Naval Vessels Naming Regulation
The Naval Vessels Naming Regulation (Chinese: 海军舰艇命名条例; pinyin: Hǎijūn Jiàntǐng Mìngmíng Tíaolì) 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[1] and in 2022.[2]
Naming Convention
[edit]Surface Combatants
[edit]| 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[1] | Kunlun Shan, Taihang Shan |
| Nuclear submarines | Changzheng (Chinese: 长征; pinyin: Chángzhēng; lit. 'Long March') followed by a serial number[1] | Long March 21 |
| Conventional submarines | Changcheng (Chinese: 长城; pinyin: Chángchēng; lit. 'Great Wall') followed by a serial number[1] | Great Wall 346 |
Auxiliaries
[edit]| 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[1] | 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[1] | Nan-Yun 832, Dong-Bo 24 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f 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.
- ^ 张恒; 韩明宇 (2022-06-20). "福建舰来了！聊聊舰艇命名那些事儿". 人民海军 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2022-06-24.
