List of active People's Liberation Army Navy landing craft

Zubr-class LCAC

List of active People's Liberation Army Navy amphibious watercraft is a list of amphibious watercraft currently in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy. The following craft are primarily operated from large amphibious warfare ships such as the Type 071 of the PLAN. They are designed to transport troops and equipment from ship to shore.[1]

Landing craft

Landing craft air cushion

Nomenclature

Naval vessels of PLAN including some of the landing craft are named per Naval Vessels Naming Regulation (中国海军舰艇命名条例) [2] that was first issued by the Central Military Commission (CMC) on November 3, 1978, and subsequently revised July 7, 1986.[2] Per CMC convention, warships of the size of a cruiser or larger are named by General Staff Department, and others are named by PLAN, in accordance with the following table:

Ship[2] Named after[2]
Cruisers Chinese provinces
Destroyers Major Chinese cities
Frigates Major Chinese cities
Nuclear submarines Long March followed by a number
Ballistic and cruise missile armed conventional submarines Expedition followed by a number
Conventional submarines Great Wall followed by a number
Mine warfare Chinese prefectures
Submarine chasers 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

A distinct difference between PLAN and most western navies is that unlike its western counterparts, PLAN does not use ship prefixes internally. However, a system of ship prefixes similar to that of west has been developed by many internet sources for similar classification:

Country Service Prefix Meaning
 People's Republic of China People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) PLANS People's Liberation Army Navy Ship: Commissioned ships in PLAN, mostly warships & some auxiliaries. China does not use ship prefixes internally.
PRCNS People's Republic of China Naval Ship: PLAN owned ships manned by civilians, including most research ships. China does not use ship prefixes internally.
China Coast Guard (PRCCG) PRCCGS People's Republic of China Coast Guard Ship. China does not use ship prefixes internally.
Governmental Agencies PRCS People's Republic of China Ship: ships owned by various Chinese governmental administrative and regulatory bodies, all of which are subject to naval deployment. China does not use ship prefixes internally.
Merchant Marine PRCMV People's Republic of China Merchant Vessel. China does not use ship prefixes internally.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Chinese Warships, globalsecurity.org
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Nomenclature of Chinese warships". Retrieved 29 October 2015.

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