List of active People's Liberation Army Navy ships

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.

Type 071 amphibious transport dock (Yuzhao class)
Type 054A frigate (Jiangkai II class)
Type 905 replenishment ship (Fuqing class)

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 (中国海军舰艇命名条例)[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.

* 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 submarine

Type NATO designation Pennant No. Name
(English)
Name
(Han 汉)
Commissioned Displacement[lower-alpha 1] Fleet Status
Type 096 submarineTang class6 planned, 2 under construction2021 est.15,600 tUnder Construction
Type 094 / 094A submarineJin class409Changzheng 9长征92007-11,000 tActive
410Changzheng 10长征1011,000 tActive
411Changzheng 11长征1111,000 tActive
412Changzheng 12长征1211,000 tActive
420Changzheng 20长征2011,000 tActive
421Changzheng 21长征2111,000 tActive
Type 092 submarineXia class406Changzheng 6长征619878,000 tActive

Nuclear attack submarines

Type NATO designation Pennant No. Name
(English)
Name
(Han 汉)
Commissioned Displacement[lower-alpha 1] Fleet Status
Type 095 submarineSui classUnder Construction
Type 093 / 093A/B submarineShang class407Changzheng 7长征72006-7,000 tActive
408Changzheng 8长征87,000 tActive
413Changzheng 13长征137,000 tActive
414Changzheng 14长征147,000 tActive
415Changzheng 15长征157,000 tActive
416Changzheng 16长征167,000 tActive
417Changzheng 17长征177,000 tActive
418Changzheng 18长征187,000 tActive
419Changzheng 19长征197,000 tActive
Type 091 submarineHan class403Changzheng 3长征319845,500 tActive
404Changzheng 4长征419885,500 tActive
405Changzheng 5长征519915,500 tActive

Conventional submarines

Type NATO designation Pennant No. Name
(English)
Name
(Han 汉)
Commissioned Displacement[lower-alpha 1] Fleet Status
Type 039A/039B submarineYuan classApprox. 20 in service2006-3,600 tActive
Type 039/039G/039G1 submarineSong class13 in service1998-20062,250 tActive
Kilo-class submarine (Project 877EKM / 636 / 636M)Kilo class12 in service1994-20054,000 tActive
Type 035 submarineMing class12 in service1990-20032,110 tActive (Some are being retired)

Surface ships

Aircraft carriers

Type NATO designation Pennant No. Name
(English)
Name
(Han 汉)
Commissioned Displacement Fleet Status
Type 001 aircraft carrier[lower-alpha 2]16Liaoning辽宁201267,500t[3]North Sea FleetActive
Type 002 aircraft carrier17Shandong山东201970,000 t[4]South Sea FleetActive
Type 003 aircraft carrier2022 est.85,000 tUnder Construction

