Skalisty Submarine Base, Naval submarine facility in Gadzhiyevo, Russia
The base sits on the cold shores of the Barents Sea, where sturdy concrete buildings and large docking areas create a functional and secure space for maintaining submarines and supporting deep-sea operations in the Arctic waters.
This facility has served the Russian Navy since the 1950s, starting with diesel submarines before becoming a home for nuclear vessels during the Cold War, reflecting decades of strategic military development and ongoing arms control agreements.
The military personnel here follow quiet routines of maintenance and preparation, living in nearby Gadzhiyevo where life revolves around the rhythm of naval schedules and a strong sense of discipline, secrecy, and dedication to the service.
The base includes specialized docking facilities, cranes for submarine maintenance, and storage areas for managing radioactive materials, with strict security measures and careful environmental monitoring to ensure safe handling of nuclear waste and fuel.
This place supports advanced underwater research and covert operations, including the deployment of unmanned underwater vehicles and deep-sea reactors that explore the seabed and undersea cables connecting different parts of the world with a quiet, strategic purpose.
Location: Гаджиево
Address: Unnamed Road, Гаджиево, Мурманская обл., Russia, 184670
GPS coordinates: 69.25933,33.34067
Latest update: December 3, 2025 13:34
This collection brings together underground military sites, strategic bunkers, and highly secured installations across the world. Many of these places were built during the Cold War, when nuclear threats pushed governments to create protected command centers deep under mountains or in remote areas. Some remain active today, serving national security purposes, while others have been decommissioned but preserve their massive concrete structures and tunnels. Though their existence is known from public sources, access remains strictly forbidden. The sites include the Raven Rock Mountain Complex in Pennsylvania, carved deep into the Appalachian Mountains with tunnels stretching for miles through solid rock, and the Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station in Colorado, where rooms rest on massive springs inside the Rocky Mountains to absorb shocks from potential attacks. In Russia, the Skalisty submarine base serves nuclear submarines through underground piers carved directly into rock along the Barents Sea. RAF Menwith Hill in North Yorkshire spreads across a wide area marked by white geodesic domes that protect satellite antennas, while the Svalbard Global Seed Vault lies embedded in arctic permafrost, storing millions of plant seeds behind thick concrete walls. These places show how governments sought to protect command systems, military operations, and even biological reserves by building deep into mountains or along remote coastlines, creating installations that remain largely hidden from public view.
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