Inside a Top Secret Soviet Nuclear Submarine Underground Base

I have read the story, and Googled Balaklava Bay Crimea..this is what I saw in the blog:-

The mystery of Balaklava Bay is also connected with the grandeur construction from the times of the "cold war". It is the underground plant for the repair of the submarines on the right side of the bay. The building of the underground complex started in 1957. The main works were performed by the builders of the Moscow underground. The task of this construction was to hide the submarines in case of a nuclear war. There is also the artificial sea channel and the dock. The entrance into the complex is but the place where it is situated is well observed from the Genoese towers. In the place which was secret for a time is going to be a museum. So it is interesting not only in Balaklava but also under it. The numerals which characterize this underground construction impress with its dimensions. The length of the underground channel is 360 m, the depth - 6 m, the width - 12 m, the altitude - 12 m. In the underground secret harbor 7 submarines could hide at one time.

Both Beria and Stalin died in 1953.

How about this quote from the video:

"The subs entered the dock full of water. Then the water was removed so the workers could work on it."

I'm just wondering how the subs continued to function when they were full of water? Doesn't the water kill the electrical systems and sailors and stuff?

no wonder they closed it down and called it secret!

Chris I think you have mis-understood comment on the video. As I said I haven't seen it..but would interpret the comment to mean that the DOCK was full of water to allow the sub to enter. Once in, the dock was pumped dry. In other words.. the subs enter a 'dry dock' !

Or are you just yanking the chain !

yes, just commenting on how the grammar permits two interpretations.

I know how a dry dock works.

Very interesting!

I wonder if US Intelligence ever found this complex or knew of it's existence? Also, curious whether it was on the targeting list for US Strategic forces?

As a former submariner, I can neither confirm nor deny our knowledge of such complexes...