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Inventory
1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2013 2015 2020 2025 2030
Personnel, TOTAL ,000 260 250
Personnel, fleet 200 200
Submarines 117 63 48 50 55 62 63 71 68 + 81 + 95 +
SSBN Ballistic Missile Submarines 2 2 2 2 2 3 6 5 6 9 14
SSBN Tang Type 096 / 09-VI 2025? 18,000 - - - - - - - - - 1 6
Class Type Year Tons 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2013 2015 2020 2025 2030
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Command Ships - - - - - 1 2 2 2 3 3
167 Shenzhen Luhai Type 051B 1999 6,600 - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 - -
Aircraft Carrier - - - - - - - 1 2 5 6
Type 003 CVN 2028 110,000 - - - - - - - - - 1 2
Destroyers 15 18 17 20 23 27 29 26 31 33 71
DDG Luyang IV Type 052E 2022 9,000 - - - - - - - - 1 15 29
Frigates 22 28 33 40 45 48 47 45 47 57 61
Class Type Year Tons 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2013 2015 2020 2025 2030
PCFG Huangfeng Type 021 [Osa] 1970 205 120 120 120 38 20 20 - - - - -
PGG Homa Type 024-mod 1966 80 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
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PHT Huchuan Type 025 1976 45 120 100 100 16 9 9 - - - - -
PC Shanghai II Type 062 1962 170 325 300 300 100 100 100 10 - - - -
Mine Layer ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Mine Sweeper / Hunter ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
remote-controlled minesweeper ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Class Type Year Tons 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2013 2015 2020 2025 2030
Command Ships - - - - - 1 1 2 2 2 2
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MLP 868 Mobile Landing 2015 30,000 - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1
LCM Yunnan Type 067 1964 280 280 280 280 280 280 50 50 50 50 50 50
LCM Yunnan Type 067 1964 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200
[RESERVE]
Hospital Ships - - - 1 3 6 6 6 9 9 12
Class Type Year Tons 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2013 2015 2020 2025 2030
AGB icebreaker 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2
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AGB Yanha / Haibing Type 271 1969 3,200 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 - - - -
Class Type Year Tons 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2013 2015 2020 2025 2030
Support 174 166 173 164 155 154 142 140 135 .. ..
Underway Replenishment 4 3 2 3 4 4 5 7 12 14 14
Class Type Year Tons 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2013 2015 2020 2025 2030
ARC cable repair ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
ARC NEWCON 202? 1,750? - - - - - - - - - 5 5
ARL Repair / ARS Salvage ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
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ARS Daozha 19xx ,000 - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .. ..
Submarine - AS Support / ASL Tender / ASR Rescue ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
AT ocean going tug / ATA auxilary ocean tug ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
ATR Rescue Tug ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
ADG degaussing ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
AX training ship ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
AGE (Auxiliary General Experimental) weapons trial support ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
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AGE Yanxi / YenHsi 1970 1,200 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - -
Class Type Year Tons 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2013 2015 2020 2025 2030
YFL Harbor Ferry - Jiao ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
YFU Harbor Utility Craft ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
YOS Oil Storage Barge ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
YPD Floating Pile Driver ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
YRC Floating Workshop ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
YTM Yard Tug Medium ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Class Type Year Tons 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2013 2015 2020 2025 2030
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Army Boat Unit / Maritime Transport Units /
Border Defense Force
AGMR Yuan Wang space event 1979 21,000 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
_D - landing craft .. .. + + + + + + + + + + +
WLCU Yutu - - - - - - - 1 5 5 5
WLCU Yuwei - - - - - - - + + + +
100 100 100 100
WLCM Yupen - - - - - - - + + + +
100 100 100 100
WLCM Yunnan II - - - - - - - + 50 + 50 + 50 + 50
_G - engineering ship .. .. + + + + + + + + + + +
NG564 WLCM - - - - - - - 3 4 5 4
Yugong
_J - Transportation .. .. + + + + + + + + + + +
boat
_L - Training .. .. + + + + + + + + + + +
_T - tugboat .. .. + + + + + + + + + + +
_U - tanker .. .. + + + + + + + + + + +
_X - patrol boat .. .. + + + + + + + + + + +
_Y - transport ship .. .. + + + + + + + + + + +
JY161 WAK - - - - - - - 6 8 8 8
Leizhuang
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GY820 / WKLA Type 701 LSV [RO-RO] 2015 2,700 - - - - - - 1 2 3 3 3
Yunsong
_Z - Reconnaissance .. .. + + + + + + + + + + +
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Air Force Boat Unit
AGE Ji Di Hao 19xx ,000 - - - - - - - - - .. ..
Class Type Year Tons 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2013 2015 2020 2025 2030
32 31 33 32 32 32 32 30 30 .. ..
Auxiliary, Merchant Marine
AGB icebreaker ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
AGE research / experimental ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
AGOR oceanographic research ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
AGOR oceanographic research [Institute of Oceanology] ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
AGS hydrographic survey ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
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ASL Submarine Tender ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
WLB : Buoy Tender ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
YM(S-P) : Dredge - self-propelled ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
IX : Experimental ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
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