124:
116:
108:
221:-class respectively) submarines. The central water channel of the facility, at a length of 602 metres (1,975 ft), could accommodate up to 7 submarines if necessary, and up to 14 submarines of different classes in all water channels. The water channels have depths up to 8 metres (26 ft), with widths ranging from 12 to 22 metres (39 to 72 ft). The total area of all facilities in the complex is around 9,600 square metres (103,000 sq ft), while the total surface area of water stands at 5,200 square metres (56,000 sq ft). Equipment loading in peacetime was carried out on the pier, then conducted while watching out for the movements of
132:
25:
656:
292:
The
Sevastopol "Marine Commission" led by Vladimir Stefanovsky proposed the construction of the current museum. The museum would have themed exhibition halls, which were former repair shops and arsenals, a submarine standing by the underground pier, a tourist center, a cinema room with a chronicle of
261:(who was responsible at that time for nuclear projects), a secret directive; to find a place where they could house submarines for a retaliatory nuclear strike. Several years of research pinpointed the quiet Balaklava as the location, and the city was immediately coded and got merged into the city of
265:
as a city district. Balaklava sits on a narrow winding inlet with a width of only 200–400 meters. This small inlet protects the city not only from storms, but also from reconnaissance as it is not visible from any angle from the open sea. Additionally, the site is close to
Sevastopol, a major naval
277:
In 1957 a special construction department coded as No. 528 was created, which handled the construction of underground facilities. The construction of the underground complex lasted eight years, from 1953 to 1961. About 120 thousand tons of rock were removed from the Tavros mountain throughout the
225:
of possible military adversaries. A special tunnel is used for loading equipment into the base in wartime. The complex also includes a repair and technical base, code-named Object 280, designed for storing and maintaining a nuclear arsenal. Submarines could enter and exit the base completely
123:
549:
115:
296:
The 10th anniversary of the museum was celebrated in June 2013. Submarine veterans, former employees of the base as well as representatives from the authorities, armed forces and students attended the ceremony.
278:
process. To ensure secrecy, supplies were transported at night on a barge in the open sea. After the complex was closed in 1993, most of the complex is unguarded. The abandoned facility was handed over to the
209:
could be used if necessary to seal the entire complex. An exit to the open sea is provided on the northern side of the mountain. The holes in the rock are neatly covered with camouflage devices and networks.
300:
The facility was placed under the jurisdiction of Russia and the southern area of the
Military History Museum of fortification structures of the Russian Federation in 2014, after the
566:
375:, a secret military facility also built during the Cold War. This base was formerly used for basing Soviet submarines, but later went under the control of NATO in 2009.
871:
54:
846:
301:
810:
676:
107:
861:
792:
836:
831:
293:
the time of active military confrontation between the two superpowers, and finally, an underground memorial dedicated to submariners who died at sea.
689:
617:
245:
In the period after the Second World War, the two superpowers, the USSR and the US, stepped up their nuclear arsenal, threatening each other with
426:
699:
70:
704:
670:
709:
684:
539:
321:
According to press information from March 2014, Russia is considering the possibility of restoring the submarine base in
Balaklava.
94:
694:
841:
640:
309:
771:
751:
610:
761:
453:
46:
756:
131:
856:
246:
226:
submerged through its underwater access point. Temperature inside the base is kept around 15 °C (59 °F).
50:
851:
746:
645:
234:
59:
725:
603:
214:
866:
730:
201:, repair shops, warehouses for torpedoes and other weapons. Additionally, it could protect personnel from
35:
218:
39:
368:
190:
385:
206:
329:
The base sits at No.22 Tavricheskaya
Naberezhnaya street, Balaklava district, Sevastopol, Crimea.
289:
during the unguarded period from 1993 to 2003, with all metal structures scavenged for the metal.
63:
143:
655:
74:
150:, Russian: Музей холодной войны, "The Cold War Museum", designation K-825) is an underground
364:
339:
197:) nuclear explosion, and includes an underground network of water channels complete with a
559:
506:
271:
258:
202:
194:
213:
Object 825 GTS was intended to house, repair and maintain
Project 613 and 633 (known as
626:
279:
222:
205:. The complex is located in the mountain of Tavros, on both sides of which are exits.
