{{Short description|People's Liberation Army Navy base in Hainan Province, China}} {{Infobox military installation | name = Yulin naval base | native_name = 榆林海军基地 | location = [[Sanya]], [[Hainan]] | coordinates = {{Coord|18|13|31|N|109|31|45|E|type:landmark_region:CN|display=inline,title}} | type = Naval Base | ownership = [[People's Liberation Army Navy]] | open_to_public = no | battles = [[Somali Naval Escort Operation of the People's Liberation Army]] | garrison = [[South Sea Fleet]]<br>[[Special Operations Brigade (PLA Navy Marine Corps)]] }}
'''Yulin Naval Base''' ({{Lang-zh|楡林海军基地}}) is the traditional base of the [[People's Liberation Army Navy]], located in the eastern suburb of [[Sanya]], [[Hainan Province]], [[China]], next to [[Yulin Port]]. Further east on [[Yalong Bay]] is the new [[Longpo Naval Base]], formerly called "Yulin-East", for the [[nuclear submarines]] and [[aircraft carriers]].<ref>[https://thediplomat.com/2017/03/chinas-most-important-south-china-sea-military-base/ China’s Most Important South China Sea Military Base (The Diplomat, 2017)]</ref>
The base area closest to Sanya is the base for a range of smaller vessels, including a unit of diesel-electric submarines.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sanya |url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/china/sanya.htm |website=www.globalsecurity.org |publisher=Global Security |access-date=1 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=China's submarine force: an overview |url=https://www.iiss.org/online-analysis//military-balance/2017/10/china-submarine-force |website=IISS |access-date=1 April 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
==See also== *[[South Sea Fleet]]
== References == {{Reflist}}
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Sanya]] [[Category:People's Liberation Army Navy bases]] [[Category:Military installations established in 1955]]