Amphibious warfare ships

Type NATO designation Pennant No. Name
(English)
Name
(Han 汉)
Commissioned Displacement Fleet Status
Type 075 landing helicopter dockYushen class2021 est.40,000 tEast Sea FleetSea trials
2021 est.40,000 tSea trials
2022 est. 40,000 t Fitting out
Type 071 amphibious transport dockYuzhao class998Kunlun Shan昆仑山200725,000 tSouth Sea FleetActive
999Jinggang Shan井冈山201125,000 tSouth Sea FleetActive
989Changbai Shan长白山201225,000 tSouth Sea FleetActive
988Yimen Shan沂蒙山201625,000 tEast Sea FleetActive
980Longhu Shan龙虎山201825,000 tEast Sea Fleet Active
987Wuzhi Shan五指山201925,000 tSouth Sea FleetActive
986Siming Shan四明山202025,000 tEast Sea FleetActive
985Qilian Shan祁连山202025,000 tSouth Sea FleetActive
Type 072A landing shipYuting III class911Tianzhu Shan天柱山20034,800 tNorth Sea FleetActive
912Daqing Shan大青山20034,800 tNorth Sea FleetActive
913Baxian Shan八仙山20034,800 tEast Sea FleetActive
992Huading Shan华顶山20034,800 tSouth Sea FleetActive
993Luoxiao Shan罗宵山20044,800 tSouth Sea FleetActive
994Daiyun Shan戴云山20044,800 tSouth Sea FleetActive
995Wanyang Shan万羊山20044,800 tSouth Sea FleetActive
996Laotie Shan老铁山20054,800 tSouth Sea FleetActive
997Lühua Shan绿华山20044,800 tSouth Sea FleetActive
981Dabie Shan大别山20154,800 tEast Sea FleetActive
982Taihang Shan太行山20154,800 tActive
916Tianmu Shan天目山20164,800 tEast Sea FleetActive
914Wuyi Shan武夷山20164,800 tActive
915Culai Shan徂徕山20164,800 tActive
917Wutai Shan五台山20164,800 tActive
Type 072III landing shipYuting II class991Emei Shan峨眉山19924,800 tSouth Sea FleetActive
934Danxia Shan丹霞山19954,800 tEast Sea FleetActive
935Xuefeng Shan雪峰山19954,800 tEast Sea FleetActive
936Haiyang Shan海洋山19964,800 tEast Sea FleetActive
937Qingcheng Shan青城山19964,800 tEast Sea FleetActive
908Yandang Shan雁荡山19974,800 tNorth Sea FleetActive
909Jiuhua Shan九华山20004,800 tNorth Sea FleetActive
939Putuo Shan普陀山20004,800 tEast Sea FleetActive
910Huanggang Shan黄岗山20014,800 tNorth Sea FleetActive
940Tiantai Shan天台山20024,800 tEast Sea FleetActive
Type 072II landing shipYuting class930Lingyan Shan灵岩山4,170 tEast Sea FleetActive
931Dongting Shan洞庭山4,170 tSouth Sea FleetActive
932Helan Shan贺兰山4,170 tSouth Sea FleetActive
933Liupan Shan六盘山19954,170 tSouth Sea FleetActive
Type 073A landing shipYunshu classApprox. 10 in service2000-20022,000 tActive
Type 073III landing shipYudeng class99019911,850 tActive
Type 074A landing shipYubei classApprox. 10 in service1995-800 tActive
Type 074 landing shipYuhai classApprox. 12 in service1995-800 tActive

Destroyers

Type NATO designation Pennant No. Name
(English)
Name
(Han 中文)
Commissioned Displacement Fleet Status
Type 055 destroyerRenhai class101Nanchang南昌202013,000+ tNorth Sea FleetActive
102Lhasa拉萨202113,000+ tSea trials
2021 est.13,000+ tFitting out
2021 est.13,000+ tFitting out
2021 est.13,000+ tFitting out
2021 est.13,000+ tFitting out
2022 est. 13,000+ t Fitting out
2022 est. 13,000+ t Fitting out
Type 052D destroyerLuyang III class172Kunming昆明20147,500 tSouth Sea FleetActive
173Changsha长沙20157,500 tSouth Sea FleetActive
174Hefei合肥20157,500 tSouth Sea FleetActive
175Yinchuan银川20167,500 tSouth Sea FleetActive
117Xining西宁20177,500 tNorth Sea FleetActive
154Xiamen厦门20177,500 tEast Sea FleetActive
118Urumqi乌鲁木齐20187,500 tNorth Sea FleetActive
155Nanjing南京20187,500 tEast Sea FleetActive
131Taiyuan太原20187,500 tEast Sea FleetActive
161 Hohhot呼和浩特20197,500 tSouth Sea FleetActive
119Guiyang贵阳20197,500 tNorth Sea FleetActive
120Chengdu成都20197,500 tNorth Sea FleetActive
156Zibo淄博20207,500 tEast Sea FleetActive
121Qiqihar齐齐哈尔20207,500 tNorth Sea FleetActive
122Tangshan唐山20207,500 tNorth Sea FleetActive
162Nanning南宁2021 est.7,500 tFitting out
2021 est.7,500 tFitting out
2021 est.7,500 tFitting out
2021 est.7,500 tFitting out
2021 est.7,500 tFitting out
2022 est. 7,500 tFitting out
2022 est. 7,500 tFitting out
2022 est.7,500 tFitting out
2022 est. 7,500 t Fitting out
2022 est. 7,500 t Fitting out
Type 052C destroyerLuyang II class170Lanzhou兰州20047,000 tSouth Sea FleetActive
171Haikou海口20057,000 tSouth Sea FleetActive
150Changchun长春20137,000 tEast Sea FleetActive
151Zhengzhou郑州20137,000 tEast Sea FleetActive
152Jinan济南20147,000 tEast Sea FleetActive
153Xi'an西安20157,000 tEast Sea FleetActive
Type 051C destroyerLuzhou class115Shenyang沈阳20067,100 tNorth Sea FleetActive
116Shijiazhuang石家庄20077,100 tNorth Sea FleetActive
Type 052B destroyerLuyang I class168Guangzhou广州20045,900 tSouth Sea FleetActive
169Wuhan武汉20045,900 tSouth Sea FleetActive
Sovremenny-class destroyerSovremenny class136Hangzhou杭州19997,900 tEast Sea FleetActive
137Fuzhou福州20007,900 tEast Sea FleetActive
138Taizhou泰州20067,900 tEast Sea FleetActive
139Ningbo宁波20067,900 tEast Sea FleetActive
Type 051B destroyerLuhai class167Shenzhen深圳19996,100 tSouth Sea FleetActive
Type 052 destroyerLuhu class112Harbin哈尔滨19944,800 tNorth Sea FleetActive
113Qingdao青岛19964,800 tNorth Sea FleetActive