825:
544:
254:
250:
171:
372:
347:
267:
178:
554:
262:
581:
568:
390:
351:
155:
151:
343:
230:
198:
167:
471:
286:
534:
457:
159:
130:
122:
114:
106:
595:
599:
494:
177:
Today it serves as a museum and also houses a museum about the
18:
189:
The complex is built accordingly to withstand a category-I (
427:"Take a Look Inside These Abandoned Submarines & Bases"
357:
Fallout shelters and repair shops in the Bay of
Pavlovsk.
57:
and tools are available to assist in formatting, such as
360:
Fallout shelter and submarine repair shops in
Vidyaevo.
111:
Model submarine of
Project 613, Balaklava Naval Museum
420:
418:
416:
414:
412:
410:
408:
406:
166:). It was a top-secret military facility during the
785:
739:
718:
663:
633:
811:2014 Russian military intervention in Ukraine
611:
543:Novinsky interested submarine base in Crimea
119:Entrance tunnel to old Soviet submarine base.
8:
793:Nakhimov Higher Naval Institute (Sevastopol)
454:"Underground harbor of submarines (Russian)"
38:, which are uninformative and vulnerable to
280:naval forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
53:and maintains a consistent citation style.
618:
604:
596:
95:Learn how and when to remove this message
472:"Подземный музей отметил юбилей (видео)"
285:However, the former base was frequently
872:Russian and Soviet Navy submarine bases
402:
148:Морський музейний комплекс "Балаклава"
847:Military installations closed in 1993
533:Virtual panoramic tour to the museum
346:, Sweden, designed for deployment of
7:
507:"Подводные лодки в степях Балаклавы"
313:, filmed parts of it near the base.
862:Military and war museums in Ukraine
45:Please consider converting them to
538:The secret dungeon for submarines
14:
837:Installations of the Russian Navy
235:underwater beacons and explosives
135:Mine cars, Balaklava Naval Museum
832:Installations of the Soviet Navy
654:
548:Balaklava bay – view from space
23:
307:The 2012 American action film,
806:Naval museum complex Balaklava
140:Naval museum complex Balaklava
49:to ensure the article remains
1:
558:Balaklava Museum of Cold War
495:http://muzey-sevastopol.com/
233:at this facility to attach
16:Museum in Balaklava, Crimea
888:
700:Amphibious warfare vessels
801:
652:
237:to submarines and ships.
147:
726:Ukrainian Naval Aviation
431:History in Orbit website
229:The Soviet Navy trained
127:Old Soviet submarine pen
842:Ukraine Navy facilities
425:Ryan (March 15, 2015).
266:base still used by the
185:Description and purpose
731:Ukrainian Marine Corps
367:submarine base of the
136:
128:
120:
112:
582:44.49889°N 33.59611°E
162:(originally known as
134:
126:
118:
110:
705:Mine warfare vessels
302:annexation of Crimea
710:Miscellaneous ships
685:Major surface ships
578: /
310:Soldiers of Fortune
253:. It was then when
251:retaliatory strikes
247:pre-emptive strikes
587:44.49889; 33.59611
553:visit to the base
137:
129:
121:
113:
857:Museums in Crimea
819:
818:
391:Olavsvern, Norway
105:
104:
97:
55:Several templates
879:
852:Cold War museums
679:
658:
620:
613:
606:
597:
593:
592:
590:
589:
588:
583:
579:
576:
575:
574:
571:
521:
520:
518:
517:
503:
497:
492:
486:
485:
483:
482:
468:
462:
461:
456:. Archived from
449:
443:
442:
440:
438:
433:. pp. 24–26
422:
386:Muskö naval base
365:Pasha Liman Base
363:The underground
340:Musko naval base
338:The underground
149:
100:
93:
89:
86:
80:
78:
67:
27:
26:
19:
887:
886:
882:
881:
880:
878:
877:
876:
822:
821:
820:
815:
797:
781:
735:
714:
675:
659:
650:
629:
624:
586:
584:
580:
577:
572:
569:
567:
565:
564:
530:
525:
524:
515:
513:
505:
504:
500:
493:
489:
480:
478:
470:
469:
465:
452:Cherkashin, N.
