<P> List of active People's Liberation Army Navy ships is a list of ships currently in active service with the People's Liberation Army Navy . There are approximately 496 ships listed in the tables below that constitute active ships, but this figure does not include the 232 various auxiliary vessels of the PLAN . A summary of ship types in service with the PLAN include an aircraft carrier, amphibious transport docks, landing ship tanks, landing ship medium, destroyers, frigates, corvettes, missile boats, submarine chasers, gunboats, mine countermeasures vessels, replenishment oilers and various auxiliaries . In addition, there are also nuclear and conventional submarines presently in service . </P> <P> All ships and submarines currently in commission with the People's Liberation Army Navy were built in China, with the exception of the Sovremenny - class destroyers, Kilo - class submarines and the aircraft carrier Liaoning . Those vessels were either imported from, or originated from Russia or Ukraine . As of 2008, English - language official Chinese state media no longer uses the term "People's Liberation Army Navy", instead the term "Chinese Navy" along with the usage of the unofficial prefix "CNS" for "Chinese Navy Ship" is now employed . </P>

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