Russian submarine base in Balaclava

Once upon a time, in a distant, distant galaxy, I went with my friends to Balaclava. One of the goals was to visit the underground submarine base. Oh, then we walked there. Clambered all :)

And now I wanted to see how this base is doing in the modern realities of Crimea. Well, it’s doing well, and the museum is even more so.

I hope you don’t need to tell the story of the base itself? :)

In 2006, there were no guided tours of the canal on floating vessels. Now please.

Bathoport in place. This is such a floating herbal weighing 120 tons. After blocking the channel, it was flooded with water and reliably closed the inlet channel.

Inside, the base has changed markedly for the better. There were stands on the history of construction, the history of neighboring underground facilities, and in general - everything was put in order.

SU-528 (the numbers in the name are rearranged 825 - the construction code) built not only the base in Balaklava. On her conscience are still objects "Weaving", "Alsou" and many others.

Oops! Suddenly, my photo from the construction of the Trubnaya station, though for some reason it was mirrored. After the tour I went to the museum administration. He met with the deputy director for scientific work. We had a nice chat and made friends. Valery Borisovich said that they would sign the authorship. I said that I will send my photos from the museum so that they can use. True, the question remained open: "What does Trubnaya have to Balaclava?" According to Valery Borisovich, representatives of SU-528 said that it was very similar to how the 825 facility was built and that, they say, cast-iron tubing was used as a temporary support. But I hardly believe in such a version, but this can no longer be verified.

I didn’t go to Sotka, but now you’ll look at the figs. The military returned there and began to restore the facility, although it is not clear in what form. But object 221 (“Alsou”) we managed to explore.

Underground objects around Sevastopol. It's easier to poke your finger in the place where they are not.

You cannot visit the object yourself - only as part of the tour. :(

The guide was quite up to the topic, but too taciturn. When I asked him about my photo, what does it have to do with Balaclava, he began to carry some nonsense, saying that the Su-528 was building the Moscow metro. And then he generally ran away from me when I tried to ask questions :) Well, okay, I know no worse than him what is there and where.

There are many different historical photographs on the walls.

Gallery dedicated to the nuclear submarine fleet of Russia.

There are almost no direct turns at the object - all these bends are cleverly designed to absorb the shock wave.

The pride of the facility is a former dry dock.

And a repair area for submarines.

The length of the channel is 600 meters. Depth - 8 meters.

Once this dock could be drained to dock the boat.

Ultra-small submarine Triton-1M.

And her control panel.

The far part of the base is not accessible for a walking tour. It can only be swam. But in 2006, we walked there then.

The underground complex was built for 8 years - from 1953 to 1961.

During this time, in general, the generation of boats changed and the base was morally outdated, but nevertheless it was in service until 1993.

In 2000, the facility was transferred to the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. And from 1993 to 2003, the base was looted by looters and metal hunters. The museum was founded, respectively, in 2003.

Now the guide more than once during the walk around the base mentioned how they felt good when the museum was handed over to the Russian Ministry of Defense. They say that money was found to repair and update the exposition and tidy up the remaining equipment.

If in 2006 the exhibits were mainly devoted to the armed forces of Ukraine, now the emphasis is on the Navy and some aviation.

Cabinet safe. Some kind of radioactive parts were stored here for servicing nuclear ammunition for torpedoes. The Black Sea is a zone free of nuclear weapons and nuclear presence in general, but the USSR really wanted to have a nuclear club just in case. Therefore, the base in Balaclava with nuclear warheads for torpedoes was very secret. In addition to the fact that Sevastopol was a closed city, Balaklava was also an even more closed part of it.

Submarine control panel.

That's how the torpedoes were served in Balaclava.

X-22 "Storm" is a Soviet / Russian supersonic long-range airborne anti-ship cruise missile. It is part of the K-22 aviation missile system.

Hermodver.

If not for the huge number of people in the group, it would be many times more interesting. Yes, the ticket costs 200 rubles. If you are a foreigner, then you will be told military secrets for 300 rubles.

Shockproof doors. They were not airtight. They had to withstand the shock wave from a nuclear explosion. But there was a hermukha behind them. And on the right is a tent with souvenirs ... A tent. With souvenirs. At the formerly former secret base.

Watch the video: Inside the super secret Soviet submarine base at Balaclava (March 2024).

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