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South Sea Fleet

January 01, 1970

The South Sea Fleet (SSF; 南海舰队), concurrently the Southern Theater Command Navy (南部战区海军), is one of the three fleets of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy. Responsible for South China Sea, the fleet provides naval forces to the Southern Theater Command. The fleet is headquartered in Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China.

Southern Theater Command Navy
The People's Liberation Army Navy's jack and ensign
Active1949–present
Country People's Republic of China
Allegiance Chinese Communist Party
Branch People's Liberation Army Navy
TypeNaval fleet
Part ofSouthern Theater Command
Garrison/HQYulin Naval Base, China
March"The People's Navy Moves Forward"
Commanders
CommanderAdmiral Ju Xinchun
Political CommissarAdmiral Yang Zhiliang

Initially, the fleet's strength consisted mostly of former Kuomintang ships and personnel, which either defected or were captured by the People's Liberation Army. One of three fleets of the People's Liberation Army Navy, the SSF's duties were to protect the city of Guangzhou and the Pearl River regions, and support the PLA in capturing islands that were still in the hands of the Kuomintang forces. The fleet's development has been slow, because most of China's shipbuilding industry is located on the northern or eastern coasts. In the 1970s the fleet underwent a major buildup, due to conflict in the Paracel Islands and other reefs in the South China Sea. In 1974, the SSF took the Paracel Islands from South Vietnam, which resulted in the sinking of one South Vietnamese frigate while damaging another. The latest incident was in 1988, when a Chinese naval task force engaged Vietnamese naval forces, sinking one Vietnamese warship and damaging another.[citation needed]

Most of the fleet's surface ships are located at Zhanjiang naval base, while all of the fleet's submarines are at Yulin Naval Base, on Hainan Island. The SSF has many other bases included Guangzhou, Haikou, Shantou, Mawei, and Beihai, while naval air force bases are at Lingshui, Haikou, Sanya, Zhanjiang, and Guiping. The fleet's area of operations is divided into six zones.[citation needed]

Structure edit

Functional Departments edit

The South Sea Fleet consists of the following departments:

  • General Staff Department - Fleet Headquarters Staff.
  • Political Work Department - Responsible for Communist Party oversight over the fleet.
  • Discipline Inspection Committee - Responsible for maintaining discipline in the fleet.
  • Equipment Department
  • Logistics Department

Naval Detachments edit

South Sea Fleet further divides into the following ship detachments:

  • 2nd Destroyer Detachment (驱逐舰第二支队)
  • 9th Destroyer Detachment (驱逐舰第九支队)
  • 17th Frigate Detachment (护卫舰第十七支队)
  • 18th Frigate Detachment (护卫舰第十八支队)
  • 19th Frigate Detachment (护卫舰第十九支队)
  • 32nd Submarine Detachment (潜艇第三十二支队)
  • 52nd Submarine Detachment (潜艇第五十二支队)
  • 6th Landing Ship Detachment (登陆舰第六支队)
  • 3rd Combat Support Ship Detachment (作战支援舰第三支队)
  • Danger and Lifesaver Detachment (某防险救生支队)

Major Naval Bases in the Fleet edit

The fleet headquarters was, at first, at Guangzhou, but was later relocated to Zhanjiang.

Naval air force bases:

Ships in the fleet edit

 
The aircraft carrier Shandong in the Dalian port
 
A Jiangkai-Class Frigate in action in Nan Hai

The flagship of the fleet is the Shandong (17), a Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrier.

Aircraft carrier

Landing helicopter dock

Destroyers:

Frigates:

Corvettes:

  • 12 Jiangdao-class:
    • Meizhou (584)
    • Baise (585)
    • Jieyang (587)
    • Qingyuan (589)
    • Luzhou (592)
    • Zhuzhou (594)
    • Chaozhou (595)
    • Suqian (504)
    • Jingmen (506)
    • Tongren (507)
    • Qujing (508)
    • Liupanshui (514)

Diesel-Electric submarines:

Landing ships:

Replenishment ships:

Auxiliary ships:

  • 6 Qiongsha-class troop transport ships:
    • NY830
    • NY831
    • NY832
    • NY833
    • NY834
    • NY835
  • 1 hospital ship

