Anonymous ID: 256038 Aug. 21, 2020, 1:16 a.m. No.10368846   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>8872 >>8919 >>9077 >>9308 >>9480 >>9529

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>>10368241 last bread notable Submarine "De-Magnetization Facility"

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Description

The caverns are capable of hiding up to 20 nuclear submarines based on reconnaissance satellites data collected. The harbor houses nuclear ballistic missile submarines and is large enough to accommodate aircraft carriers. The US Department of Defense has estimated that China will have five Type 094 nuclear submarines operational by 2010 with each capable of carrying 12 JL-2 intercontinental ballistic missiles. Two 950 metre piers and three smaller ones would be enough to accommodate two carrier strike groups or amphibious assault ships.

 

Location

The submarine base is located at the point in Chinese territory that is closest to the continental shelf. It is roughly 50 nautical miles (93 km) from the base to the 200 meter isobath. It is 150 nautical miles (280 km) to the closest of the disputed Paracel Islands or the city of Da Nang, Vietnam. Speculation has been raised that the base is intended to be expanded to include future capability for aircraft carrier groups.[5]

 

The submarine base is only a few miles from the city of Sanya, a popular tourist destination and the site of a major planned cruise hub.[6] The base is immediately next to the Yalong Bay National Resort District featuring many resort hotels.[7][8].

 

Strategic importance

More than half of the world's annual merchant fleet tonnage passes through the Strait of Malacca, Sunda Strait, and Lombok Strait, with the majority continuing on into the South China Sea. Tanker traffic through the Strait of Malacca leading into the South China Sea is more than three times greater than Suez Canal traffic, and well over five times more than the Panama Canal.[9] The People's Republic of China (PRC) has stated its claim to almost the entire body of water and is currently building multiple bases in the South China Sea to control them.[10]

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yulin_Naval_Base

 

See also

Jianggezhuang Naval Base, nuclear submarine base in Qingdao

 

Jianggezhuang Naval Base

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The Jianggezhuang Naval Base (Chinese: 姜各庄) is a Chinese naval base approximately 15 miles (24 km) east of Qingdao on the Yellow Sea. The base spans a bay 1.2 miles (1.9 km) across, with the main facilities located in the eastern portion of the bay. There are six piers, a dry dock, various service facilities and an underground submarine tunnel.

 

The base hosts China's Type 092-class ballistic missile submarine and Type 091-class nuclear attack submarines.

 

See also

Yulin Naval Base

References

http://www.nukestrat.com/china/subcave.htm

 

Coordinates: 36°6′38.78″N 120°34′32.88″E

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jianggezhuang_Naval_Base

Anonymous ID: 256038 Aug. 21, 2020, 1:31 a.m. No.10368919   🗄️.is 🔗kun

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Image Shows Chinese Submarine Entering Mysterious Cave Facility At South China Sea Base

The rare satellite image shows a Chinese nuclear submarine entering into the mysterious submarine cave system at Yulin Naval Base on Hainan Island.

 

BY TYLER ROGOWAYAUGUST 19, 2020

 

China's massive Yulin Naval Base on Hainan Island is one of the greatest strategic interests in the region. It is home to China's nuclear ballistic missile submarine fleet—the backbone of its second-strike deterrent—as well as other submarines. It sits at the northern edge of the highly contentious South China Sea. To its east is the gateway to the open Pacific and Taiwan. The most intriguing feature of this facility is the mysterious submarine cave built into the side of a mountain that dominates the southern end of the installation. Although I have seen satellite images of the roadway barges removed from the opening, we have never seen one with a submarine actually using it, until now.

 

You can read all about Yulin Naval Base, its submarine cave, and the very high level of strategic interest the U.S. and allied regional players put on it in this past article of ours.

 

The image was taken by Planet Labs, but first appeared on Radio Free Asia's social media channels. We were alerted to it via a post from @DRM_Long. Interestingly enough, not one other submarine is visible in the satellite image. The docks are completely empty. This also seems exceedingly rare based on our monitoring experience.

 

It isn't clear exactly what type of submarine is seen in the image, but our best guess would be a Shang class/Type 093 nuclear attack submarine. The type seen is really beside the point, what's important is that we finally get to see this James Bond-esque feature in action.

 

As for where all the other submarines are, we have no clue. Tensions are exceedingly high in the region and the U.S. has massively upped its presence there. Meanwhile, Taiwan has gone on elevated alert as China executes war games nearby. While some of those drills could and likely do involve submarines based at Yalin, it's also possible that others have moved inside the mountain, as well. Why exactly remains unclear.

 

We will update this story as more information comes available.

 

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/35837/image-shows-chinese-submarine-entering-mysterious-cave-facility-at-south-china-sea-base

 

https://twitter.com/StratSentinel/status/833093316862435328