Zuoying Naval Base

In the early days Japan chose Magong as the site for the construction of a major naval headquarters, and forced the residents to relocate to other places. In 1943, the command center of the Garrison Office was moved to Kaohsiung's Zuoying. The Magong facilties were heavily damaged in the Penghu air raids. On 1 July 2016, a Hsiung Feng III missile was accidentally launched from a Republic of China Navy vessel from waters off Kaohsiung towards Penghu. The missile hit a fishing boat at 8:40 a.m., killing one person and injuring three. This accident is known as the Hsiung Feng III missile mishap. In 2017 the government embarked on a major expansion of the naval base. Under the name Weihai Project (威海) the expansion was given a budget of more than a billion US dollars. In 2024 a Ching Chiang-class patrol ship got stranded on a sandbar off Zuoying Naval Base but was able to dislodge itself a few hours later. In 2025 the Taiwanese government signed a deal with the US government to conduct training at Zuoying Naval Base. == Republic of China Naval Academy ==

== Military dependents' villages ==

Military dependents' villages near the naval base are composed of single-story houses, uncommon in most Taiwanese cities. The villages were first populated by soldiers of the Kuomintang who came from different provinces of mainland China and gathered here after losing the Chinese Civil War in 1949. The ROC National Government provided these veteran serviceman with these single-story houses. These residential areas belonged to the navy and were under military control at that time. Therefore, people outside could not enter villages without martial permission. Without interference from outside, the culture of villages embodies that of different provinces of mainland China. == Gallery ==

File:Zuoying Naval Base Zhonghai Gangway 20131119.jpg|Zuoying Naval Base gate File:ROCN Kang Ding (PFG-1202) Shipped at Zuoying Naval Base 20151024b.jpg|ROCS Kang Ding at Zuoying Naval Base on 24 October 2015. File:ROCN Si Ning (PFG-1203) and Kun Ming (PFG-1205) Shipped in Zuoying Naval Base 20141123b.jpg|ROCS Si Ning (PFG-1203) and ROCN Kun Ming (PFG-1205) at Zuoying File:ROCN Yung Chia (MHC-1302) Shipped at No.7 East Pier, Zuoying Naval Base 20161112a.jpg|ROCN Yung Chia (MHC-1302) Shipped at No.7 East Pier File:Rear View of ROCN Yung Chia (MHC-1302) Shipped at No.7 East Pier, Zuoying Naval Base 20161112a.jpg|Rear View of ROCN Yung Chia (MHC-1302) Shipped at No.7 East Pier File:ROCN S-70C(M) 2307 Dropping Sonobuoy in Zuoying Naval Base 20141123c.jpg|Republic of China Navy S-70C dropping a sonobuoy at Zuoying File:ROCN Di Hua (PFG-1206) Shipped at No.4 East Pier of Zuoying Naval Base 20151024.jpg|ROCS Di Hua at Zuoying File:ROCN Panshi (AOE-532) Shipped at No.3 East Pier of Zuoying Naval Base 20151024d.jpg|ROCN Panshih (AOE-532) shipped at No.3 East Pier ROCN Cheng Ho (PFG2-1103) Shipped at Zuoying Naval Base 20141123.jpg|ROCS Cheng Ho at Zuoying File:ROCAF EC 225 2251 Display at Zuoying Naval Base Ground 20151024a.jpg|ROCAF Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma on display at Zuoying File:ROCMC Amphibious Reconnaissance and Patrol Unit walking 20141123.jpg|Amphibious Reconnaissance and Patrol Unit members in 2015 == See also ==