Abandoned Nuclear Submarine Base

 

Located at Balaklava on the Crimean peninsula.

‘The base remained operational after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 until 1993 when the decommissioning process started.  In 1996, the last Russian submarine left the base, which is now open to the public for guided tours’.

- Wikipedia

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Thank you to Russos

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July 16th, 2011 | Tags: Abandoned, Balaklava, Crimea, Soviet, Submarine Base -
Categories: Featured, MODERN RUINS, PLACES | Instructor: Amanda Uren

7 comments to Abandoned Nuclear Submarine Base

• gordon

  July 16, 2011 at 1:37 pm

  The illuminated stairs under water are just killer! Wow.

• Tut

  July 16, 2011 at 5:35 pm

  Whoa. Creepy.

• Cyril

  July 16, 2011 at 10:16 pm

  The writing on the wall on the second photo reads “Remember the war” in Russian.
  Throwing it out there just in case.

  (For most of the former USSR, the second World War is ’41-’45, not ’39-’45, because we were actively invaded in 1941)

• Charlotte

  July 17, 2011 at 3:19 am

  Looks like the set of Lost

• KC

  July 17, 2011 at 11:45 am

  Mind-boggling to think of the amount of work involved in building the thing

• jay

  July 17, 2011 at 7:31 pm

  hauntingly beautiful.

• Fargin Bastiges

  July 18, 2011 at 4:29 am

  @Cyril: Thank you for the additional information.