CCTV News: The Ma'anshan ship, Xuzhou ship, and the newly-listed Luohe ship are all prefecture-level cities. So how do you name a naval ship? Let’s take a look at the science through the short video.
In the People's Navy's organization sequence, combat ships are usually called ships, and generally, displacements of more than 500 tons are called "ships", and less than 500 tons are called "boats"; submarines are called "boats" regardless of their displacement. Each ship has its own number and ship name since its birth.
——Aerocarriers and amphibious assault ships are named after provincial administrative divisions. For example: Navy Liaoning ship, Navy Hainan ship.
——The destroyer is named after the provincial capital city, sub-provincial city, larger city, and prefecture-level administrative divisions with important significance in party and military history. For example: Navy Nanchang ship.
——The frigate is named after the prefecture-level administrative division and the county-level administrative divisions with important significance in party and military history. For example: Navy Baise Ship.
——Submarine hunting, missile escort boats, missile boats, mine hunting (sweeping) boats, and mine sweeping (sweeping) boats are named after county-level administrative divisions. For example: Navy Liuyang ship.
——Landing ships, amphibious dock transport ships, etc. are named after the name of the mountain. For example: Navy Kunlun Mountain Ship.
In addition, the hospital ship is named after nouns or phrases that symbolize meanings. For example: Navy's "Peace Ark" hospital ship.
