The Jianggezhuang Naval Base () is a Chinese naval base approximately 15 miles (24 km) east of
Qingdao
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on the
Yellow Sea
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. The base spans a bay 1.2 miles (1.9 km) across, with the main facilities located in the eastern portion of the bay. Open source satellite imagery shows the base to be an enclosed harbour with breakwaters and a single entrance; there are six piers, a dry dock, various service facilities and an underground submarine tunnel.
The base hosts China's
Type 092-class
ballistic missile submarine
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and
Type 091-class nuclear
attack submarine
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s.
See also
*
Yulin Naval Base Yulin Naval Base () is the traditional base of the People's Liberation Army Navy, located in the eastern suburb of Sanya, Hainan Province, China, next to Yulin Port. Further east on Yalong Bay is the new Longpo Naval Base, formerly called "Yulin-Eas ...
References
People's Liberation Army Navy submarine bases
North Sea Fleet
Military installations established in 1952
External links
* http://www.nukestrat.com/china/subcave.htm
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