Submarine Bunker
Submarine Bunker
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Anton E
Lenzing, Austria3,137 contributions
Aug 2019 • Couples
The bay of Porto Palermo once served in the Cold War as an important secret military submarine base and the tunnel is still visible. The huge service and repair shelter for submarines and torpedo boats was built inside rock. It is not possible to enter the facility.
The submarine bunker was built in the Socialist People's Republic of Albania during the rule of dictator Enver Hoxha. The underwater Pasha Liman Base for submarines (a 650 metres long and 12 metres high tunnel) was built for four Soviet-built Whiskey-class submarines, each 90 metres long.
The submarines were a direct result of an Albanian-Soviet dispute over their ownership, after Albania withdrew from the Warsaw Pact (1961) and the Soviets abandoned the base. The submarines were put into full service thanks to Chinese assistance, but by the end of the 1980s their efficiency was in doubt due to Albanian isolation and the end of Chinese help.
The bay of Porto Palermo was closed to the public and it opened a couple of years after communism ended in 1991. The submarine base is no longer in use as such, but remains in a military restriction zone. Almost certainly its main function is now a homebase for fast attack crafts and active-duty naval vessels.
The submarine bunker was built in the Socialist People's Republic of Albania during the rule of dictator Enver Hoxha. The underwater Pasha Liman Base for submarines (a 650 metres long and 12 metres high tunnel) was built for four Soviet-built Whiskey-class submarines, each 90 metres long.
The submarines were a direct result of an Albanian-Soviet dispute over their ownership, after Albania withdrew from the Warsaw Pact (1961) and the Soviets abandoned the base. The submarines were put into full service thanks to Chinese assistance, but by the end of the 1980s their efficiency was in doubt due to Albanian isolation and the end of Chinese help.
The bay of Porto Palermo was closed to the public and it opened a couple of years after communism ended in 1991. The submarine base is no longer in use as such, but remains in a military restriction zone. Almost certainly its main function is now a homebase for fast attack crafts and active-duty naval vessels.
Written November 28, 2019
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Roley
Perth, Australia49 contributions
Sep 2024 • Couples
Only good to view from the road, no public access, but the road along the coast thru the mountains is scenic and beautiful.
Written September 13, 2024
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Is it possible to visit the bunker, also inside?
Written September 6, 2021
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