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China Navy Losses, Sinkings & Commissionings

Every recorded change to the China fleet: warships sunk, destroyed, delivered, commissioned or retired, each with a date and source. View all navy events.

Events at a glance

Events per year 2022–2026
2022 — 0 events 0 2022 2023 — 0 events 0 2023 2024 — 1 event 1 2024 2025 — 16 events 16 2025 2026 to 11 Nov — 8 events 8 2026

2026 is a partial year: the bars run to 11 Nov 2026.

By event type 25 events logged · 0 hulls lost
  • Commissioned 21
  • Damaged 2
  • Retired 2

These totals count what GlobalMilitary.net has logged from public reports since 2022, not a complete register: an event we have not recorded is not an event that did not happen. Coverage of the tracked wars is much denser than coverage of peacetime events, so the two do not compare directly.

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China navy losses, sinkings & commissionings

  1. AUG 282026 Harbin (Luhu) Retired 🇨🇳 China · Decommissioned at a naval port in Qingdao after 32 years, lead ship of the Luhu class.
  2. MAY 312026 Tongchuan (Luyang III) Commissioned 🇨🇳 China · Commissioned into the PLAN South Sea Fleet, the 35th Type 052D destroyer in service.
  3. MAR 122026 Rikaze (Luyang III) Commissioned 🇨🇳 China · Commissioned into the Eastern Theater Command Navy, 33rd Type 052D to enter service.
  4. MAR 82026 Dongguan (Renhai) Commissioned 🇨🇳 China · Commissioned and assigned to Eastern Theater Command; first Type 055 in the ETC.
  5. MAR 82026 Anqing (Renhai) Commissioned 🇨🇳 China · Commissioned and assigned to Eastern Theater Command alongside Dongguan; 10th Type 055.
  6. FEB 52026 Ganzi (Luyang III) Commissioned 🇨🇳 China · Commissioned in December 2025 with upgraded AESA radar; disclosed February 2026.
  7. FEB 12026 Dongjiang Lake (Fuchi II) Commissioned 🇨🇳 China · Commissioned in February 2026, assigned to South Sea Fleet.
  8. FEB 12026 Ulungur Lake (Fuchi II) Commissioned 🇨🇳 China · Commissioned in February 2026; ninth Type 903A overall, assigned to South Sea Fleet.
  9. DEC 12025 Linfen (Jiangkai II) Commissioned 🇨🇳 China · Upgraded Type 054AG variant with Z-20 hangar and improved sensors.
  10. NOV 52025 Loudi (Luyang III) Commissioned 🇨🇳 China · Commissioned in November 2025, disclosed via CCTV in January 2026.
  11. NOV 52025 Fujian (Type 003) Commissioned 🇨🇳 China · China's third aircraft carrier commissioned at Sanya, Hainan; ceremony attended by Xi Jinping.
  12. NOV 12025 Ordos (Jiangkai II) Commissioned 🇨🇳 China · Commissioned in November 2025, sixth-batch Type 054A frigate with 100 mm gun.
  13. OCT 12025 Fuyang (Jiangkai II) Commissioned 🇨🇳 China · Commissioned into the Eastern Theater Command Navy, first of the sixth-batch Type 054A frigates.
  14. OCT 12025 Yuxi (Jiangkai II) Commissioned 🇨🇳 China · Commissioned in October 2025, second sixth-batch Type 054A frigate.
  15. AUG 112025 Guilin (Luyang III) Damaged 🇨🇳 China · Scraped along the port side in a collision with China Coast Guard cutter 3104 while pursuing BRP Suluan near Scarborough Shoal.
  16. JUL 272025 Zhumadian (Luyang III) Commissioned 🇨🇳 China · Type 052DM variant commissioned into North Sea Fleet.
  17. JUL 12025 Heze (Luyang III) Commissioned 🇨🇳 China · Type 052DM variant commissioned into North Sea Fleet with upgraded AESA radar.
  18. MAY 292025 Cangzhou (Luyang III) Commissioned 🇨🇳 China · Commissioned into North Sea Fleet.
  19. MAY 12025 Suzhou (Luyang III) Commissioned 🇨🇳 China · Commissioned into East Sea Fleet.
  20. APR 12025 Qinzhou (Jiangkai III) Commissioned 🇨🇳 China · Second Type 054B frigate commissioned, assigned to South Sea Fleet.
  21. MAR 12025 Weinan (Luyang III) Commissioned 🇨🇳 China · Commissioned into South Sea Fleet, 30th Type 052D destroyer.
  22. JAN 222025 Luohe (Jiangkai III) Commissioned 🇨🇳 China · First Type 054B frigate commissioned at Qingdao, North Sea Fleet.
  23. JAN 152025 Luoyang (Jiangwei II) Retired 🇨🇳 China · Decommissioned after 20 years of service with the People's Liberation Army Navy.
  24. JAN 12025 Hubei (Yushen) Commissioned 🇨🇳 China · Fourth Type 075 LHD joined the fleet at Zhanjiang in January 2025 in a low-profile commissioning; name and pennant appeared in May.
  25. JUN 12024 Zhou Damaged 🇨🇳 China · New nuclear attack submarine sank alongside the pier at Wuchang shipyard while fitting out, U.S. officials said; later raised.