ||
FRIGATES: 11 | ||||
Type 054A Jiangkai II class frigate | 4200 t | 538 | Yantai | 2011 |
546 | Yancheng | 2012 | ||
547 | Linyi | 2012 | ||
550 | Weifang | 2013 | ||
576 | Daqing | 2015 | ||
579 | Handan | 2015 | ||
539 | Wuhu | 2017 | ||
598 | Rizhao | 2018 | ||
542 | Zaozhuang | 2019 | ||
Type 053H3 Jiangwei II class frigate | 2400 t | 564 | Yichang | 1999 |
565 | Huludao | 2000 | ||
REPLENISHMENT SHIP: 3 | ||||
Type 903A Fuchi II class replenishment ship | 25,000 t | 889 | Tai Lake | 2013 |
960 | Dongping Lake | 2015 | ||
968 | Kekexili Lake | 2019 | ||
MINESWEEPERS: 8 | ||||
Type 081A Wochi class mine countermeasure vessel | 805 | Zhangjiagang | 2007 | |
810 | Jingjiang | 2007 | ||
845 | Qingzhou | 2014 | ||
846 | Yucheng | 2014 | ||
847 | Renhuai | 2014 | ||
848 | Xuanwei | 2014 | ||
849 | Wudi | 2019 | ||
831 | 2019 | |||
SUBMARINES Nuclear: 3-4 Attack Diesel: 12-15 | ||||
Type 091 Han Class SSN | 5500 t | 403 | ChangZheng 3 | 1984 |
404 | ChangZheng 4 | 1988 | ||
405 | ChangZheng 5 | 1991 | ||
Type 092 Xia Class SSBN | 8000 t | 406 | ChangZheng 6 | 1987 |
Type 093 Shang Class SSBN | 7000 t | |||
Type 035 Ming Class diesel | 2100 t | |||
MISSILE BOATS: 17-20 |
South Sea Fleet
AOR:South China Sea
HQ: Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province.
Southern sea has been involved in a number of island grabbing and intimidation missions in South China sea and has even attacked naval ships of other nations in the process. Ships belonging to this fleet attacked Vietnamese in Parcel Islands in 1974 and 1988 as part of land grabbing by force. Since then, this fleet has been used to lay claim to territories closer to and claimed by other neighbouring nations like Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia like Spratly Islands. Its operational area starts from Dongshan to the Gulf of Tonkin.
LOCATION | SHIPS | LAT | LONG | REMARKS |
Zhanjiang | HQ | 21°10’N 110°24’E | 110°24’54.35″E | HQ |
Haikou | 20° 1’23.37″N | 110°16’35.66″E | ||
Yulin | Submarine | 18°12’41.70″N | 109°41’15.97″E | Submarine base with tunnels, capacity upto 20. Type-094 |
Xiachuan | Type-035 Ming submarines | 21°35’45.64″N | 112°33’3.40″E | Submarine base with tunnesl |
Shantou | 23°20’41.84″N | 116°40’41.91″E | ||
Mawei | ||||
Beihai | 21°29’0.91″N | 109° 4’51.67″E | ||
Shipuzhen | Type-22 Missile boats | 29°10’36.49″N | 121°56’58.40″E | |
Hainan | Type-093 Nuclear submarines |
TYPE | DISPLACEMENT | PENNANT | NAME | LAUNCH DATE |
AIRCRAFT CARRIER : 1 | ||||
Type 002 aircraft carrier | 70,000 t | 17 | Shandong | 2019 |
CORVETTES: 22 | ||||
Type 056 Jiangdao class corvette | 1500 t | 584 | Meizhou | 2013 |
