Naval Vessels Naming Regulation

The Naval Vessels Naming Regulation () is the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy's regulation for naming its vessels. The regulation was published on 18 November 1978, and updated on 10 July 1986 and in 2022. Naming Convention

Surface Combatants

Type Namesakes Examples Aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships Province-level administrative divisions Liaoning, Sichuan Destroyers Provincial capitals, sub-provincial cities, large cities, and prefecture-level divisions associated with the party and military Nanchang, Lhasa, Xiamen Frigates Other prefecture-level divisions and county-level divisions associated with the party and military Zhoushan, Xianning Submarine chasers, missile boats, mine warfare vessels County-level divisions Qufu, Liuyang Amphibious warfare ships Mountains Kunlun Shan, Taihang Shan

Submarines Type Namesakes Examples Nuclear submarines Changzheng () followed by a serial number Long March 21 Conventional submarines Changcheng () followed by a serial number Great Wall 346

Auxiliaries

Type Namesakes Examples Reconnaissance ships Celestial objects Uranus Underwater acoustic monitoring ships Rivers N/A Rescue boats, repair ships, semi-submersibles and replenishment ships Lakes Weishanhu, Yinmahu Oceanographic survey ships, research ships Historical Chinese scientists Zhu Kezhen Training ships Historical Chinese navigators, national heroes, or nouns and phrases with [maritime] symbolism Zheng He, Qi Jiguang Hospital ships Symbolic nouns and phrases Peace Ark Other auxiliaries The name of the operating area and function followed by a serial number Nan-Yun 832, Dong-Bo 24

References

See also List of ships of the People's Liberation Army Navy