The Naval Vessels Naming Regulation (Chinese: 海军舰艇命名条例; pinyin: Hǎijūn Jiàntǐng Mìngmíng Tíaolì) is a regulation that governs the naming of vessels of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy. It was published by the PLAN on November 18, 1978, and was revised on July 10, 1986.[1]

Nomenclature

The regulation states that surface combatants above cruiser class (i.e. battleships and aircraft carriers) shall be named by the State Council on a case-by-case basis while others are named after geographical locations:[1][2]

Ship[2] Named after[2]
Cruisers and aircraft carriers Chinese provinces
Destroyers Major Chinese cities
Frigates Minor Chinese cities
Nuclear submarines Changzheng (Chinese: 长征; pinyin: Chángzhēng; lit. 'Long March') followed by a serial number[1]
Ballistic and cruise missile armed conventional submarines Yuanzheng (Chinese: 远征; pinyin: Yuǎnzhēng; lit. 'Expedition') followed by a serial number[1]
Conventional submarines Changcheng (Chinese: 长城; pinyin: Chángchēng; lit. 'Great Wall') followed by a serial number[1]
Mine warfare ship Chinese prefectures
Submarine chasers and corvettes Chinese counties
Dock & tank landing ships Chinese mountains
Other landing ships Chinese rivers
Replenishment ships Chinese lakes
Research ships Chinese scientists
Training ships Chinese naval officers

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Liu, Wenhui; Liu, Sicong (11 August 2011). "中国海军舰艇命名由来及规律" [Origins and Patterns of the naming of Chinese Naval Vessels]. People's Daily. Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on 2016-08-13. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Nomenclature of Chinese warships". Archived from the original on July 10, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2016.

See also

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