585 | Baise | 2013 | ||
592 | Luzhou | 2014 | ||
589 | Qingyuan | 2014 | ||
504 | Suqian | 2015 | ||
506 | Jingmen | 2016 | ||
508 | Qujing | 2016 | ||
514 | Liupanshui | 2017 | ||
520 | Hanzhong | 2017 | ||
552 | Guangyuan | 2017 | ||
551 | Suining | 2017 | ||
557 | Nanchong | 2018 | ||
625 | Bazhong | 2019 | ||
626 | Wuzhou | 2019 | ||
623 | Wenshan | 2019 | ||
621 | Panzhihua | 2020 | ||
620 | Ganzhou | 2020 | ||
627 | Enshi | 2020 | ||
628 | Yongzhou | 2020 | ||
622 | Guangan | 2020 | ||
624 | Suizhou | 2020 | ||
629 | Tongling | 2020 | ||
DESTROYER: 10 | ||||
Type 052D Luyang III class destroyer | 7500 t | 172 | Kunming | 2014 |
173 | Changsha | 2015 | ||
174 | Hefei | 2015 | ||
175 | Yinchuan | 2016 | ||
161 | Hohhot | 2019 | ||
170 | Lanzhou | 2004 | ||
171 | Haikou | 2005 | ||
168 | Guangzhou | 2004 | ||
169 | Wuhan | 2004 | ||
167 | Shenzhen | 1999 | ||
AMPHIBIOUS TRANSPORT DOCKS: 5 | ||||
Type 071 Yuzhao class amphibious transport dock | 25,000 t | 998 | Kunlun Shan | 2007 |
999 | Jinggang Shan | 2011 | ||
989 | Changbai Shan | 2012 | ||
987 | Wuzhi Shan | 2019 | ||
985 | Qilian Shan | 2020 | ||
LANDING SHIPS: 10 | ||||
Type 072A Yuting III class landing ship | 4800 t | 992 | Huading Shan | 2003 |
993 | Luoxiao Shan | 2004 | ||
994 | Daiyun Shan | 2004 | ||
995 | Wanyang Shan | 2004 | ||
996 | Laotie Shan | 2005 | ||
997 | Lühua Shan | 2004 | ||
Type 072III Yuting II class landing ship | 4800 t | 991 | Emei Shan | 1992 |
Type 072II Yuting class landing ship | 4,170 t | 931 | Dongting Shan | |
932 | Helan Shan | |||
933 | Liupan Shan | 1995 | ||
FRIGATES: 15 | ||||
Type 054A Jiangkai II class frigate | 4200 t | 570 | Huangshan | 2008 |
568 | Hengyang | 2008 | ||
571 | Yuncheng | 2010 | ||
569 | Yulin | 2010 | ||
572 | Hengshui | 2012 | ||
573 | Liuzhou | 2012 | ||
575 | Yueyang | 2013 | ||
574 | Sanya | 2013 | ||
536 | Xuchang | 2017 | ||
500 | Xianning | 2018 | ||
Type 053H3 Jiangwei II class frigate | 2400 t | 527 | Luoyang | 2005 |
528 | Mianyang | 2005 | ||
Type 053H1 Jianghu class frigate | 2000 t | 543 | Dandong | 1985 |
553 | Shaoguan | 1985 | ||
555 | Zhaotong | 1987 | ||
REPLENISHMENT SHIPS: 8 | ||||
Type 904B Dayun class general stores issue ship | 15,000 t | 962 | Lugu Lake | 2015 |
961 | Junshan Lake | 2015 | ||
Type 904A Dayun class general stores issue ship | 15,000 t | 888 | Fuxian Lake | 2007 |
Type 904 Dayun class general stores issue ship | 11,000 t | 883 | Dongting Lake | 1992 |
Type 903 Fuchi I class replenishment ship | 25,000 t | 887 | Weishan Lake | 2004 |
Type 903A Fuchi II class replenishment ship | 25,000 t | 963 | Hong Lake | 2016 |
964 | Luoma Lake | 2016 | ||
