The Korean People's Navy

Korean People's Navy

The Korean People's Army Naval Force is the navy of North Korea. The Korean People's Army is made up of the Ground Force, the North Korean Air Force, and the Navy. It was established on June 5, 1946. The navy strength in the 1990s was about 40,000 to 60,000; current strength is at about 46,000...

 operates on both coastlines with major and minor bases:

Overall naval HQ is in P'yongyang.

West Sea Fleet

The western fleet has approximately 300 shipsHQ (administrative, operational and logistic support), berthing facility for Yellow Sea Fleet; home to shipyard and sub base

• Pip'a-got: limited operational and logistical support to patrol craft; also home to some subs
• Sagot (Sagon-ni): home to Squadron 8
• Ch'o-do: small support base and home to Squadron 9 (Fast Attack Craft)
• Tasa-ri: small naval base
• Haeju
  Haeju
  Haeju is a city located in South Hwanghae Province near Haeju Bay in North Korea. It is the administrative centre of South Hwanghae Province. As of 2000, the population of the city is estimated to be 236,000. At the beginning of 20th century, it became a strategic port in Sino-Korean trade...
  
  : major naval base and ship repair facility close to Demarcation Line
• Kwangyang-ni
• Sunwi-do
• Yomju
  Yomju
  Yomju is a kun, or county, in northwestern North Pyongan province, North Korea, on the coast of the Yellow Sea. It is bordered by Ryongchon and Pihyon to the north, Tongrim to the east, and Cholsan to the south; to the west lies the ocean...
  
   (Yomju-gun)
• Yongwi-do

East Sea Fleet

The eastern fleet has approximately 470 ships.

• T'oejo-dong: base for patrol boats and 1 frigate
• Wonsan
  Wonsan
  Wŏnsan is a port city and naval base in southeastern North Korea. It is the capital of Kangwŏn Province. The population of the city is estimated to have been 331,000 in 2000. Notable people from Wŏnsan include Kim Ki Nam, diplomat and Secretary of the Workers' Party.- History :The original name of...
  
   (Munch'on): large maritime complex and HQ for East Fleet
• Ch'aho (Ch'aho-nodongjagu) - one of two sub bases in North Korea
• Ch'angjon: home base for smaller patrol boats
• Mayangdo: operation and logistical support for submarines, antisubmarine craft, and patrol craft; one of 2 sub bases in North Korea
• Puam-ni: small base for landing craft and patrol boats
• Mugyepo: base for patrol boats, landing crafts and frigate
• Rason (Rajin): major naval operating and training centre
• Puam Dong: base for patrol boats, landing crafts
• Songjon-Pando: support base for patrol and missile boats; art of the larger Wonsan naval/maritime complex

Some ships are domestically built at Wonsan and Nampho shipyards. Southern bases on each coasts are used to organize infiltrations into South Korea and Japan.