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People's Liberation Army Navy Organization

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The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is the naval branch of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). The PLAN force consists of about 250,000 men and over a hundred major combat vessels, organized into three fleets: the North Sea Fleet, the East Sea Fleet, and the South Sea Fleet. Below is the organizational structure of the PLAN.

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PLAN headquarters

PLAN headquarters is subordinate to the PLA General Staff Department and the Chairman of the Central Military Committee .

Information current as of March 2007

  • Commander-in-Chief of the Navy: Admiral Wu Shengli
  • Political Commissar of the Navy: Admiral Miao Hua
  • Deputy Commanders:

  • Ding Yiping
  • Jin Mao
  • Shen Binyi
  • Wang Yucheng
  • Zhang Yongyi
  • Zhang Zhannan
  • Zhao Xingfa
  • Gu Wengen
  • Deputy Political Commissars:

  • Kang Chengyuan
  • Fan Yinhua
  • Wu Huayang
  • Chief of Naval Staff: Ding Yiping Director of Political Department: Xu Jianzhong

    Fleet Commanders

  • North Sea Fleet: Rear Admiral Tian Zhong; Political Commissar Li Guang
  • East Sea Fleet: Vice Admiral Xu Hongmen; Political Commissar Xu Jianzhong
  • South Sea Fleet: Vice Admiral Gu Wengen; Political Commissar Huang Jiaxiang
  • Fleets

    The People's Liberation Army Navy is divided into three fleets.

  • the North Sea Fleet, headquartered in Qingdao, Shandong Province, patrols the Bohai Bay and the Yellow Sea. Its flagship is DDG Harbin.
  • the East Sea Fleet, headquartered in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, patrols the East China Sea, which is called the Eastern Sea in Chinese. Its flagship is J302 Chongmingdao.
  • the South Sea Fleet, headquartered in Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province, patrols the South China Sea, or the South Sea in Chinese. Its flagship is AOR/AK Nanchang.
  • Bases

    North Sea Fleet Major bases: Qingdao (HQ), Huludao, Jianggezhuang, Guzhen Bay, Lushun, Xiaopingdao. Minor bases: Weihai Wei, Qingshan, Luda, Lianyungang, Ling Shan, Ta Ku Shan, Changshandao, Liuzhuang, Dayuanjiadun, Dalian

    East Sea Fleet Major bases: Ningbo (HQ), Zhoushan, Shanghai, Daxie, Fujian. Minor bases: Zhenjiangguan, Wusong, Xinxiang, Wenzhou, Sanduao, Xiamen, Xingxiang, Quandou, Wen Zhou SE, Wuhan, Dinghai, Jiaotou

    South Sea Fleet Major bases: Zhanjiang (HQ), Yulin, Huangfu, Hong Kong, Guangzhou (Canton). Minor bases: Haikou, Shantou, Humen, Kuanchuang, Tsun, Kuan Chung, Mawai, Beihai, Ping Tan, San Chou Shih, Tang-Chiah Huan, Longmen, Bailong, Dongcun, Baimajing, Xiachuandao, Yuchi

    Branches

    The PLAN is organised into five branches:

  • People's Liberation Army Navy Submarine Force
  • People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force
  • People's Liberation Army Navy Coastal Defense Force
  • People's Liberation Army Marine Corps
  • People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force
  • References

    People's Liberation Army Navy Organization Wikipedia