WU-CHANG SHIPYARD WU-CHANG, CHINA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
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• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 11
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 21, 2003
• Sequence Number: 26
• Publication Date: November 1, 1959
• Content Type: IR

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Joint Photographic Intelligence Report
WU-CHANG SHIPYARD
WU-CHANG, CHINA
NAVY
PIC/JR-1005/59
NOVEMBER 1959
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
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This material contains information affecting
the National Defense of the United States
within the meaning of the espionage laws,
Title 18, USC, Secs. 793 and 794, the trans-
mission or revelation of which in any manner
to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
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WU-CHANG, CHINA
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Chang:chou
(Lung-ch'i)
Shao-kuan
(Ch'u-chiang
EAST CHINA AREA
Railroad
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HONG KONG
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WU-CHANG SHIPYARD
WU-CHANG, CHINA
The Wu-chang Shipyard (30?32'N/114?17'E) in Wu-chang, China, is
located at the junction of the Hsun-ssu and Yangtze Rivers. This shipyard,
completed about has gained importance as a possible construction
site for submarines and minesweepers.
Wu-chang Shipyard was covered by fair quality, large-scale aerial
accompanying line drawing and key to annotations. Also enclosed are two
major components of the shipyard are identified and described on the
feet. There were no indications of any minesweeper construction. The
possible "W" Class submarines and two unidentified vessels, 200 by 40
considerable construction activity on the building ways, including two
photography on A study of this photography revealed
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ground photos revealing some of the major shop buildings of the shipyard.
It appears that fitting out operations at this shipyard are performed either
on the building ways or elsewhere on the river after launching occurs.
The Soviet-styled launching system consists principally of a transfer
platform (Figure 3, Item 32a) and launching barge (Item 32b). From either
the repair yard (Item 34) or the building ways (Item 29) a vessel may be
moved longitudinally onto the marine railway carriage (Item 32c) and then
moved laterally along the transfer platform to a point forward and on line
with the launching barge. When properly positioned the vessel, via a set
of rails, is moved longitudinally off the carriage and onto the barge. The
barge then moves into deeper water where launching occurs.
The following vessels were observed in in the vicinity of
the boatyard: one dredge, 220 feet long; two "W" Class submarines,
245 feet long; one barge, 145 feet long; one barge, 110 feet long; and
numerous smaller river craft.
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1. Warehouse, pitched roof, 80' x 25'.
2. Administration, design, and engineering building, multistory, flat
roof, 240' x 701.
3. Three unidentified buildings: one L-shaped, 90' x 40' and 35' x 30';
one 110' x 401; and one 115' x 501.
4. Shop-type building, two sections with pitched roofs and one with
flat roof, 200' x 150'. Close by is a storage building, pitched roof,
140' x 60'.
5. Machine shop, saw-tooth roof, 210' x 195' with flat-roofed extension,
195' x 35'.
6. T-head pier.
7. Storage-type building, pitched roof, 140' x 60'.
8. Possible foundry and forge, double-pitched roof, 150' x 135'.
9. T-head pier.
10. Shop, monitor-roof, 155' x 50'. Two adjacent storage buildings,
pitched roofs, 110' x 40' and 155' x 50'.
11. Shop, monitor roof, 135' x 70'.
12. Storage building, pitched roof, 120' x 50'.
13. Two storage buildings, each 90' x 35'.
14. Unidentified building, irregularly-shaped, multisectional roof,
covering 11,000 sq. ft.
15. Shop, flat roof, 80' x 40'.
16. Shop, double-monitor roof, 350' x 110'.
17. Shop, double-pitched roof, 310' x 90' with flat-roofed extension,
90' x 35'. Adjacent shop, shallow-pitched roof, 110' x 40'.
18. Shop, monitor roof, 230' x 145'.
19. Unidentified building, 115' x 75'.
20. Probable personnel building, irregularly-shaped, multisectional roof,
covering 16,500 sq. ft.
21. Shop, double-pitched roof with narrow flat-roof extension, 210' x 80'.
Possible administration section attached, pitched roof, 75' x 35.
22. Two storage buildings, pitched roof, 210' x 55' and 110' x 55'.
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23. Fabrication and assembly building, multipitched roof with several
monitors, 400' x 2501. Attached section, pitched roof, covers 21,000
sq. ft.
24. Warehouse, pitched roof, 300' x 80'.
25. Four probable barracks, hipped roof, each 80' x 40'.
26. Unidentified building, multisectional roof, covering approximately
12,000 sq. ft.
27. Two storage buildings, pitched roof, 150' x 40' and 125' x 40'.
28. Shop, multisectional roof, 190 feet square.
29. Building ways. Although the poor quality of photography prevents
an exact determination of the number of building ways, it appears
that there are seven ways averaging 650' long. Construction on the
ways includes two unidentified vessels each 200' x 40'; two possible
submarine pressure hulls, each (these dimensions suggest
the "W" Class submarine), an several other smaller vessels,
protected by canvas canopies or shed-type structures.
30. Shed, pitched roof, 130' x 30'.
31. Shed, pitched roof, 130' x 30'.
32. Launching system:
(32a) Transfer platform, 640' x 250'. Consists of a series of
evenly-spaced rails, possibly 12-14 in number. The poor quality
of photography prevents a more detailed interpretation.
(32b) Launching barge,
(32c) Marine railway carriage, 250' long. This carriage is
supported by the rails of the transfer platform and is cable-
operated.
(32d) Winch house, 115' x 35', located at the river end of the
transfer platform.
33. Unidentified building, irregularly-shaped, multisectional roof, covering
8, 400 sq. ft.
34. Possible repair yard. This area, 440' x 370', appears to be utilized
for ship repair or storage.
35. Shop, pitched roof, 175' x 50'.
36. Storage building, double-pitched roof, 135' x 50'.
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REQUIREMENT: Prepared in answer to Navy Requirement DNI 409-59
and CIA Requirement RR/E/R43/59 requesting a detailed description
of, Wu-chang Shipyard and construction activity therein.
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