It was established in 1949 as the first naval academy of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and was changed to the current name in 1986.

Its address is 667, Jiefang Road, Zhongshan District, Dalian, and is just north of Laohutan (老虎滩), a popular resort place that houses the Dalian Laohutan Ocean Park.

Zhang Zhannan, Wu Shengli, Shen Jinlong, Jiang Guoping and Li Yujie are some prominent names of the PLA navy who had served as the former head of the academy.

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