| Northern Theater Command Navy | |
|---|---|
) The People's Liberation Army Navy jack and ensign|border | |
| Active | 1950–Present |
| Country |  People's Republic of China |
| Allegiance |  Communist Party of China |
| Branch |  People's Liberation Army Navy |
| Type | Naval fleet |
| Part of | Northern Theater Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Qingdao Naval Base, China |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Li Yujie |
The Northern Theater Command Navy (Chinese: 北部战区海军), or the North Sea Fleet (NSF; Chinese: 北海舰队) is one of the three fleets of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy, under the Northern Theater Command. In September 1950 the Qingdao Army Base was redesignated as a naval base. Following the departure of the Soviet Navy from Lüshunkou (Port Arthur), the North Sea Fleet was established in 1960 with naval bases in Qingdao and Lüshunkou.
It includes nuclear-powered submarines: five Han class attack submarines and China's single Xia class submarine ballistic missile submarine, all based at Qingdao.
The NSF has historically received primacy during the allocation of the destroyers and frigates, as its role was to defend northeast China (including Beijing) against any amphibious attacks by Soviet Union. However, unlike the East Sea and South Sea Fleets, it has never been involved in combat.
The fleet headquarters is located at Qingdao, with other major naval bases at:
- Lüshunkou
- Huludao
Ships
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The flagship of the fleet is the Liaoning (16), a Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrier.
- 1 Kuznetsov-class:
- Lioaning (16)
- 3 Luyang III-class:
- Xining (117)
- Ürümqi (118)
- Guiyang (119)
- 2 Luzhou-class:
- Shenyang (115)
- Shijiazhuang (116)
- 2 Luhu-class:
- Harbin (112)
- Qingdao (113)
- 2 Luda-class
- Kaifeng (109)
- Dalian (110)
- 7 Jiangkai II-class:
- Yantai (538)
- Yancheng (546)
- Linyi (547)
- Weifang (550)
- Daqing (576)
- Handan (532)
- Wuhu (539)
- 3 Jiangwei II-class:
- Huludao (565)
- Luoyang (527)
- Mianyang (528)
- 1 Jianghu-class:
- Changzhou (537)
- 7 Jiangdao-class:
- Datong (580)e
- Yingkou (581)
- Weihai (590)
- Fushun (591)
- Xinyang (501)
- Huangshi (502)
- Qinhuangdao (505)
- 4 Han-class SSNs:
- ChangZheng 2 (402)
- ChangZheng 3 (403)
- ChangZheng 4 (404)
- ChangZheng 5 (405)
- 1 Xia-class SSBN:
- ChangZheng 6 (406)
Diesel-electric submarines
- At least 15, and possibly up to 20 Ming
Landing ships
- 2 Yuting III-class LST:
- Tianzhu Shan (911)
- Daqing Shan (912)
- 3 Yuting II-class LST:
- Yandang Shan (908)
- Jiuhua Shan (909)
- Huanggang Shan (910)
- 2 Fuchi-class
- Taihu (889)
- Dongpinghu (960)
- 1 Fuqing-class
- Hongzehu (881)
See also
- People's Liberation Army Navy
- Beiyang Fleet of the Qing navy from 1875-1898