Chinese culture places a greater emotional attachment to many historic figures like Zheng He, Guam Yu, or even more modern day ones like Dr Sun Yat Sen and Mao Zedong etc. Numerous temples have been erected in honor of Zheng He and Quan Yu.
So sinking of a Chinese warship with such name during conflict will have a greater psychological impact on the Chinese populace than say the lost of the Prince of Wales for the British, Bismark for the German or the General Belgrano for the Argentinian. This may explain why PLAN has not named a combat ship after person's name.
Anyway, I am drifting off topic far enough that may merit a warning if not a suspension, So I am going to stop here.
So sinking of a Chinese warship with such name during conflict will have a greater psychological impact on the Chinese populace than say the lost of the Prince of Wales for the British, Bismark for the German or the General Belgrano for the Argentinian. This may explain why PLAN has not named a combat ship after person's name.
Anyway, I am drifting off topic far enough that may merit a warning if not a suspension, So I am going to stop here.