CRUISE MISSILE SUBMARINE WUHAN SHIPYARD WUCHANG, CHINA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90T00784R000100090006-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 4, 2011
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: December 22, 1982
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. (SWN) SIGNIFICANCE: FIRST OBSERVATION OF A CRUISE MISSILE
ATTACK SSG) IN CHINA.
2. (SWN) REMARKS: THE SSG, WHICH IS ASSIGNED THE NPIC INTERIM
DESIGNATOR WUHAN-A, IS A MODIFIED R ATTAC SUBMARINE (SS). THE
SSG HAS BEEN LAUNCHED AND IS INBOARD OF 25X1
THE FITTING-OUT BARGE ALONG WITH TWO R SS. THE WUHAN-A SSG HAS
MAXIMUM BEAM MISSILE BAY WHICH 25X1
TAPERS TO BEAM FORWARD. FOUR 7 METER 25X1~X1
MISSILE TUBES, MOUNTED IN PAIRS, ARE HOUSED IN THE MISSILE BAY,
WHICH FAIRS INTO THE HULL FORWARD AND AFT. THE WUHAN-A SSG
WILL BE THE FIRST CRUISE MISSILE ATTACK SUBMARINE IN THE
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CHINESE INVENTORY. THE CRUISE MISSILE TO BE USED WITH THIS
SUBMARINE IS UNKNOWN; HOWEVER, THE CHINESE CURRENTLY DEPLOY T~n10
SURFACE-TO-SURFACE MISSILES, THE CSS-N-1 AND CSS-N-2, ON
SURFACE COMBATANTS.
(SWN) WUHAN SHIPYARD, APPROXIMATELY 500 NM UPSTREAM FROM
SHANGHAI, CONSTRUCTS AND REPAIRS DIESEL ATTACK SUBMARINES, AND
CONSTRUCTS SUBMERSIBLES AND FLEET MINESWEEPERS.
3. COORDINATES 30-32-04N 114-17-13E
COMMENTS AND QUERIES REGARDING THIS BRIEFING BQARD MAY BE
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana-
lytical work. Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing boardls) they were prepared for
and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
WARNING NOTICE
Intelligence Sources
and Methods Involved
Attachment to Z-11814/82
NPIC/PEG (12/82)
CRUISE MISSILE SUBMARINE
WUHAN SHIPYARD WUr.HaNr,_ CHINA
SECRET
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