Type 908 Fusu class replenishment ship | 37,000 t | 885 | Qinghai Lake | 1999 |
HOSPITAL SHIPS: 3 | ||||
Anshen-class | 4000 t | 12 | Nanyi-12 | 2020 |
13 | Nanyi-13 | 2020 | ||
Type 920 Anwei-class hospital ship | 14,000 t | 866 | Daishan Dao | 2007 |
MINE SWEEPERS: 6 | ||||
Type 081 Wochi class mine countermeasure vessel | 839 | Liuyang | 2006 | |
840 | Luxi | 2006 | ||
Type 081A Wochi class mine countermeasure vessel | 841 | Xiaoyi | 2012 | |
842 | Taishan | 2012 | ||
843 | Changshu | 2012 | ||
844 | Heshan | 2012 | ||
SUBMARINES Nuclear: 3-4 SSBN, 2 Attack Diesel: 12-15 | ||||
Type 035 Ming Class diesel | 2100 t | |||
MISSILE BOATS: 20-25 |
HONG KONG GARRISON | ||||
TYPE | DISPLACEMENT | NUMBER | NAME | LAUNCH DATE |
MISSILE BOAT | ||||
Type 037II Houjian class missile boat | 520 t | 770 | Yangjiang | 1991 |
771 | Shunde | 1995 | ||
772 | Nanhai | 1995 | ||
773 | Panyu | 1995 | ||
774 | Lianjiang | 1999 | ||
775 | Xinhui | 1999 | ||
CORVETTE | ||||
Type 056 Jiangdao class corvette | 1,500 t | 596 | Huizhou | 2013 |
597 | Qinzhou | 2013 |
TYPE | DISPLACEMENT | NUMBER | NAME | LAUNCH DATE |
TRAINING SHIPS | ||||
Type 679 Daxin class training ship | 5500 t | 81 | Zheng He | 1986 |
Type 0891A Dashi class training ship | 9700 t | 82 | Shichang | 1997 |
Type 680 Dadu class training ship | 9000 t | 83 | Qi Jiguang | 2017 |
PLA Naval Air Force
Chinese naval aviation wing has changed its role from air cover to naval ships to a proper offensive branch. It operates 650-700 aircraft and has a strength of around 25,000 personnel. Some of the more advanced aircraft in service include Su-30MKK, J-11 and J-15 fighter jets, Z-9, Z-18 utility helicopters and Y-7 transports in addition to various others such as JH-7, Ka-27, JL-9, J-6, Y-5 and a few others. Chinese naval aviation will receive a major upgrade with commissioning of 3rd aircraft carrier in 2023 or later which will most likely join Eastern Fleet.
LOCATION | UNITS | AIRCRAFT | SERIAL | PARENT UNIT | TC | LAT | LONG |
Wangcun | 2nd Air Regiment | JL-8 | 82x0x | Navy HQ | 36°14’25.11″N | 113° 7’24.89″E | |
?? Air Regiment | Y-7, HYJ-7, Y-8 | 9xx0 | Navy HQ | ||||
Maintenance Factory | CJ-6, Y-5 | Navy HQ | |||||
Huangdicun | Carrier Air Wing | J-15, Z-9D, Z-18, Z-18F, Z-18YJ | Navy HQ | 40°29’38.16″N | 120°39’19.17″E | ||
3rd Air Regiment | JL-9A | Naval Aviation Univ | Navy HQ | ||||
Huludao | 1st Air Regiment | CJ-6A | 81x0x | Naval Aviation Univ | Navy HQ | 40°44’54.30″N | 120°52’48.65″E |
Jiyuan | 1st Air Regiment | JL-8 | 83x0x | Training, Navy HQ | Navy HQ | 35° 7’11.15″N | 112°35’51.37″E |