Frigates

Type NATO designation Pennant No. Name
(English)
Name
(Han 中文)
Commissioned Displacement Fleet Status
Type 054A frigateJiangkai II class530Xuzhou徐州20084,200 tEast Sea FleetActive
529Zhoushan舟山20084,200 tEast Sea FleetActive
570Huangshan黄山20084,200 tSouth Sea FleetActive
568Hengyang衡阳20084,200 tSouth Sea FleetActive
571Yuncheng运城20104,200 tSouth Sea FleetActive
569Yulin玉林20104,200 tSouth Sea FleetActive
548Yiyang益阳20104,200 tEast Sea FleetActive
549Changzhou常州20114,200 tEast Sea FleetActive
538Yantai烟台20114,200 tNorth Sea FleetActive
546Yancheng盐城20124,200 tNorth Sea FleetActive
572Hengshui衡水20124,200 tSouth Sea FleetActive
573Liuzhou柳州20124,200 tSouth Sea FleetActive
547Linyi临沂20124,200 tNorth Sea FleetActive
575Yueyang岳阳20134,200 tSouth Sea FleetActive
550Weifang潍坊20134,200 tNorth Sea FleetActive
574Sanya三亚20134,200 tSouth Sea FleetActive
577Huanggang黄冈20154,200 tEast Sea FleetActive
576Daqing大庆20154,200 tNorth Sea FleetActive
578Yangzhou扬州20154,200 tEast Sea FleetActive
579Handan邯郸20154,200 tNorth Sea FleetActive
532Jingzhou荆州20164,200 tEast Sea FleetActive
531Xiangtan湘潭20164,200 tEast Sea FleetActive
515Binzhou滨州20164,200 tEast Sea FleetActive
536Xuchang许昌20174,200 tSouth Sea FleetActive
539Wuhu芜湖20174,200 tNorth Sea FleetActive
598Rizhao日照20184,200 tNorth Sea FleetActive
599Anyang安阳20184,200 tEast Sea FleetActive
500Xianning咸宁20184,200 tSouth Sea FleetActive
601Nantong南通20194,200 tEast Sea FleetActive
542Zaozhuang枣庄20194,200 tNorth Sea FleetActive
Type 054 frigateJiangkai I class525Ma'anshan马鞍山20053,900 tEast Sea FleetActive
526Wenzhou温州20053,900 tEast Sea FleetActive
Type 053H3 frigate Jiangwei II class 564Yichang宜昌19992,400 tNorth Sea FleetActive
565Huludao葫芦岛20002,400 tNorth Sea FleetActive
524Sanming三明20002,400 tEast Sea FleetActive
567Xiangyang襄阳20022,400 tEast Sea FleetActive
566Huaihua怀化20022,400 tEast Sea FleetActive
527Luoyang洛阳20052,400 tSouth Sea FleetActive
528Mianyang绵阳20052,400 tSouth Sea FleetActive
Type 053H1G frigateJianghu class558Beihai北海19932,000 tEast Sea FleetActive
560Dongguan东莞19932,000 tEast Sea FleetActive
561Shantou汕头19932,000 tEast Sea FleetActive
559Foshan佛山19942,000 tEast Sea FleetActive
Type 053H1 frigate 543Dandong丹东19852,000 tSouth Sea FleetActive
553Shaoguan韶关19852,000 tSouth Sea FleetActive
555Zhaotong昭通19872,000 tSouth Sea FleetActive

