Naval bases of the Korean People's Navy

The Western fleet has approximately 300 ships.

• Pip'a-got:^[1] limited operational and logistical support to patrol craft; also home to some submarines
• Sagot (Sagon-ni):^[1] home to Squadron 8
• Ch'o-do:^[1] small support base and home to Squadron 9 (fast attack craft)
• Tasa-ri:^[1] small naval base
• Haeju:^[1] major naval base and ship repair facility close to Demarcation Line
• Kwangyang-ni^[1]
• Sunwi-do^[1]
• Yomju (Yomju-gun)^[1]
• Yongwi-do^[1]

The eastern fleet has approximately 470 ships.

• T'oejo-dong: base for patrol boats and 1 frigate^[1]
• Wonsan (Munch'on):^[1] large maritime complex and HQ for East Fleet^[2]
• Ch'aho (Ch'aho-nodongjagu): one of two submarine bases in North Korea^[1]
• Ch'angjon: home base for smaller patrol boats^[1]
• Mayangdo: operational and logistical support for submarines, anti-submarine craft, and patrol boats; one of 2 submarine bases in North Korea^[1]
• Puam-ni: small base for patrol boats and landing craft^[1]
• Mugyepo: base for patrol boats, landing craft, and frigates^[1]
• Rason (Rajin): Major naval operations and training centre^[1]
• Puam Dong: base for patrol boats and landing craft^[1]
• Songjon-Pando: support base for patrol and missile boats; part of the larger Wonsan naval/maritime complex^[1]

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