1. First-class capital ships, such as aircraft carriers, battleships and cruisers, are named after administrative provinces (regions), such as "Liaoning" and "Shandong".

2. Destroyers are named after large and medium-sized cities, such as 10 1 Nanchang, 17 1 Haikou, 172 Kunming, 152 Jinan and 538 Yantai.

3. Amphibious landing ships, dock landing ships and tank landing ships are named after famous mountains, such as 07 1 dock landing ships 999 Jinggangshan, 998 Kunlun Mountain, 988 Yimeng Mountain and 989 Changbai Mountain.

4. Large supply ships are named after lakes, such as 88 1 "Hongze Lake" and 887 "Weishan Lake".

5. Nuclear submarines are named after "Long March" plus serial number, such as "Long March" 6 strategic nuclear submarine, and conventional submarines are named after "Expedition" plus serial number.

6. Some auxiliary ships, such as the training ship Zheng He and the national defense mobilization ship Shichang, are named after famous historical figures.