HAN SSN JIANGGEZHUANG SUBMARINE BASE PUG, CHINA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 7, 2011
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: December 7, 1982
• Content Type: REPORT

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(c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
Attachment to Z-11747/82
NPIC/PEG (12/82)
HAN.SSN
JIANGGEZHUANG SUBMARINE BASE PUG, CHINA
1. (SWN) SIGNIFICANCE: CONFIRMATION THAT THE TUNNEL AT THIS
FACILITY IS CAPABLE OF SHELTERING NUCLEAR-POWERED ATTACK
SUBMARINES (SSN).
2. (SWN) REMARKS: A HAN SSN, PROBABLY UNIT TWO, HAS BEEN
POSITIONED IN THE MOUTH OF THE TUNNEL AT THIS FACILITY SINCE
THIS CONFIRMS THAT THE TUNNEL IS CAPABLE OF 25X1
SHELTERING ONE AND PROBABLY TWO OF THIS CLASS SUBMARINE AT
ONCE. TWO OUTER HULL DECK PLATES THAT WERE REMOVED FROM UNIT
ONE REMAIN ON THE QUAY WHERE THEY WERE FIRST IDENTIFIED ON
THE HAN SSN AT THE TUNNEL MOUTH APPARENTLY HAS 25X1
NOT HAD THESE TWO OUTER HULL DECK PLATES REMOVED, FURTHER
SUGGESTING THAT THIS IS THE SECOND UNIT. SMALL FENDERS ARE
POSITIONED BETWEEN THE SUBMARINE AND THE QUAY WALLS FOR EASE OF
MOVEMENT INTO THE TUNNEL. THE NUCLEAR SUPPORT BARGE NORMALLY
SEEN HERE IS NOT PRESENT AND MAY HAVE PRECEDED THIS SUBMARINE
INTO THE TUNNEL. HAN SSN UNIT ONE PROBABLY WAS PLACED IN THE
TUNNEL 25X1
(SWN) THIS FACILITY IS THE PRIMARY OPERATING BASE FOR CHINESE
NUCLEAR SUBMARINES.
3.
COORDINATES 36-06-12N 120-34-47E
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana-
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and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
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