Liangxiangzhen | 2nd Independent Regiment | Y-7-100, Y-7G, Y-8CH, CRJ200ER ,CRJ700 | 9xx2, B-4xxx(CRJ) | Navy HQ | 39°45’25.75″N | 116° 7’37.03″E | |
Suizhong | 3rd Air Regiment | JH-7, JL-10H | 88x0x | Training, Naval HQ | Navy HQ | 40°17’34.69″N | 120°21’30.51″E |
Xingtai | 5th Air Regiment | Y-5 | 85x0x | Navy Aviation University, Navy HQ | Navy HQ | 36°52’54.07″N | 114°25’41.54″E |
Xingcheng | 4th Air Regiment | Y-5 | 84x0x | Navy Aviation University | Navy HQ | 40°34’40.77″N | 120°41’21.07″E |
Unidentified | Z-9C | 9xx0 | Navy HQ | Navy HQ | |||
Unidentified | Z-8CJ, Z-9C, Z-18 | Z-9C, Z-18 | Navy HQ | Navy HQ | |||
Zhucheng | Marine Aviation Brigade | Z-8C | PLAN Marine Corps, Navy HQ | Navy HQ | 36° 2’0.99″N | 119°26’26.23″E | |
Benniu | 17th Air Regiment | H-6G, H-6DU | 81x1x | 6th Division | Eastern | 31°55’11.72″N | 119°46’3.65″E |
5th Independent Regiment | H-6J | 5x | 6th Division | Eastern | |||
Dachang | 1st Air Regiment | KJ-500H | 81x1x | 1st Division | Eastern | 31°18’43.44″N | 121°24’56.43″E |
2nd Air Regiment | Y-8Q | 82x1x | Eastern | ||||
Feidong | 10th NA Brigade | Su-30MKK | 81x4x | Eastern | 31°54’40.75″N | 117°39’43.33″E | |
J-11BH, J-11BSH | Navy HQ | Navy HQ | |||||
Luqiao | Recon. Regiment | BZK-005 UAV | Eastern | 28°34’7.62″N | 121°25’42.74″E | ||
10th NA Brigade | Su-30MKK | 81x4x | Eastern | ||||
12th NA Brigade | J-10AH, J-10SH | 83x4x | Eastern | ||||
Zhuangqiao | 11th Air Regiment | Mi-8, Ka-27PS, Ka-28, Ka-31, Z-9D | 9xx4 | 4th Division | Eastern | 29°55’26.13″N | 121°34’2.16″E |
16th Air Regiment | JH-7 | 81x6x | 6th Division | Eastern | |||
Dalian | 6th Air Regiment | Y-8C, Y-8JB, Y-8Q, Y-9JZ | 9xx1 | 2nd Div | Northern | 38°54’32.59″N | 121°14’36.16″E |
Jiaozhou | 15th Air Regiment | J-8FH, J-8FR, JL-9 | 83x5x | 5th Division | Northern | 36°20’6.52″N | 120° 1’16.62″E |
Laiyang | 4th Air Regiment | KJ-500H, Y-8J, Y-8X, KJ-200 | 9xx1 | 2nd Division | Northern | 36°57’43.10″N | 120°35’42.82″E |
Qingdao | 5th Air Regiment | Z-8JH, Z-9C, Z-9D | 9xx6 | 2nd Division | Northern | 36° 9’41.33″N | 120°23’28.34″E |
Shanhaiguan | 2nd Air Regiment | JL-9H | 81x7x | Training, Navy HQ | Navy HQ | 39°57’51.13″N | 119°43’9.56″E |
13th Air Regiment | JH-7A | 82x7x | 5th Division | Northern | |||
Unidentified | Y-8Q, KJ-200, KJ-500H, Y-9JZ | ||||||
Yantai | 14th Naval Aviation Brigade | JH-7A | 82x5x | Northern TC NA | Northern | 37°23’55.09″N | 121°22’6.19″E |
Guiping | 23rd Air Regiment | H-6DU, H-6G | 81x2x | 8th Division | Southern | 23°19’53.67″N | 110° 0’37.31″E |
1st Independent Regiment | H-6J | 9xx1 | Southern | ||||
Jialaishi | 22nd Air Regiment | J-11BH, J-11BSH | 81x8x | 8th Division | Southern | 19°41’35.82″N | 109°43’42.48″E |
