The Chinese names of ships are not randomly chosen, but have strict regulations. With the approval of the Central Military Commission, the Chinese Navy promulgated the "Naval Ship Naming Regulations" on November 18, 1978, which stipulated the naming agencies, naming rules and related regulations for various types of ships. On July 10, 1986, the Chinese Navy supplemented and revised the "Naval Ship Naming Regulations", requiring that the names of foreign ships and domestic ships be distinguished from those of foreign ships and that they must be both rational and rational. There are many requirements such as easy memory, clear pronunciation, loud name, dignity and so on.
Cruiser and above: specially named by the State Council
Cruiser (or cruiser and above): named after the administrative province (region) or municipality directly under the Central Government. For example: the cruiser Chongqing and the aircraft carrier Liaoning in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China;
Destroyers: named after "large and medium-sized cities". For example: destroyer Wuhan;
Frigate: named after "small and medium-sized cities". For example: Hengyang frigate;
Supply ship: named after "Lake". For example: Weishanhu supply ship;
Nuclear submarine: named after "Long March" plus serial number. For example: Long March 4 attack nuclear submarine;
Conventional missile submarine: named after "Expedition" plus serial number;
Conventional torpedo submarine: named after "Great Wall" plus serial number;
Mine sweeper: named after "state";
Submarine hunter: named after "county";
Dock landing ship, tank landing ship: both named after "mountain" . For example: Kunlun Mountain landing ship;
Infantry landing ship: named after "river";
Training ship: named after people. For example: Zheng He, an ocean-going training ship.
Auxiliary vessels are named after the name of the sea area and nature (such as Nanyun, Dongtuo, Dongyou, Beibiao, Hailao) plus a serial number.