Secret Soviet Underground Submarine Base.

Posted by Alex in Travel & Places, Weapons & War on May 10, 2006 at 3:19 pm


From the website:

Until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 Balaklava was one of the most secret towns in Russia. 10km south eas of Sevastopol on the Black Sea Coast, this small town was the home to a Nuclear Submarine Base.

Almost the entire population of Balaklava at the time worked at the Base, even family members could not visit the town of Balaklava without good reason and identification. The base remained operational after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 until 1993 when the decommissioning process started and the warheads and low yield torpedos were removed. Then in 1996 the last Russian Submarine left the Base, and now you can go on Guided tours round the Cannel System, Base and small Museum, which is now housed in the old weapons stowage hangers deep inside the hillside.

More photos: Link (via Look at This …)


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3 comments to "Secret Soviet Underground Submarine Base."

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    May 11th, 2006 at 10:25 am

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  2. TeamDroid
    May 13th, 2006 at 2:31 am

    Soviet Underground Submarine Base

     
    Someone was kind enough to post a bunch of photos of a once secret underground sub base in Russia. Loks like a cool place to wonder around in, reminds me of the video game Quake. 
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    May 19th, 2006 at 2:09 pm

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