451:
450:
446:
436:
434:
424:
423:
404:
399:
382:
335:
327:
319:
272:Black Sea Fleet
259:Lavrentiy Beria
243:
203:nuclear fallout
187:
101:
90:
84:
81:
69:
58:
44:
28:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
885:
883:
875:
874:
869:
864:
859:
854:
849:
844:
839:
834:
824:
823:
817:
816:
814:
813:
808:
802:
799:
798:
796:
795:
789:
787:
783:
782:
780:
779:
778:
777:
769:
768:
767:
759:
754:
749:
743:
741:
737:
736:
734:
733:
728:
722:
720:
716:
715:
713:
712:
707:
702:
697:
695:Patrol vessels
692:
687:
682:
681:
680:
667:
665:
661:
660:
653:
651:
649:
648:
643:
637:
635:
631:
630:
627:Ukrainian Navy
625:
623:
622:
615:
608:
600:
562:
561:
556:
551:
546:
541:
536:
529:
528:External links
526:
523:
522:
498:
487:
476:meridian.in.ua
463:
460:on 2007-05-16.
444:
401:
400:
398:
395:
394:
393:
388:
381:
378:
377:
376:
373:Adriatic coast
361:
358:
355:
334:
331:
326:
323:
318:
315:
242:
239:
223:spy satellites
186:
183:
164:Object 825 GTS
103:
102:
85:September 2022
47:full citations
31:
29:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
884:
873:
870:
868:
867:Naval museums
865:
863:
860:
858:
855:
853:
850:
848:
845:
843:
840:
838:
835:
833:
830:
829:
827:
812:
809:
807:
804:
803:
800:
794:
791:
790:
788:
784:
775:
774:
773:
770:
765:
764:
763:
760:
758:
755:
753:
750:
748:
745:
744:
742:
738:
732:
729:
727:
724:
723:
721:
717:
711:
708:
706:
703:
701:
698:
696:
693:
691:
688:
686:
683:
678:
674:
673:
672:
669:
668:
666:
662:
657:
647:
644:
642:
639:
638:
636:
632:
628:
621:
616:
614:
609:
607:
602:
601:
598:
594:
591:
560:
557:
555:
552:
550:
547:
545:
542:
540:
537:
535:
532:
531:
527:
512:
508:
502:
499:
496:
491:
488:
477:
473:
467:
464:
459:
455:
448:
445:
432:
428:
421:
419:
417:
415:
413:
411:
409:
407:
403:
396:
392:
389:
387:
384:
383:
379:
374:
370:
369:Albanian navy
366:
362:
359:
356:
353:
349:
348:missile boats
345:
341:
337:
336:
333:Similar bases
332:
330:
324:
322:
316:
314:
312:
311:
305:
303:
298:
294:
290:
288:
283:
281:
275:
273:
269:
264:
260:
256:
255:Joseph Stalin
252:
248:
240:
238:
236:
232:
227:
224:
220:
216:
211:
208:
207:Caisson gates
204:
200:
196:
192:
191:nuclear yield
184:
182:
180:
175:
173:
172:Balaklava Bay
170:, located in
169:
165:
161:
157:
153:
145:
141:
133:
125:
117:
109:
99:
96:
88:
76:
75:documentation
72:
65:
64:documentation
61:
56:
52:
48:
43:
41:
37:
32:This article
30:
21:
20:
805:
671:Active ships
563:
514:. Retrieved
510:
501:
490:
479:. Retrieved
475:
466:
458:the original
447:
435:. Retrieved
430:
328:
320:
308:
306:
299:
295:
291:
284:
276:
244:
228:
212:
188:
176:
163:
139:
138:
91:
82:
71:Citation bot
33:
585: /
317:Restoration
179:Crimean War
826:Categories
762:Sevastopol
690:Submarines
641:Commanders
573:33°35′46″E
570:44°29′56″N
516:2016-11-25
481:2016-11-25
397:References
352:destroyers
350:and small
263:Sevastopol
51:verifiable
634:Personnel
511:Газета.Ru
287:plundered
282:in 2000.
156:Balaklava
152:submarine
144:Ukrainian
36:bare URLs
772:Southern
757:Southern
380:See also
231:dolphins
199:dry dock
168:Cold War
154:base in
40:link rot
786:Schools
752:Western
437:July 6,
371:in the
325:Address
274:today.
270:Navy's
268:Russian
241:History
215:Whiskey
776:former
766:former
677:former
193:of 100
160:Crimea
60:reFill
740:Bases
719:Units
664:Ships
646:Ranks
344:Muskö
257:gave
219:Romeo
34:uses
747:Azov
439:2018
249:and
217:and
68:and
342:in
828::
509:.
474:.
429:.
405:^
304:.
195:kt
181:.
174:.
158:,
146::
619:e
612:t
605:v
519:.
484:.
441:.
354:.
142:(
98:)
92:(
87:)
83:(
79:.
77:)
73:(
66:)
62:(
42:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
