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>>10368241 last bread notable Submarine "De-Magnetization Facility"
>>10368252 last bread notable Submarine "De-Magnetization Facility"
>>10368279 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