Republic of China Naval Academy

中華民國海軍軍官學校
Former name	Chinese Naval Academy
Type	Naval academy
Established	16 June 1946; 77 years ago (1946-06-16)
Superintendent	RADM Lin Chung-shing
Director	Captain Su Chang-chun
Address	Zuoying, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 24°42′14″N 120°17′23″E / 24.70389°N 120.28972°E / 24.70389; 120.28972
Website	Official website

The Republic of China Naval Academy (CNA; Chinese: 中華民國海軍軍官學校; pinyin: Zhōnghuámínguó Hǎijūn Jūnguān Xuéxiào; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiong-hôa Bîn-kok Hái-kun Kun-koaⁿ Ha̍k-hāu) is the service academy for the navy of the Republic of China (Taiwan), and is located next to the Zuoying Naval Base (海軍左營基地),^[1] Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

History

The academy was originally established as the Chinese Naval Academy at the Gaochang Temple in Shanghai on 16 June 1946. On 1 April 1947, the academy was moved to Qingdao, Shandong. In April 1949, the academy was moved to Hsiamen, Fukien and to its present location in Kaohsiung, Taiwan in September in the same year. In 1994, the academy began to recruit female cadets for the first time.^[2]

Academics

School of Academic Studies

• Department of Electrical Engineering
• Department of Applied Science
• Department of Marine Science
• Department of Marine Mechanical Engineering
• Department of Information Management

General Education Center

• Humanities Section
• Social Science Section

School of Military Studies

• Tactics Section
• Marine Engineering Section
• Physical Training Section^[3]

Alumni

• Jason Yuan, Secretary-General of the National Security Council (2012-2014)
• Huang Shu-kuang, Chief of the General Staff
• Lee Chung-wei, Chairperson of Ocean Affairs Council
• Lee Hsi-ming, Chief of the General Staff (2017–2019)
• Pu Tze-chun, Vice Minister of National Defense (2017-2018)
• Tung Hsiang-lung, Minister of Veterans Affairs Council (2013-2016)

Transportation

The academy is accessible West from World Games Station of the Kaohsiung MRT.