See also edit

References edit

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources South Sea Fleet news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2008 Learn how and when to remove this message The South Sea Fleet SSF 南海舰队 concurrently the Southern Theater Command Navy 南部战区海军 is one of the three fleets of the Chinese People s Liberation Army Navy Responsible for South China Sea the fleet provides naval forces to the Southern Theater Command The fleet is headquartered in Zhanjiang Guangdong China Southern Theater Command NavyThe People s Liberation Army Navy s jack and ensignActive1949 presentCountry People s Republic of ChinaAllegianceChinese Communist PartyBranch People s Liberation Army NavyTypeNaval fleetPart ofSouthern Theater CommandGarrison HQYulin Naval Base ChinaMarch The People s Navy Moves Forward CommandersCommanderAdmiral Ju XinchunPolitical CommissarAdmiral Yang Zhiliang Initially the fleet s strength consisted mostly of former Kuomintang ships and personnel which either defected or were captured by the People s Liberation Army One of three fleets of the People s Liberation Army Navy the SSF s duties were to protect the city of Guangzhou and the Pearl River regions and support the PLA in capturing islands that were still in the hands of the Kuomintang forces The fleet s development has been slow because most of China s shipbuilding industry is located on the northern or eastern coasts In the 1970s the fleet underwent a major buildup due to conflict in the Paracel Islands and other reefs in the South China Sea In 1974 the SSF took the Paracel Islands from South Vietnam which resulted in the sinking of one South Vietnamese frigate while damaging another The latest incident was in 1988 when a Chinese naval task force engaged Vietnamese naval forces sinking one Vietnamese warship and damaging another citation needed Most of the fleet s surface ships are located at Zhanjiang naval base while all of the fleet s submarines are at Yulin Naval Base on Hainan Island The SSF has many other bases included Guangzhou Haikou Shantou Mawei and Beihai while naval air force bases are at Lingshui Haikou Sanya Zhanjiang and Guiping The fleet s area of operations is divided into six zones citation needed Contents 1 Structure 1 1 Functional Departments 1 2 Naval Detachments 2 Major Naval Bases in the Fleet 3 Ships in the fleet 4 See also 5 ReferencesStructure editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed April 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message Functional Departments edit The South Sea Fleet consists of the following departments General Staff Department Fleet Headquarters Staff Political Work Department Responsible for Communist Party oversight over the fleet Discipline Inspection Committee Responsible for maintaining discipline in the fleet Equipment Department Logistics Department Naval Detachments edit South Sea Fleet further divides into the following ship detachments 2nd Destroyer Detachment 驱逐舰第二支队 9th Destroyer Detachment 驱逐舰第九支队 17th Frigate Detachment 护卫舰第十七支队 18th Frigate Detachment 护卫舰第十八支队 19th Frigate Detachment 护卫舰第十九支队 32nd Submarine Detachment 潜艇第三十二支队 52nd Submarine Detachment 潜艇第五十二支队 6th Landing Ship Detachment 登陆舰第六支队 3rd Combat Support Ship Detachment 作战支援舰第三支队 Danger and Lifesaver Detachment 某防险救生支队 Major Naval Bases in the Fleet editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed April 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message The fleet headquarters was at first at Guangzhou but was later relocated to Zhanjiang Yulin Naval Base Hainan Island Guangzhou Haikou Shantou Mawei Beihai Stonecutters Island Hong Kong People s Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison Naval air force bases Lingshui Haikou Sanya Zhanjiang GuipingShips in the fleet edit nbsp The aircraft carrier Shandong in the Dalian port nbsp A Jiangkai Class Frigate in action in Nan HaiThis list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items September 2022 The flagship of the fleet is the Shandong 17 a Kuznetsov class aircraft carrier Aircraft carrier 1 Kuznetsov class Shandong 17 Landing helicopter dock Type 075 Hainan 31 Destroyers 4 Type 055 destroyer Dalian 105 Yan an 106 Zunyi 107 Xianyang 108 9 Type 052D Kunming Luyang III class Kunming 172 Changsha 173 Hefei 174 Yinchuan 175 Hohhot 161 Nanning 162 Jiaozuo 163 Guilin 164 Zhanjiang 165 2 Type 052C Lanzhou Luyang II class Lanzhou 170 Haikou 171 2 Type 052B Guangzhou Luyang class Guangzhou 168 Wuhan 169 1 Type 051B Luhai class Shenzhen 167 Frigates 14 Jiangkai class II Huangshan 570 Hengyang 568 Yuncheng 571 Yulin 569 Hengshui 572 Liuzhou 573 Sanya 574 Yueyang 575 Bayannur 551 Binzhou 552 Dali 553 Tongliao 554 3 Jiangwei II class Yichang 564 Huaihua 566 Xiangyang 567 6 Jianghu V class Beihai 558 Kangding 559 Dongguan 560 Shantou 561 Jiangmen 562 Foshan 563 Corvettes 12 Jiangdao class Meizhou 584 Baise 585 Jieyang 587 Qingyuan 589 Luzhou 592 Zhuzhou 594 Chaozhou 595 Suqian 504 Jingmen 506 Tongren 507 Qujing 508 Liupanshui 514 Diesel Electric submarines 8 Ming class Landing ships 3 Yuzhao class LPD Kunlun Shan 998 Jinggang Shan 999 Changbai Shan 989 6 Yuting III class LST Huading Shan 992 Luoxiao Shan 993 Daiyun Shan 994 Wanyang Shan 995 Laotie Shan 996 Luhua Shan 997 1 Yuting II class LST Emei Shan 992 3 Yuting class LST Dongting Shan 931 Helan Shan 932 Liupan Shan 933 4 Yudao Class LSMs Replenishment ships 1 Fusu class Qinghaihu 885 3 Fuchi class Weishanhu 887 Honghu 963 Luomahu 964 5 Dayun class Jingpohu 884 Dongtinghu 883 Fuxianhu 888 Junshanhu 961 Luguhu 962 Auxiliary ships 6 Qiongsha class troop transport ships NY830 NY831 NY832 NY833 NY834 NY835 1 hospital shipSee also editPeople s Liberation Army Navy North Sea Fleet East Sea Fleet Nanyang Fleet Southern Seas Fleet Fujian Fleet and Guangdong Fleet were the predecessor fleets of the Qing navyReferences edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title South Sea Fleet amp oldid 1219483712, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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