NAVAL BASE HSIAO-PING TAO, CHINA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05929A002300100010-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 20, 2006
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: February 14, 1967
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. SIGNIFICANCE:
BEST COVERAGE OF THE G-CLASS SSB AT THE HSIAO-
PING TAO NAVAL BASE. EXPANSION ACTIVITY AT
THE NAVAL BASE.
2. LOCATION: ON KOREA BAY APPROXIMATELY 10 NM SOUTHWEST OF
THE CITY OF LU-TA AT 3849N 12129E.
. REMARKS:
THE G-CLASS SSB WAS CONSTRUCTED AT THE LU-TA
SHIPYARD BETWEEN JUNE 1962 AND SEPTEMBER 1964.
FROM NOVEMBER 1964 THE SUBMARINE WAS OBSERVED
IN THE SAME POSITION ALONGSIDE A COMMERCIAL
PIER AT LU-TA FOR A PERIOD OF 11 MONTHS. PHOTO-
GRAPHY OF JANUARY 1966 REVEALED THAT THE G-CLASS
SSB WAS NO LONGER AT LU-TA. THE G-CLASS SSB
WAS SUBSEQUENTLY OBSERVED AT THE HSIAO-PING TAO
NAVAL BASE IN MARCH 1966 ON POOR QUALITY PHOTO-
GRAPHY.
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should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
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4. COLLATERAL: NONE
. FIRST IDENTIFICATION:
6. NEGATION DATE:
HSIAO-PING TAO NAVAL BASE:
G-CLASS SSB: NONE
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7. SUBSEQUENT COVERAGE: G-CLASS SSB:AND AT LEAST 10 KH-4 AND 25X1
4 KH-7 MISSIONS.
HSIAO-PING TAO NAVAL BASE: 2 KH-4 MISSIONS.
G-CLASS SSB:
LOA - 320 FT
BEAM -
SAIL -
MAXIMUM SPEED - 17.5 KNOTS
RADIUS OF ACTION - 4700 NM (10 DAYS ON STATION)
ARMAMENT - THE G-CLASS SUBMARINE CAN CARRY 24
TORPEDOES OR 48 MINES (TORPEDO TUBE TYPE IN
LIEU OF TORPEDOES). TH$BE BALLISTIC MISSILES
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use
should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support
Division, NPIC.
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ARE CARRIED IN AND LAUNCHED FROM VERTICAL
TUBES LOCATED IN THE SAIL. MISSILES ARE
BELIEVED LAUNCHED WHILE THE SUBMARINE IS SUR-
FACED. THE ASSOCIATED MISSILES ARE ESTIMATED
TO BE OF THE SS-N-4-TYPE WHICH ARE
OF 330 NM.
9. MISSION READOUT:
AND HAVE A MAXIMUM RANGE
OB: ONE G-CLASS SSB.
OTHER VESSELS: 3 DREDGES, 4 BARGES, 2 SMALL CRAFT.
THE BASE COMPLEX APPEARS TO BE SEPARATED INTO TWO DISTINCT FUNCTIONS.
1. THE USUAL G-CLASS SSB BERTHING AREA IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWEST PORTION
OF THE PENINSULA SHELTERING THE BAY. THE IDENTIFIABLE FACILITIES INCLUDE A
PARTIALLY COMPLETED MARGINAL WHARF, A POSSIBLE BREAKWATER UNDER CONSTRUCTION,
A PARTIALLY BUNKERED BUILDING ADJOINING THE WHARF, AND A POSSIBLE CONSTRUCTION
SUPPORT COMPLEX COMPRISED OF A HEATING PLANT AND 3 ADDITIONAL BUILDINGS. A
POSSIBLE CONCRETE BLOCK PLANT FOR QUAY AND WHARF CONSTRUCTION ALSO ADJOINS THE
WATER FRONT. EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENT OF THE SHORE LINE IS UNDERWAY AT THIS POR-
TION OF THE FACILITY.
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should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support
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2. THE OTHER PORTION OF THE BASE, LOCATED ON THE MAINLAND, APPEARS TO BE A
PT BOAT SUPPORT ACTIVITY. FACILITIES INCLUDE A TRANSVERSER, AT LEAST 4 COM-
PLETED STORAGE WAYS, A SMALL WINCH HOUSE AT THE HEAD OF THE MARINE RAILWAY,
ONE PIER/BREAKWATER, ONE PIER WITH A BREASTING PLATFORM, 4 SUPPORT BUILDINGS
AND TWO GROUPS OF THE CONCRETE UNDERWATER CONSTRUCTION BLOCKS LYING IN SHALLOW
WATER ADJACENT TO THE PIER/BREASTING PLATFORM.
EXTENSIVE EARTH-SCARRING IS PRESENT IN THE RAVINES LEADING FROM THE SMALL
ALLUVIAL PLAIN FORMED ABOUT THE NECK OF THE PENINSULA. SEVERAL EXCAVATIONS
AND NUMEROUS BUILDINGS ARE PRESENT IN THESE RAVINES.
NO IDENTIFIABLE SIGNATURES OF MISSILE SUPPORT ACTIVITY ARE OBSERVED.
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use
should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support
Division, NPIC.
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NAVAL BASE
HSIAO-PING TAO, CHINA
38-49N 121-29E
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