The Korean People's Navy operates along both coastlines from major and minor bases. The Korean People's Navy headquarters is in P'yongyang.
The western fleet has approximately 300 ships.
Pip'a-got: limited operational and logistical support to patrol craft; also home to some submarines
Sagot (Sagon-ni): home to Squadron 8
Ch'o-do: small support base and home to Squadron 9 (fast attack craft)
Tasa-ri: small naval base
Haeju: major naval base and ship repair facility close to Demarcation Line
Kwangyang-ni
Sunwi-do
Yomju (Yomju-gun)
Yongwi-do
The eastern fleet has approximately 470 ships.
T'oejo-dong: base for patrol boats and 1 frigate
Wonsan (Munch'on): large maritime complex and HQ for East Fleet
Ch'aho (Ch'aho-nodongjagu): one of two submarine bases in North Korea
Ch'angjon: home base for smaller patrol boats
Mayangdo: operational and logistical support for submarines, anti-submarine craft, and patrol boats; one of 2 submarine bases in North Korea
Puam-ni: small base for patrol boats and landing craft
Mugyepo: base for patrol boats, landing craft and frigates
Rason (Rajin): major naval operations and training centre
Puam Dong: base for patrol boats and landing craft
Songjon-Pando: support base for patrol and missile boats; part of the larger Wonsan naval/maritime complex
Some ships are domestically built at the Wonsan and Nampho shipyards. Southern bases on both coasts are used to organize infiltrations into South Korea and Japan.
