People's Liberation Army Navy Organization

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.

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

Deputy Political Commissars:
 * Political Commissar of the Navy: Admiral Liu Xiaojiang
 * Kang Chengyuan
 * Fan Yinhua
 * Wu Huayang

Deputy Commanders-in-Chief of the Navy:
 * Ding Yiping
 * Jin Mao
 * Shen Binyi
 * Wang Yucheng
 * Zhang Yongyi
 * Zhang Zhannan
 * Zhao Xingfa
 * Gu Wengen


 * Chief of Naval Staff: Ding Yiping
 * Director of Political Department: Xu Jianzhong

Fleet Commanders


 * North Sea Fleet: Rear Admiral Tian Zhong; Political Commisar Li Guang
 * East Sea Fleet: Vice Admiral Xu Hongmen; Political Commisar Xu Jianzhong
 * South Sea Fleet: Vice Admiral Gu Wengen; Political Commisar 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