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Explanation:

The Trident stands for Sea Control.

The Anchor stands for Navy.

The National Symbol stands for the chinese empire

The Rice spikes stands for the most important food in the chinese empire


Motto:

BY FIRMNESS AND COURAGE

The Imperial Chinese Navy (ICN) is divided into eight different divisions / fleets.

North Fleet:


East Fleet:


South Fleet:


Reservefleet:
The reserve fleet includes all the warships the chinese navy, which are kept operational, but are not active in service. The mothballed ships are fully operational but may, by covering or sealing of important parts, have a different appearance.
It is just a small crew on board that will ensure the operational capability of the vessel. Commander-in-Chief is Rear Admiral Shi Lang. The HQ of the reservefleet is Tianjin, where also all ships are stationed.

Trainingfleet:
The training fleet includes all training vessels of the chinese navy. On the training ships, in addition to the regular crew, a number of cadets is pulled together to be trained in the usual military subjects, but they are also on the sea for representative purposes. Commander-in-Chief is Rear Admiral Yin Zhen. The HQ of the training fleet is Shanghai. Also all ships of the training fleet are stationed in Shanghai.

Chinese Auxiliary Fleet:
In the chinese auxiliary fleet, all auxiliary ships of the chinese navy are organized. The staff consists largely of civilians from the merchant navy but a small part there is staff from the navy, this navy stuff is responsible for the weapons on the auxiliary ships. Commander-in-Chief is Commodore Luofu Pang. The HQ of the Chinese Auxiliary Fleet is Shanghai.

Chinese Navy Submarine Force:
The Chinese Navy Submarine Force covers the submarines of the chinese navy. China has both, coastal and oceangoing submarines. Commander-in-Chief is Commander Li Zemin. The HQ of the Submarine Service is in Tai-pei.

River Protection Service:
The River Protection Service is responsible for the protection of the shipping on all chinese inland waters and waterways, so on rivers, canals and lakes. Commander-in-Chief is Commander Zhu Houzhao. The HQ of the RPS is in Wuhan

China has three types of bases:

Fleetbase:
It's a harbor with a fully equipped shipyard and all facilities to maintenance a full fleet.

Minorbase:
It's a harbor with a small dockyard for repair tasks of small and medium sized vessels

Depot:
It's only a harbor. There are NO dockyards and NO repair facilities.



NORTH FLEET:

• Tianjin [Fleetbase]
  
• Dairen [Minorbase]
  
• Najin [Depot]
  

EAST FLEET:

• Tai-pei [Fleetbase]
  
• Shanghai [Minorbase]
  
• Qingdao [Depot]
  
• Fuzhou [Depot]
  

SOUTH FLEET:

• Zhanjiang [Fleetbase]
  
• Kao-hsiung [Minorbase]
  
• Guangzhou [Depot]
  

outside chinese waters:

• Condominium: Spratley-Islands [Depot]
  
  
• In Cooperation with Bharat - common use of a submarine base in the indian ocean (maledives)
  jointly used till the beginning of 1939

• Shanghai Navy Academy - founded 1764 as the first chinese navy academy
  
  
• Navy Command Academy - founded 1919 after the great war
  
  
• Navy Submarine Academy - founded 1931 with the building of the first chinese submarine
  
  
• Navy Logistics Academy - founded 1933 ; logistics has become increasingly important for modern warfare
  

comming soon

Chief of the imperial chinese navy (CICN):



Chief of Naval Operations (CNO):



Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO):



Present Commanders:

Chief of the imperial chinese navy: Wang Wen-Hua

Chief of Naval Operations: Admiral of the Fleet Zhu Huan

Vice Chief of Naval Operations: Admiral of the Fleet Wu Guo-Duan

Ranks of the Imperial Chinese Navy:

• Admiral of the Fleet
  
  
• Fleetadmiral
  
  
• Admiral
  
  
• Vice Admiral
  
  
• Rear Admiral
  
  
• Commodore
  
  
• Captain
  
  
• Commander
  
  
• Lieutenant Commander
  
  
• Lieutenant
  
  
• Lieutenant Junior Grade
  
  
• Ensign
  

Admiral of the Fleet:
The "Admiral of the Fleet" is the highest rank of an active post. It is a special (prominent) rank or a service position,
which is staffed by an experienced admiral, who has the command over large groups of ships or fleets, or sometimes
leads about groups of whole fleets.
The rank of "Admiral of the Fleet" must not be confused with the rank of the lower standing "Fleet Admiral".
The Commander in Chief of the South Fleet is an Admiral of the Fleet.

Fleetadmiral:
The Fleet Admiral is the second highest rank. Also this place or this service position is filled by an experienced admiral,
who has the command over large groups of ships. However, the "Fleet Admira"l as opposed to the "Admiral of the Fleet"
must not lead not groups of entire fleets.
The Commander in Chief of the North Fleet or the Commander in Chief of the East Fleet is a Fleetadmiral.

Admiral:
Admirals are also known as flag officers, because they may carry as a sign of their rank their own admiral's flag. In the
ranking all other ranks subordinate to them. The promotion to admiral is a function of seniority as a captain and is for life.
The Commander in Chief of a Fleet Division is an Admiral.

Viceadmiral:
The Vice Admiral is the assistant of the commanding admiral and is not at the same flagship of the division, to prevent
a simultaneous failure of the two commanders.
The Vice Commander in Chief of a Fleet Division is a Viceadmiral.

Rear Admiral:
The Rear Admiral Admiral called the lowest rank of the admirals. It is used mostly as a squadron commander or head
of department, but also in many other uses in all basic management areas at all levels of management. Furthermore,
the Rear Admiral is the commanding admiral of an independent squadron or an independent association, which is not
linked with to a fleet division. Independent squadrons are combat squadrons of the Chinese navy, for the enforcement
and national security interests worldwide.
The Commander in Chief of a Squadron is a Rear Admiral.

Commodore:
The Commodore is the commanding officer of the Chinese Auxiliary Fleet. The task of the auxiliary fleet is to secure the
supply of the Chinese navy with fuel, ammunition, water and food.

Captain:
The Captain is the senior staff officer rank. Captains are used as commanders of battleships or schools, and in many staff
officer uses in all areas of basic leadership. Even the Commander in Chief of the sail training vessel Fu Chi is a Captain.

Commander:
The Commander is a staff officer rank. The Commander in Chief of a cruiser is a commander.

Lieutenant Commander:
The Lieutenant Commander is the lowest-ranking staff officer rank. The appointment to Lieutenant Commander is usually
preceded by a study at a Naval Acedemy. The Commander in Chief of U-boat is a Lieutenant Commander.

Lieutenant:
The Lieutenant is a soldier in the third lowest officer rank in the chinese navy. The captains of the ships of the CMSG are
usually Lieutenants.

Lieutenant Junior Grade:
The Lieutenant Junior Grade is a soldier in the scond lowest officer rank in the Chinese Marine a soldier in the second
lowest officer rank.

Ensign:
The Ensign is a soldier in the first and thus lowest officer rank in the chinese navy.

New Orientation of the Imperial Chinese Navy



Naval Bases [01/01/1947 - ]

China has four types of bases:

Fleetbase:

Minorbase:

Depot:

Stations: