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Bohai Shipyard

Bohai Shipyard is the Huludao, Liaoning shipbuilding complex associated in open sources with China's nuclear-powered submarine production. Public reporting also identifies the site by the corporate name Bohai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. and places it within the state-owned Chinese shipbuilding system now headed by China State Shipbuilding Corporation.

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The yard sits on the northern Bohai Gulf at Huludao and is treated in defense reporting as the central Chinese facility for nuclear attack and ballistic-missile submarine construction. GlobalSecurity describes the site as a large shipbuilding, repair, steel-structure, metallurgy-equipment, and hydroelectric-equipment fabrication enterprise, while CMSI's submarine-industrial-base study identifies Bohai alongside Wuchang and Jiangnan as one of the three major Chinese submarine shipyards.

Bohai's catalog relevance is concentrated in PLAN nuclear-submarine platforms rather than export products. Existing catalog records connect the manufacturer to the Type 093 / Shang-class nuclear attack submarine family and the Type 094 / Jin-class ballistic missile submarine, both of which are relationship-only naval systems entries with no conflict-use claims. Recent IISS reporting summarized by Breaking Defense describes an expansion at BSHIC between 2019 and 2022, including a second submarine manufacturing hall and other facilities, and says the state-owned company is responsible for constructing China's nuclear-powered submarine fleet.

nuclear-powered attack submarinesnuclear-powered ballistic missile submarinessubmarine manufacturing infrastructurenaval shipbuildingcommercial shipbuilding and repairlarge steel-structure fabrication

Notable Systems

Type 093 / 093A / 093B Shang-class nuclear attack submarine, Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy nuclear-powered attack submarine family, Naval Systems

Type 093 / 093A / 093B Shang-class nuclear attack submarine

Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy nuclear-powered attack submarine family

Second-generation Chinese nuclear attack-submarine family linked in catalog data and open reporting to Bohai Shipyard construction at Huludao; newer Type 093B reporting ties the expanded yard to guided-missile submarine production.

Sources: A Brief Technical History of PLAN Nuclear Submarines, Breaking Defense: China's nuclear submarine production rate surpasses that of US
Type 094 / Jin-class ballistic missile submarine, Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine class, Naval Systems

Type 094 / Jin-class ballistic missile submarine

Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine class

PLAN ballistic-missile submarine class that GlobalSecurity and Bellingcat reporting connect to Bohai Shipyard construction and fitting-out activity at Huludao.

Sources: Type 094 Jin-class Ballistic Missile Submarine, China Launches Additional Type 094 SSBNs

Manufacturer History

  1. First Xia-class SSBN launched

    GlobalSecurity reports that China's first Xia-class ballistic-missile submarine was launched in April 1981 from the Huludao naval base and shipyard area, placing Bohai in the early history of China's sea-based nuclear-deterrent program.

    Sources: China - Bohai Shipyard

  2. Covered nuclear-submarine construction plant completed

    GlobalSecurity's Bohai Shipyard reference describes a large new plant and supporting facilities completed in 2017, intended to expand covered construction capacity for nuclear-submarine work.

    Sources: China - Bohai Shipyard

  3. Bellingcat documents Type 094 activity at Bohai

    Bellingcat used Planet Labs satellite imagery to report that workers at Bohai Shipyard at Huludao had constructed two additional Type 094 Jin-class SSBNs, with observed movements from the fabrication hall to fitting-out areas in 2017 and 2018.

    Sources: China Launches Additional Type 094 SSBNs

  4. CMSI maps Bohai within China's submarine industrial base

    CMSI's China Maritime Report No. 31 identified Bohai Shipyard at Huludao as one of three Chinese submarine shipyards, alongside Wuchang and Jiangnan, in a study of PLAN submarine industrial infrastructure.

    Sources: China's Submarine Industrial Base

  5. IISS reporting highlights expanded BSHIC output

    Breaking Defense summarized IISS analysis that linked higher Chinese nuclear-submarine launch rates to BSHIC expansion at Huludao between 2019 and 2022, including a second submarine manufacturing hall and related facilities.

    Sources: Breaking Defense: China's nuclear submarine production rate surpasses that of US

Website links
CSSC official websiteCMSI submarine industrial-base reportGlobalSecurity Bohai Shipyard reference

Public information about Bohai Shipyard's military work is fragmentary because the Huludao complex is a state-owned Chinese submarine facility. The profile therefore combines official group context with reputable open-source defense reporting and satellite-imagery analysis, while leaving conflict-use claims to individual weapon records.

Manufacturer Sources

  • China's Submarine Industrial BasePublisher: China Maritime Studies Institute, U.S. Naval War College | Note: Supports Bohai Shipyard at Huludao as one of China's three submarine shipyards and provides broader context for China's submarine industrial base. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • A Brief Technical History of PLAN Nuclear SubmarinesPublisher: China Maritime Studies Institute, U.S. Naval War College | Note: Supports public technical and program context for PLAN nuclear-submarine families connected to Bohai Shipyard, including Type 093 and Type 094 development background. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • China - Bohai ShipyardPublisher: GlobalSecurity.org | Note: Supports the Huludao location, Bohai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry / Bohai Shipyard naming, shipbuilding and repair activities, nuclear attack and ballistic-missile submarine construction context, and 1981 and 2017 yard milestones. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • BSHIC drydock and repair profilePublisher: TrustedDocks | Note: Supports the current Bohai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. name, Huludao address, CSSC parent-group context, official CSSC website link, commercial shipbuilding and repair activities, and drydock capacity data. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • China Launches Additional Type 094 SSBNsPublisher: Bellingcat | Note: Supports satellite-imagery reporting that Bohai Shipyard at Huludao constructed additional Type 094 Jin-class SSBNs and observed movements from fabrication hall to fitting-out pier. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Breaking Defense: China's nuclear submarine production rate surpasses that of USPublisher: Breaking Defense | Note: Supports current reporting on IISS analysis of Chinese nuclear-submarine launch rates, BSHIC expansion at Huludao between 2019 and 2022, Type 094 and Type 093B production context, and the state-owned company's nuclear-submarine construction role. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Type 094 Jin-class Ballistic Missile SubmarinePublisher: GlobalSecurity.org | Note: Supports the Type 094 / Jin-class boat-list context used to link the existing catalog submarine record as a Bohai Shipyard notable system. | Accessed: 2026-07-11

Produced weapons

Category

Naval Systems

Warships, submarines, unmanned surface vessels, naval craft, and maritime combat systems.

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Type 093 / 093A / 093B Shang-class nuclear attack submarine, Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy nuclear-powered attack submarine family, Naval SystemsType 093 / 093A / 093B Shang-class nuclear attack submarineChinese People's Liberation Army Navy nuclear-powered attack submarine familyBuilt in: ChinaThe Type 093 / 093A / 093B Shang-class is China's second-generation nuclear-powered attack-submarine family, built at Bohai Shipyard for the People's Liberation Army Navy. Open U.S. reporting separates the line into Shang I, Shang II, and Shang III variants, with the Type 093B described by DoD and USCC testimony as a guided-missile SSGN development while a CMSI technical study cautions that public imagery does not settle the separate-VLS question.
Type 094 / Jin-class ballistic missile submarine, Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine class, Naval SystemsType 094 / Jin-class ballistic missile submarineChinese People's Liberation Army Navy nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine classBuilt in: ChinaThe Type 094 / Jin-class is the People's Liberation Army Navy's operational nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine class and China's first credible sea-based nuclear-deterrent platform. U.S. defense reporting describes six operational Jin-class boats carrying up to 12 JL-2 or JL-3 submarine-launched ballistic missiles, while open-source references place construction at Bohai Shipyard in Huludao.