State of the Chinesesurface and submarine fleet of the PLA Navy
excluding landing ships, aircraft carriers, frigates

The state of the surface and submarine fleet of the PLA Navy
excluding landing ships, aircraft carriers, frigates
(as of April 2023)

⬛️ – Northern Fleet
🟩 – Eastern Fleet
🟥 – Southern Fleet

🔻 Guided Missile Destroyers (qty)
▪️ Type 055: 8 – in service, 1 – under construction, 7 – planned to be built;
▪️ Type 052D: 25 – in service, 10 – under construction, 2 – planned to be built;
▪️ Type 051C: 8 – in service;
▪️ Type 052B: 2 – in service;
▪️ Project “Modern”: 4 – in combat strength;
▪️ Type 051B: 1 – in service;
▪️ Type 052A: 2 – in service.

🔻 Diesel-electric submarines (shock)
▪️ Type 039C: 2 – in combat strength?, 5 – planned to be built;
▪️ Type 039B: 14 – in service;
▪️ Type 039A: 4 – in service;
▪️ Type 039: 15 – in service;
▪️ Project 636/636M: 10 – in combat strength;
▪️ Project 877: 2 – planned to be built;
▪️ Type 035В/G: 11 – in service.

🔻 Nuclear submarines with ballistic missiles
▪️ Type 096: 1 – under construction, 1 – planned for construction;
▪️ Type 094/094A: 6 – in combat;
▪️ Type 092: 1 – status unclear, possibly used for training or testing;
▪️ Type 095: 1 – in service, 4 – under construction, 3 – planned to be built;
▪️ Type 093/093A/093B: 8 – in service, 2 – under construction;
▪️ Type 091/091G: 3 – in combat strength (non-nuclear version, possibly for training or testing).