(SANITIZED)INFORMATION ABOUT SOVIET AND BLOC MERCHANT AND FISHING VESSELS(SANITIZED)

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• Publication Date: August 10, 1964
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaninilolthe Espionage Laws, Title
18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
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about Soviet and Bloc Merchant
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New Construction.
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M/S VYAZMA
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The East German Warnovwerft, WarnemUnde, has handed over
M/S VYAZMA, which was launched on Nov. 26, 1963, as the 2nd unit
of the VYBORG-class, to the Soviet Baltic Shipping Agency. The
ship has the following particulars: Length o.a. 150.70,m, length
b.p. 140.00 m, breadth 20.00 m, depth 11.55 m, draught 8.91 m,
GRT 9437, NRT 5496, DWT 12375. The five holds (4/1) are served by
twelve 5-ton, and one 60-ton derricks. The main engine is a MAN-
diesel type K9Z 70/120 A5, which develops 8150 h.p. at 130 r.p.m.,
givinga service speed of 16.5 knots. Navigational equipment in-
cludes D/F and a navigation radar type DON-2. The crew numbers
50 hands - in addition, there is accomodation for 4 passenger.
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M/S KAMCHATKA
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The East German Neptunwerft in Rostock has handed over to
the Soviet Union M/S KAMCHATKA, launched on Dec. 21, 1963, as the
11th unit of the POVENETS-class. The ship has the following main
dimensions: Length o.a. 105.90 m, length b.p. 96.00 m, breadth
14.64 m, depth 8.00 m, draught 6.55 m, GRT 3726, NRT 1819, DWT
4250. The four holds (3/1) are served by four 3-ton, four 5-ton
and one 35-ton derricks. The main engine is a MAN-diesel type
K6Z 57/80 Au, which develops 3250 h.p. at 185 r.p.m. giving a
service speed of 13.5 knots. The navigation;.l equipment includes
D/F and a navigation radar type DON-2. The crew totals 37 hands.
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M/S BASHKIRIYA
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The East German Mathias-Thesen-Werft, Wismar, has handed
over to the Soviet Baltic Shipping Agency M/S BASHKIRIYA, launced
on June 30, 1963, as the 18th unit of the MIKHAIL KALININ-class.
The main dimensions are: Length o.a. 122.22 m, length b.p. 110.00
in, breadth 16.46 m, depth 7.60 m, draught 5.23 in, GRT 5261, NRT
2174, DWT 1400. For cargo handling the ship is equipped with two
3-ton cranes, and the main engines are two MAN-diesel type K6Z
57/80 C, which develop 8000 h.p., at 225 r.p.m. giving a service
speed of 18.2 knots. The navigational equipment includes D/F and
two navigation radars type DON-2. The international call sign is
UFGH. The BASHKIRIYA carries 341 passengers in addition to a crew
of 114. After a cruise in the Baltic the ship will service the
Leningrad-London line.
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M/S TAYGA
The Polish yard, Stocznia Gdanska, has handed over the new
M/S TAYGA to the Soviet Union. The ship belongs to the VOLGOLES-
class (Polish type B-45), with the following main dimensions:
Length o.a. 123.88 m, length b.p. 115.00 m,breadth 16.70 in, depth
8,40 in, draught 7.00 in, GRT 4673, NRT 2370, DWT 5936. The fouT,'
holds(2/2) are served by eight 5-ton, one 15-ton and one 40-ton
derricks. The main engine is a B & W-diesel type 562-VTBF-140,
which develops 5450 h.p. at 150 r.p.m., giving a service speed
of 15.0 knots. The navigational equipment includes D/F and a
navigationaradar type DON-2. The crew numbers 45 hands.
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M/S KRASNOUFIMSK
The Soviet Baltic Shipping Agency has taken delivery of
M/S KRASNOUFIMSK, which was launched
on Oct. 5, 1963, as the 9th
NOGRAD-class. The particulars are; Length o.a.
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147.35 m, length
b.p. 134.50 m, breadth 19.70 m, depth 12.00 m, draught 9,15 m,
GRT 9269, NRT 5163, DWT 12200. The five holds (4/1) are served
by four 5-ton cranes, one 40-ton and one 60-ton derricks. The
main engine is a ITrtsi1U-Su1zer-diesel type 6RD76, which at
119 r.p.m. develops 9000 h.p. giving a service speed of 17.0
knots. Navigational equipment includes D/F and a navigation radar
type DON-2. The crew totals 53 hands. The KRASNOUFIMSK is regi-
stered in Leningrad and has the international call sign UEZF,
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M/S ISTRA
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Soviet Union M/S ISTRA, launched on Oct. 15, 1963, as the 12th
unit of the IGARKALES-class. The new ship has the following main
dimensions: Length o.a. 102.30 in, lengtja. b.p. 93.28 in, breadth
14.00 in, depth 7.00 in, draught 6.00 in, GRT 2842, NRT 1365, DWT
3630. The four holds (4/0) are served by two 3-ton cranes, one
5-ton and one 35-ton derricks. The main engine is a Valmet B & W
diesel type 550-VTBF-110, which develops 2900 e.h.p. at 170 r.p.
in. giving a service speed of 13.8 knots. The crew totals 36 handF
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M/S LITVA Run Aground.
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The passenger ship LITVA (GRT 4870) was en route from
Kaliningrad to Cuba, when she late night on March 11 ran aground
in the Sound, not far from Landskrona. The Soviet ships M/T
VENTSPILS (GRT 3300), M/S ARAGVI (GRT 4084), G/T VYBORGLES (GRT
4897) and others came to her assistance, while the salvage ves-
sel KAPITAN V. FEDOTOV (GRT 828) went out from Liepaya. By joint
effort they succeeded in bringing the ship afloat, so that she
could proceed to Cuba.
Vodnyy Transport, March 19 1964.
M/S NADEZHDA KRUPSKAYA.
M/S NADEZHDA KRUPSKAYA (GRT 5261) has arrived at Lenin-
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Vodnyy Transport, April 28,1964.
Icebreakers.
The icebreakers LENINGRAD (GRT 9200), KAPITAN BELOUSOV
(GRT 3376), KAPITAN VORONIN (GRT 3334), KAPITAN MELEKHOV (GRT
3376), SIBIRYAKOV (GRT 2709) and LEDOKOL-5 (GRT 2305) must
continue their activity in the Baltic as the late spring is
delaying the ice melting. The Gulf of Finland from Leningrad
to Tallin is covered partly with solid ice, partly with drift-
ice.
Vodnyy Transport, March 24,1964.
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River Craft in the Baltic.
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M/S BALTIYSKIY-4, which belongs to the Western River
Shipping Agency, has opened a coal line between Kaliningrad
and Gdansk. The BALTIYSKIY-4 is the first of a series of motor
ships which are adapted to both sea and river navigation.
Vodnyy Transport March, 24, 1964.
Repair of S/S ANGARSK.
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awaiting skifting to the Kanonerskiy Yard . Similar remarks for
Jan. 13 and 14. Not until Jan. 25, however, did the ship arrive
at the yard. So far, not much work has been doneanathe ship,
despite the fact that the crew has assumed a large part of the
work. The yard's manager, Mogunov, has now stated that the ship
cannot be completed in late 1964, not until the second quarter
of 1965.
Vodnyy Transport, March 31, 1964.
East Bloc Merchant Ship Passa0_21 to and from the Baltic,,
April 1964.
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AO
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AO
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AO
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AK
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AK
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AK
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The East Bloc merchant ship traffic to and from the Bal-
tic in April is virtually unchanged compared to March and must
be regarded as normal for the season.
In April, 39 Soviet, 75 Polish and 9 East German merchant
ships called at Danish ports.
East Bloc Trawler Passages to and from the Baltic April 1964.
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The East Bloc trawler traffic to and from .the Baltic in
April shows a major increase in the number of out-bound traw-
lers which will probably be due to the intensive fishing in the
Norwegian Sea and on the New Foundland banks.
18 south-bound and 16 north-bound Soviet fishing fleet
mother ships passed in April. 1 Soviet,
ports.
10 Polish and 93 East-German trawlers called at
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THE NORTHERN SEA ROUTE.
D/E INDIGIRKA.
D/E INDIGIRKA (GRT 7661), captain Pinezhaninov, sails
with cellulose between Arkhangelsk and ports.
The ship's crew, which numbers 54 hands, also carry through
navigation during the winter.
Vodnyy Transport, May 1, 1964.
Ice-floe Station,
The aerial expedition SEVER-16 is now fully engaged in
its work. It has, among other tlings, brought relief to NORTH-
FOLE-12 and taken home the team which has now kept the watch
on the ice-floe for a year.
The search has begun NE of Wrangel Island for a solid
ice-floe for NORTH POLE-13.
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The Arctic air expedition SEVER-16 has after a long search
the day before Maj 1, found a solid ice-floe large enough to
house the new ice-floe station. It was found 760 km from Wrangel
Island in position 73?53'N, 166?17'W. As soon as possible mate-
rials and element houses were transported to the floe, so that
the emission of ice reports can begin from the new area.
Vodnyy Transport, Maj 5,1964.
Pre aration for the Summer Navi ation.
I/B SIBIR (GRT 4866) has returned to Vladivostok after
having accompanied cargo ships through the Sea of Okhotsk to
Nagayevo. She is now preparing for navigation in Polar waters
as is S/S GEORGIY SEDOV (GRT 1538). I/B YERMAK (GRT 4955) is
lying in Murmansk.
Vodnyy Transport, April 21, 1964.
THE BLACK SEA.
New Construction.
M/T FEDOR POLETAYEV (GRT 32000), captain Stankov, which
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arrived at Odessa on April 23. The ship is named'
after a Russian POW in Italy, who joined the partisans after 50X1-HUM
fleeing from prison camp and whose heroism was much admired by
the Italian.
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S/S NIKOLAYEV (GRT 12285) is the name of a new ship of
the LENINSKIY KOMSOMOL-class being built at the Nosenko Yard
in Nikolayev.'
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Vodnyy Transport, March 28, 1964.
M/S PEREKOP (GRT 11089) a new ship which was put into
service by the Black Sea Shipping Agency at the beginning of.
the new year, has been in Japan on her maiden trip.
Morskoy Plot, April 1964.
Passenger Ships.
M/S IVAN FRANKO (GRT 18500) the first of a series of
passenger ships for 750 passengers is being completed at the
Wismar Yard. This yard is simultaneously building another ship
of the same type, the ALEKSANDR PUSHKIN.
M/S ARMENIYA (GRT 5261) is presently sailing
Odessa From midsummer an additional unit of
this type will service the line
S/S ADMIRAL NAKHIMOV (GRT 15286), S/S PETR VELIKIY (GRT
6261), M/S FELIKS DZERZHINSKIY (GRT 4870), M/S KOLKHIDA (GRT
3219) commence a number of fourteen days' cruises from March
8. They will call at all major seaside resorts on Crimea and
in the Caucasus.
M/S ABKHAZIYA (GRT 6200) leaves Odessa on April 1.
According to the summer schedule, she will service the Crimea-
Caucasus line.
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M/S OSETIYA (GRT 3219) a modern passenger ship built by
the Leningrad Zhdanov Yard, will from mid-summer service the
new tourist-line
Icebreakers.
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Vodnyy Transport March 31, 1964.
The icebreakers VLADIMIR ILYICH (GRT 3431), TOROS (GRT
1396) and LEDOKOL-2 (GRT 2305) have completed their activity
in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov after having escorted
several hundred Soviet and foreign ships through the ice. They
have now returned to their home ports.
Vodnyy Transport April 14; 1964i
S/S YENAKIEVO.
S/S YENAKIEVO (GRT 1989) makes no long voyages, her acti-
vity being restricted to the Black Sea/Azov area. The YENAKIEVO
is presently departing for Poti, where she is to load manganese
ore for NOV'orossiysk. In the summer she also goe to Zhdanov in
order to load coal, but in the winter Azov is coVered with ice.
Vodnyy Transport April 9, 1964.
Repairs.
The passenger ship UKRAINA (GRT 6672) has completed repairs
at a Bulgarian yard. S/S ADMIRAL NAKHIMOV (GRT 15286) will shortly
leave for Bulgaria for repairs. D/E ROSSIYA (GRT 17870) is com-
pleting repairs at the Georgi Dimitrov Yard in Varna.
Vodnyy Transport March 19, 1964.
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The Port -of Ilyichevsk.
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Ilyichevsk, which was originally meant to be a port area ,
of Odessa, has grown faster than any one expected and had a turn
over of 4,5 million tons in 1963. Ilyichevsk now specializes in
the shipment of goods of large dimensions such as metal construc-
tions, factory equipment etc. Besides, the port receives 90%
of all imported caoutchouc and other traditional eastern import
goods.
Vodnyy Transport, April 9, 1964.
THE CASPIAN,
No information.
THE FAR EAST.
Trade on Nagayevo.
VLADIMIR ARSENYEV (GRT,3816)i AZOV (GRT 1927) and ALTAYLES
(GRT 4673) were in April the first ships to leave Vanino..They
were escorted through the
then set course for
Japan Line.
ice by I/B LEDOKOL-3 (GRT 2305) and
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Vodnyy Transport, April 4, 1964.
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Vodnyy Transport, May 1, 1964.
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Repairs.
S/S CHITA (GRT 1925) arrived at the Sovetskaya Gavan
Yard for repairs.
ANTARCTICA
D/E OB.
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Vodnyy Transport, March 19, 1964.
D/E OB (GRT 7503) departed from the roads off the Mirnyy
observatory and is now returning home.
Vodnyy Transport, April 7, 1Q4-
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The Whaling Fleet,
M/T STANISLAV (GRT 8229) captain Matveyenko, is en route
to Antarctica with supplies for the whalers. This is the ship's
second Antarctic voyage in 1964.
Vodnyy Transport, April 4, 1q4.
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TRAINING VESSELS.
T/V MERIDIAN.
The training cargo ship MERIDIAN (GRT 4374) is bound for
Vladivostok from the Baltic. A group of students from maritime
engineering schools take part in the voyage, and will have the
opportunity to visit other
countries.
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Vodnyy Transport, March 19, 1964.
HYDROGRAPHIC VESSELS.
H/V SERGEY VAVILOV and H/V PETR LEBEDEV.
The oceanic research ships SERGEY VAVILOV and PETR LEBEDEV
(both GRT 3561) anchored on April 1 50X1-HUM
After having victualled the two
ships proceed to
hydrographic research.
Vodnyy Transport, April 4, 1964.
H/V MIKHAIL LGMONOSOV,
H/V MIKHAIL LOMONOSOV (GRT 3897) began her fifteenth
research voyage a week ago. It goes to the tropical Atlantic
where in particular the cross-current which was found by Soviet
scientists threc years ago, is to be investigated. The voyage
will last four months and is part of a programr-lof collabora-
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H/V YU.M.SHOKALSKIY.
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The weather ship YU.M.SHOKALSKIY (GRT 3220) has anchored
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Floating Dock
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On April 14, 1964, began the towing of a large Soviet-
built ferro-concrete floating dock from the Black Sea
The towing was carried out in 10 days by M/S SOLNECHNOGORSK
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and is returning to the Soviet Union with a
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The Nosenko Yard in Nikolayev has handed over the new
factory trawlers Z-368 OSKAR LUTS and K-373 TURMALIN, and com-
pleted the PIONER UKRAINY, all factory trawlers of the MAYAKOV-
SKIY-cIass. The ships have the following Main dimensions: Length
o.a. 84.73 ml length b.p. 78.00 m, breadth 13.72 m depth 10.00 m,
draught 5.50.m, GRT 3170, NRT 1225, DWT 1300. The cargo handling
gear consists of two 1.5 ton, two 3-ton and two 5-ton derricks
and the main engine is a Russkiy Diesel type 8 DR 43/61V1, which
develops 2000 h.p. at 250 r.p.m., giving a service speed, of 12
knots. Navigational equipment includes D/F and a navigation radar
type DON-2.
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The East German Volkswerft,Stralsund has handed over to
the Kaliningrad combine the new FENIKS amiBALAKLAVA, both factory
trawlers of the TROPIK-class. Their particulars are: Length o.a.
79.80 m, length b.p. 71.00 m, breadth 13.20 m, depth 7.00 in,
draught loaded 5.06 in, GRT 2435, NRT 1070, DWT 852. Cargo hand-
ling gear consists of two 1,5-ton, two 3-ton and two 6-ton der-
ricks. The main engine consists of two diesel type 8NVD48, which
develop 670 h.p. giving a service speed of 1.1.7 knots. Naviga-
tional equipment includes D/F and two navigation radars, type
DON-2 and DONETS-2.
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Rationalization of Fishery.
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A trawler usually spends 3 months on the fishing grounds
and then goes back to port. During the time the return trip takes
an SRT can catch 60-70 tons fish. In order to extend the time
available for fishing double voyages are now being introduced,
and overhaul is carried out in the sea. Exr-rience shows that
trawlers can stay in the sea all year round without calling
at port, when the engines are well-kept and in order. This would
make it possible for each refrigerated SRT to catch 1200-1300
cent, more a year The administration of the Tallin fisheries
have ordered two trawlers - SRT-9130 and SRT-9058 to work along
these lines. Care is taken that the crews punctually get their
supplies, spares and equipment and that books and films are
renewed. ?
,Much is expected from the twin trawler method. The price
of a twin trawl, which is usable for 3 months, is only 28% of
the price of a drift-net, which is usable for less than a month.
A factory in Tallin is producing 100 trawls according to drawings
made by Kaliningrad specialists - the pioners of the twin trawler
method. Simultaneously, search equipment and apparaters that
fixes the depth of the trawls are being made ready for the twin
trawlers.
