XIA SSBN UNDERWAY XIAOPING DAO SUBMARINE BASE, CHINA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP91T00712R000200350003-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 17, 2011
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: October 11, 1983
• Content Type: REPORT

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XIA SSBN UNDERWAY
XIAOPING DAO SUBMARINE BASE, CHINA
1. SIGNIFICANCE: THE XIA, CHINA'S FIRST NUCLEAR-POWERED BALLISTIC
MISSILE SUBMARINE (SSBN), IS OBSERVED UNDERWAY FOR THE FIRST
TIME. (SWN)
2. REMARKS: THE SUBMARINE IS UNDERWAY ON A NORTHEAST HEADING OFF
OF XIAOPING DAO SUBMARINE BASE, PROBABLY EN ROUTE TO AN
OPERATIONS AREA FOR COMPATIBILITY TESTING OF THE CSS-NX-3
SUBMARINE-LAUNCHED BALLISTIC MISSILE (SLBM) AND CONTINUING CREW
TRAINING. (SWN)
THE XIA SSBN IS THE SECOND CLASS OF CHINESE NUCLEAR-POWERED
SUBMARINE AND THE FIRST SSBN CONSTRUCTED BY THE CHINESE. THE
XIA SSBN WAS LA UN HED A HULUDAO NAVAL SHIPYARD AND PORT
FACILITY IN APRIL 1981. IT WAS FIRST OBSERVED 25X1
AT XIAOPING DAO SUBMARINE BASE IN PREPARATION FOR SEA TRIALS IN
JANUARY 1983. THE XIA SSBN WILL HAVE A WEAPONS COMPLEMENT OF
12 CSS-NX-3 SLBM WHEN THE SSBN/SLBM SYSTEM BECOMES
OPERATIONAL. (SWN)
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 board(s) they were prepared for
and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
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