24th Air Regiment | J-11BH, J-11BSH | 83x8x | Southern | ||||
Ledong | 27th Air Regiment | JH-7A, JJ-7A | 83x9x | 9th Div | Southern | 18°41’21.76″N | 109° 9’37.66″E |
Lingshui | Unidentified | EA-03, BZK-005 UAVs | Southern | 18°29’18.80″N | 109°59’25.24″E | ||
3rd Division | Y-7G, KJ-500H, Y-9JZ | 81x3x | Southern | ||||
Y-8Q | 82x3x | Southern | |||||
Yonghsu Dao | Southern TC NA | Southern | 9°32’59.32″N | 112°53’12.12″E | |||
Yongxing Dao | 25th Air Regiment | J-11BH, J-11BSH | 81x9x | Southern TC NA | Southern | 16°49’56.67″N | 112°20’34.53″E |
Yongzhou | Special Missions Regiment | KJ-500H, Y-8Q, Y-9JZ | 9th Division? Southern TC NA | Southern | 26°19’50.11″N | 111°36’44.67″E | |
Qionghai | Y-8Q | Southern TC NA | Southern | 19° 8’29.94″N | 110°27’19.62″E | ||
Yulin | 26th Air Regiment | Y-7G, Z-8, Z-8J, Z-8S, Z-9C, Z-9D | 9xx7 | 9th Division | Southern | 18°17’5.20″N | 109°27’53.80″E |
Meiji Jiao | Unidentified | 9°55’22.40″N | 115°30’25.89″E | ||||
Yanliang | China Coast Guard | MA60H | B-xxxx | State Oceanic Administration | SOA | 34°38’26.40″N | 109°13’54.69″E |
Zhoushan | China Marine Surveillance | Y-12F, H425, MA60H, AC-313 | State Oceanic Administration | SOA | 29°56’0.24″N | 122°21’33.84″E | |
Zhubi Dao | Unknown | 10°56’4.18″N | 114° 4’39.72″E |
Other Naval Locations of Interest
FACILITY | LAT | LONG |
Xizhou Demagnetisation facility | 29°31’15.92″N | 121°40’33.35″E |
Hainan Demagnetisation facility | 18°11’18.13″N | 109°41’28.88″E |
Shipuzhen tunnel 1 | 29°11’3.17″N | 121°56’36.32″E |
Shipuzhen tunnel 2 | 29°11’4.80″N | 121°56’16.94″E |
Daishan tunnel 1 | 30°15’40.03″N | 122°19’2.20″E |
Daishan tunnel 2 | 30°15’26.76″N | 122°18’59.70″E |
Yalin tunnel 1 | 18°15’42.37″N | 109°43’41.68″E |
Yalin tunnel 2 | 18°15’32.56″N | 109°43’27.89″E |
Baili tunnel 1 | 21°59’38.05″N | 113°44’33.00″E |
Baili tunnel 2 | 21°59’37.48″N | 113°44’48.92″E |
Jianggezhuang cave 1 | 36° 6’20.06″N | 120°35’2.60″E |
TABLE 12: PLA Naval Aviation Wings
Some Important Shipyards
SHIPYARDS | LAT | LONG | REMARKS |
Jiangnan | 31°20’54.80″N | 121°44’48.06″E | Aircraft carrier, Type-055, 52 destroyers, Typ-0726 hovercraft |
Huludao | 40°42’42.38″N | 120°59’46.11″E | Type 093 submarines |
Qingdao | 36° 4’20.89″N | 120°18’19.93″E | ?? |
Changzhou | 31°58’55.04″N | 119°55’49.11″E | Type-928D deployed on Pangong Lake |
Bohai | 40°42’52.22″N | 121° 1’42.08″E | Type-093B submarine |
?? | 29°46’1.07″N | 116°14’33.16″E | Copy of US Sea hunter unmanned ship http://www.hisutton.com/Chinese-Navy-Sea-Hunter-USV.html |
Wuchang | 30°32’4.87″N | 114°17’8.71″E | Mini submarines, warships |
super article hope i will see it more from you