Corvettes

Type NATO designation Pennant No. Name
(English)
Name
(Han 中文)
Commissioned Displacement Fleet Status
Type 056 corvetteJiangdao class582Bengbu蚌埠20131,500 tEast Sea FleetActive
580Datong大同20131,500 tNorth Sea FleetActive
583Shangrao上饶20131,500 tEast Sea FleetActive
596Huizhou惠州20131,500 tHong KongActive
597Qinzhou钦州20131,500 tHong KongActive
584Meizhou梅州20131,500 tSouth Sea FleetActive
581Yingkou营口20131,500 tNorth Sea FleetActive
585Baise百色20131,500 tSouth Sea FleetActive
586Ji'an吉安20141,500 tEast Sea FleetActive
587Jieyang揭阳20141,500 tEast Sea FleetActive
590Weihai威海20141,500 tNorth Sea FleetActive
592Luzhou泸州20141,500 tSouth Sea FleetActive
589Qingyuan清远20141,500 tSouth Sea FleetActive
591Fushun抚顺20141,500 tNorth Sea FleetActive
588Quanzhou泉州20141,500 tEast Sea FleetActive
595Chaozhou潮州20141,500 tEast Sea FleetActive
503Suzhou宿州20151,500 tEast Sea FleetActive
501Xinyang信阳20151,500 tNorth Sea FleetActive
509Huaian淮安20161,500 tEast Sea FleetActive
512Heze 菏泽20161,500 tEast Sea FleetActive
511Baoding 保定20161,500 tEast Sea FleetActive
510Ningde 宁德20161,500 tEast Sea FleetActive
Type 056A corvette502Huangshi黄石20151,500 tNorth Sea FleetActive
593Sanmenxia三门峡20141,500 tEast Sea FleetActive
594Zhuzou株洲20141,500 tEast Sea FleetActive
504Suqian宿迁20151,500 tSouth Sea FleetActive
505Qinhuangdao秦皇岛20151,500 tNorth Sea FleetActive
506Jingmen荆门20161,500 tSouth Sea FleetActive
507Tongren铜仁20161,500 tEast Sea FleetActive
508Qujing曲靖20161,500 tSouth Sea FleetActive
513Ezhou鄂州20171,500 tEast Sea FleetActive
514Liupanshui六盘水20171,500 tSouth Sea FleetActive
520Hanzhong汉中20171,500 tSouth Sea FleetActive
518Yiwu义乌20171,500 tEast Sea FleetActive
535Xuancheng宣城20171,500 tEast Sea FleetActive
556Yichun宜春20171,500 tEast Sea FleetActive
552Guangyuan广元20171,500 tSouth Sea FleetActive
551Suining遂宁20171,500 tSouth Sea FleetActive
540Wuhai乌海20181,500 tNorth Sea FleetActive
554Deyang德阳20181,500 tEast Sea FleetActive
541Zhangye张掖20181,500 tNorth Sea FleetActive
557Nanchong南充20181,500 tSouth Sea FleetActive
625Bazhong巴中20191,500 tSouth Sea FleetActive
610Shuozhou朔州20191,500 tEast Sea FleetActive
626Wuzhou梧州20191,500 tSouth Sea FleetActive
623Wenshan文山20191,500 tSouth Sea FleetActive
603Dingzhou定州20191,500 tNorth Sea FleetActive
621Panzhihua攀枝花20201,500 tSouth Sea FleetActive
620Ganzhou赣州20201,500 tSouth Sea FleetActive
611Luan六安20201,500 tEast Sea FleetActive
608Liaocheng聊城20201,500 tEast Sea FleetActive
627Enshi恩施20201,500 tSouth Sea FleetActive
628Yongzhou永州20201,500 tSouth Sea FleetActive
605Zhangjiakou张家口20201,500 tNorth Sea FleetActive
616Taian泰安20201,500 tEast Sea FleetActive
617Jingdezhen景德镇20201,500 tEast Sea FleetActive
615Xiaogan孝感20201,500 tEast Sea FleetActive
622Guangan广安20201,500 tSouth Sea FleetActive
604Mudanjiang牡丹江20201,500 tNorth Sea FleetActive
624Suizhou随州20201,500 tSouth Sea FleetActive
600Songyuan松原20201,500 tNorth Sea FleetActive
602Pingdingshan平顶山20201,500 tNorth Sea FleetActive
606Dongying东营20201,500 tNorth Sea FleetActive
629Tongling铜陵20201,500 tSouth Sea FleetActive
1,500 tFitting out
1,500 tFitting out
1,500 tFitting out
1,500 tFitting out
1,500 tFitting out
1,500 tFitting out
1,500 tFitting out
1,500 tFitting out

