Chronicle of the PLA NAVY
October 1951
The first of two 42-ton gunboats is delivered to the Navy in Shanghai, becoming the force's first Chinese-made warship.
April 1952
The Navy establishes a naval aviation force, with Dun Xingyun as its commanding o¬fficer.
May 29, 1953
The Navy founds the nation's marine corps by forming the 1st Marine Corps Regiment.
March 18, 1954
Two MiG-15 fighter jets from the 2nd Naval Aviation Division shoot down two P-47 Thunderbolt fighter aircraft from the Kuomintang air force, marking the first engagement of the country's naval aviation force.
June 19, 1954
The Navy's first submarine squadron is established in Qingdao, medium-sized and two small-sized submarines.
July 22, 1954
The Navy's first destroyer squadron, which has two vessels made in the Soviet Union, is founded in Qingdao.
