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North Korea Organization and Disposition
The Naval Command has two separate fleets: the East Sea Fleet
and Yellow Sea Fleet. The fleets do not exchange vessels, and
their areas of operations and missions determine their
organizational structure; mutual support is difficult at best.
The Yellow Sea Fleet, made up of five squadrons and approximately
300 vessels, is headquartered at Namp'o, with major bases at
Pip'a-got and Sagot and smaller bases at Ch'o-do and Tasa-ri. The
East Sea Fleet, with nine squadrons and approximately 400
vessels, is headquartered at T'oejo-dong, with major bases at
Najin and Wnsan and lesser bases at Ch'aho, Ch'angjn, Mayangdo , and Puam-ni near the DMZ. There are many smaller bases along
both coasts. The submarine force is decentralized. Submarines are
stationed at Ch'aho, Mayang-do, Namp'o, and Pip'a-got naval
bases.
In addition to naval units, there also are noncombatants in
the North Korean merchant marine, including ten cargo ships
operating directly under the KWP and the Ministry of People's
Armed Forces. There are sixty-six other oceangoing vessels in the
merchant marine operating under the flag of the Ministry of Sea
Transportation.
Data as of June 1993
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