Missile boats, submarine chasers and gunboats

Type NATO designation Pennant No. Name
(English)
Name
(Han 中文)
Commissioned Displacement Fleet Status
Type 22 missile boatHoubei class83 in service2004-220 tActive
Type 037II missile boatHoujian class770Yangjiang阳江1991520 tHong KongActive
771Shunde顺德1995520 tHong KongActive
772Nanhai南海1995520 tHong KongActive
773Panyu番禹1995520 tHong KongActive
774Lianjiang廉江1999520 tHong KongActive
775Xinhui新会1999520 tHong KongActive
Type 037IG missile boatHouxin classApprox. 9 in service1991-1999478 tActive
Type 037IS submarine chaserHaiqing classApprox. 8 in service1982-478 tActive
Type 062I gunboatShanghai III classApprox. 17 in service1988-170 tActive

Mine countermeasures

Type NATO designation Pennant No. Name
(English)
Name
(Han 中文)
Commissioned Displacement Fleet Status
Type 081 mine countermeasure vesselWochi classApprox. 14 in service2007-1,200 tActive
Type 082II mine countermeasure vesselWozang class804Huoqiu霍邱2005575 tActive
818Kunshan昆山2011575 tActive
809Kaiping开平2015575 tActive
811Rongcheng荣城2016575 tActive
814Donggang东港2016575 tActive
808Rudong如东2017575 tActive
Type 082 mine countermeasure vesselWosao classApprox. 16 in service1988-1990s400 tActive

Fleet replenishment

Type NATO designation Pennant No. Name
(English)
Name
(Han 中文)
Commissioned Displacement Fleet Status
Type 901 fast combat support shipFuyu class965Hulun Lake呼伦湖201748,000 tActive
967Chagan Lake查干湖201848,000 tActive
Type 904B general stores issue shipDayun class962Lugu Lake泸沽湖201515,000 tSouth Sea FleetActive
961Junshan Lake军山湖201515,000 tSouth Sea FleetActive
Type 904A general stores issue ship888Fuxian Lake抚仙湖200715,000 tSouth Sea FleetActive
Type 904 general stores issue ship883Dongting Lake阳澄湖199211,000 tSouth Sea FleetActive
Type 903 replenishment shipFuchi I class886Qiandao Lake千岛湖200425,000 tEast Sea FleetActive
887Weishan Lake微山湖200425,000 tSouth Sea FleetActive
Type 903A replenishment shipFuchi II class889Tai Lake太湖201325,000 tNorth Sea FleetActive
890Chao Lake巢湖201325,000 tEast Sea FleetActive
960Dongping Lake东平湖201525,000 tNorth Sea FleetActive
966Gaoyao Lake高邮湖201625,000 tEast Sea FleetActive
963Hong Lake洪湖201625,000 tSouth Sea FleetActive
964Luoma Lake骆马湖201625,000 tSouth Sea FleetActive
968Kekexili Lake可可西里湖201925,000 tNorth Sea FleetActive
2020 est.25,000 tFitting out
Type 908 replenishment shipFusu class885Qinghai Lake青海湖199937,000 tSouth Sea FleetActive

Hospital Ship

Type NATO designation Pennant No. Name
(English)
Name
(Han 中文)
Commissioned Displacement Fleet Status
Type 920 hospital shipAnwei-class866Daishan Dao/Peace Ark岱山岛200714,000 tActive
Medium sized hospital shipAnshen-class12Nanyi-12南医1220204,000-5,000 tSouth Sea FleetActive
Medium sized hospital shipAnshen-class13Nanyi-13南医1320204,000-5,000 tSouth Sea FleetActive

Training Ships

Type NATO designation Pennant No. Name
(English)
Name
(Han 中文)
Commissioned Displacement Fleet Status
Type 679 training shipDaxin class81Zheng He郑和19865,548 tDalian Naval AcademyActive
Type 0891A training shipDashi class82Shichang世昌19979,700 tDalian Naval AcademyActive
Type 680 training shipDadu class83Qi Jiguang戚继光20179,000 tDalian Naval AcademyActive

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

Notes

  1. Displacement when dived.
  2. Refurbished Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrier.

References

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