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Korean People's Army Naval Force
조선인민군 해군
Components Korean People's Navy History History of the Korean People's Navy Ships Current Fleet Naval Bases Personnel Senior Officers The Korean People's Navy operates on both coastlines with major and minor bases:
Overall naval HQ is in P'yongyang.
West Sea Fleet
The western fleet has approximately 300 shipsHQ (administrative, operational and logistic support), berthing facility for Yellow Sea Fleet; home to shipyard and sub base
- Pip'a-got: limited operational and logistical support to patrol craft; also home to some subs
- Sagot (Sagon-ni): home to Squadron 8
- Ch'o-do: small support base and home to Squadron 9 (Fast Attack Craft)
- Tasa-ri: small naval base
- Haeju: major naval base and ship repair facility close to Demarcation Line
- Kwangyang-ni
- Sunwi-do
- Yomju (Yomju-gun)
- Yongwi-do
East Sea Fleet
The eastern fleet has approximately 470 ships.
- T'oejo-dong: base for patrol boats and 1 frigate
- Wonsan (Munch'on): large maritime complex and HQ for East Fleet
- Ch'aho (Ch'aho-nodongjagu) - one of two sub bases in North Korea
- Ch'angjon: home base for smaller patrol boats
- Mayangdo: operation and logistical support for submarines, antisubmarine craft, and patrol craft; one of 2 sub bases in North Korea
- Puam-ni: small base for landing craft and patrol boats
- Mugyepo: base for patrol boats, landing crafts and frigate
- Rason (Rajin): major naval operating and training centre
- Puam Dong: base for patrol boats, landing crafts
- Songjon-Pando: support base for patrol and missile boats; art of the larger Wonsan naval/maritime complex
Some ships are domestically built at Wonsan and Nampho shipyards. Southern bases on each coasts are used to organize infiltrations into South Korea and Japan.
References
Categories:- Korean People's Navy
- Navy stubs
- North Korea stubs
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