The Naval Museum Complex Balaklava, formerly known as Facility 825 GTS, is located in the vicinity of the city of Sevastopol in Crimea. A top-secret military installation and an underground submarine base during the Cold War, it looks like a film set from a James Bond Movie. The base now serves as a museum and a tourist attraction with a high 4.5 star rating on TripAdvisor!
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The base was capable of withstanding a direct hit by a nuclear ordnance of up to 100kt yield.
Above: Entrance to the Facility 825 GTS.
Above: Entrance to the Facility 825 GTS.
The dry dock at the Balaklava Naval Museum (submarine museum) in Crimea.
A nuclear payload on a trolley in the nuclear arsenal loading area at the Balaklava Naval Museum (submarine museum).
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Blast doors at the Facility 825 GTS.
A Soviet hazmat suit on display at the Balaklava Naval Museum (submarine museum).
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A replica of the Project 613 submarine.
An anti-submarine torpedo in the loading area of the missile facility at the Balaklava Naval Museum (submarine museum) in the Crimea.
A replica of the "Kiev" aviation cruiser at the Balaklava Naval Museum.
A submarine replica in the dry dock at the Balaklava Naval Museum (submarine museum).
A visitor examines a replica of the "Pytlivy" frigate at the Balaklava Naval Museum.
A Yakovlev Yak-38 plane at the Balaklava Naval Museum.
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The exterior view of Facility 825 GTS.
