People's Liberation Army Navy |
Bernhard Zand wrote in Der Spiegel September 10, 2012: "One country that could give China good advice, a country whose historians are well versed in naval policies and in arms races on the high seas, is Germany. A century ago, Berlin stood where Beijing is now, as an emerging economic power that was admired, envied and feared. At the time, Germany wanted a navy that would broadcast its self-confidence to the world, one that could rival the world’s greatest naval force of the era, the British Navy. That plan almost succeeded. But it didn’t end well."
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Clearly there are a lot of loose ends here, but this is vastly enhanced relative to earlier in the Century. | |||||||||
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| Surface Forces | Submarine Force | Naval Air Force | |||||||
| Coastal Defense Force | Marine Corps | Special Forces | |||||||
| Commander, PLAN | |||||||||
| Northern Theater Navy North Sea Fleet Beihai Fleet |
East Theater Navy East Sea Fleet Donghai Fleet Ningbo |
South Theater Navy South Sea Fleet Nanhai Fleet |
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| Lushun Base | Shanghai Base | Guangzhou Base | |||||||
| Qingdao Base | Fujian Base | Yulin Base | |||||||
| 2nd Submarine DET North Qingdao |
22nd Submarine BDE Daxie Island, Ningbo |
32nd Submarine BDE Yulin, Sanya |
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| 12th Submarine DET Dalian |
42nd Submarine BDE Xiangshan, Ningbo |
52nd Submarine BDE Xiachuan Island, Taishan |
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| 84th Submarine BDE Yangpu |
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| 1st Nuclear Sub Flotilla ??? | |||||||||
| 1st Destroyer DET Guzhenkou |
3rd Destroyer DET Dinghai, Zhoushan |
2nd Destroyer DET Ma Xie, Zhanjiang | |||||||
| 10th Destroyer DET Dalian |
6th Destroyer DET Dinghai, Zhoushan |
9th Destroyer DET Yalong Bay, Sanya |
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| 11th Frigate DET Dalian |
13th Frigate DET Lianyungang |
17th Frigate DET HongKong |
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| 12th Frigate DET Weihai |
14th Frigate DET Wujing |
18th Frigate DET Guangzhou base |
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| 15th Frigate DET Sanduaoi, Ningde |
19th Frigate DET Yulin, Sanya |
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| 16th Frigate DET Fujian Base |
Nansha Patrol DET Yulin, Sanya |
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| 11th Minesweeper BDE Dalian |
4th Minesweeper BDE Wujing |
10th Minesweeper BDE Ximen, Jiangmen |
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| 9th Minesweeper BDE Changtu |
76th Minesweeper BDE Xuwen, Zhanjiang |
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| Missile Speed Boat BDE Shanghai |
Missile Speed Boat BDE Taichuan Island |
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| Missile Speed Boat BDE Fujian |
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| 2nd Operation Support Ship Division | |||||||||
| 1st Landing Ship BDE .. |
5th Landing Ship DET Shanghai |
6th Landing Ship DET Zhanjiang |
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| 2nd Landing Ship BDE .. |
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| 16th Landing Ship BDE .. |
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| 17th Landing Ship BDE .. |
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| 3rd Marine Brigade |
1st Marine BDE | ||||||||
| 4th Marine Brigade |
164th Marine BDE | ||||||||
| 1st Combat Support Ship DET Qingdao |
2nd Combat Support Ship DET Zhoushan |
3rd Combat Support Ship DET Chikan, Zhanjiang |
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| Detection Ship BDE Qingdao |
Detection Ship Brigade BDE Dinghai, Zhoushan |
Detection Ship Brigade BDE Ma Xie, Zhanjiang |
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| Service Ship BDE Qingdao |
Service Ship BDE Zhoushan, Zhejiang |
Service Ship BDE Zhanjiang Chikan |
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| Rescue Ship DET Qingdao |
Rescue Ship BDE Fenghua, Ningbo |
Rescue Ship BDE Chikan, Zhanjiang |
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| Sea Survey BDE Haizhu, Guangzhou |
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| Naval AF, NSF | Naval AF, ESF | Naval AF, SSF | |||||||
| 5th Fighter DIV Laishan |
4th Fighter DIV Ningbo, Luqiao |
8th Mixed DIV | |||||||
| 2nd Mixed DIV Laiyang |
6th Mixed DIV Dachang, Yiwu |
9th Mixed DIV Lingshui |
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| 7th Trainer DIV Suizhong |
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| 1st Carrier Aircraft Wing Xingcheng |
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Echelon terms are not consistently applied | |||||||||
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Bernhard Zand wrote in Der Spiegel September 10, 2012: "One country that could give China good advice, a country whose historians are well versed in naval policies and in arms races on the high seas, is Germany. A century ago, Berlin stood where Beijing is now, as an emerging economic power that was admired, envied and feared. At the time, Germany wanted a navy that would broadcast its self-confidence to the world, one that could rival the world’s greatest naval force of the era, the British Navy. That plan almost succeeded. But it didn’t end well."