Many Kaliningrad trawlers now sail double voyages, making
it necessary to relieve the crews, sometimes only part of the
crew, sometimes the entire crew. This appears to cause trouble -
as was found when the TUNGUS (GRT 7194) with a crew of her own
of 100, was to accomodate a relief team of 15. At conferences
at Kaliningrad and ZAPRYBA of Riga, in which Ishkov, the minister
for fishing, also participated, the fishermen maintained that
they required a special ship for this kind of passengers and for
express goods. The fishermen. think that this should be a ship with
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a displacement of 1800 - 2000 tons with accomodation for 70-80
passengers in cabins. The ship should be able to carry cordage,
nets, tare, mail and films for the fishermen, who leave their
homes for 4-5 months and often do not receive mail for months.
The ship is also to act as a kind of club - the fishermen want
mail, new books, records and lect=es. They also think that
there is a requirement for a fast cutter to be placed at the
disposal of the expedition leader when necessary, e.g. if a
spare part is unexpectedly required or if a man suddenly falls
ill and must be sent home
Vodnyy Transport, May 7, 1964,
Experimental Electrical Fishing.
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In Equatorial Atlantic, the Russians are introducing a
new fishing method, using a 100 kW impulse generator. The fish
are led in the desired direction by the electrical current so
that fishing takes place without the use of nets. This method
which opens great prospects for ocean fishing is being listed
by the Soviet research vessel NERINGA (GRT 361).
Vodnyy Transport, April 16, 1964.
Experimental Tunny Fishing.
The trawlers PEGAS and SESKAR and the scientific research
ship ORLIK have arrived in the South Chinese Sea for experimental
tunny fishing.
Vodnyy Transport, April 7, 1964.
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The scooner LAKHTAK is an expedition ship belonging to
the Pacific Institute for Fishery and Oceanography. She has
left for the Bering Sea, where the scientists are to investigate
the distribution of sea animals (seals and sea lions).
Vodnyy Transport, March 19, 1964.
The Soviet Fishing Fleet in the Norwegian Sea.
During April a base has been maintained at the Shetland
Islands, and periodically on the fishing grounds, for Soviet
fishing in the Norwegian Sea.
There were a total of three fishing grounds which have
moved as follows:
April
1:
6710N/1105E
6610N/0930E
5830N/0400E
t,
10:
6700N/0845E
6330N/0250W
5830N/0400E
20:
6520N/0030E
6345N/0430W
5900N/0340E
30:
6605N/0135E
6430N/0140W
5900N/0325E
The following mother ships, tankers and salvage vessels
were observed during the month:
Name GRT Type
S/S ALEKSANDR POPOV
3812
Mother ship
S/S ANTARKTIKA
3260
II
S/S ARKHANGELSK
3812
It
S/S BANGA x)
6067
ti
It
S/S BELORUSSIYA
3816
ti
S/S DAUGAVA
3761
II
M/S GVARDEYSK
638
II
II
M/S INGUL
1569
1,
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D/E KALININGRAD
5527
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M/S REFRIZHERATOR NR.
11
PRO VOZNYY
1680
Mother ship
S/S SALOMEYA NERIS
3816
II n
S/S SOVETSKAYA GAVAN
7176
It II
S/S VORKUTA
3858
II It
M/S YULIUS YANONIS
3320
tt it
M/T KANDAGACH
795
Tanker
M/T SIGULDA
795
It
M/T SULA
795
II
M/T TM-309 KACHA
283
II
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M/T URZHUM
1117
II
M/S STOYKIY
1013
Salvage vessel
M/S STREMITELNYY
1013
II II
M/S AKADEMIK BERG
265
Hydrographic vessel
M/S PROFESSOR MECHAYEV
265
II II
x) ex. KALININGRAD (UPHH).
The number of mother ships,
and trawlers in April was:
tankers, salvage vessels
Min. Max.
Mother ships
1
7
Tankers
0
1
Salvage vessels
0
2
Trawlers at base
0
26
Trawlers on the grounds
125
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THE POLISH FISHING FLEET.
Newbuilding, ATTACHMENT
F/T JOWISZ.
The Polish yard Stocznia Gdanska has handed over to the
Dalmor combine the factory-trawler GDY-306 JOWISZ, launched on
June 14, 1963. The ship is of the Polish type B-15, with the
following main dimensiona: Length o.a. 85.20 m, length b.p.
75.00 m, breadth 13.80 IT, depth 7.10 m, draught 5.10 m, GRT
2870, NET 1190, DWT 1260. The five holds (2/3) are served by
two 1.5-ton and two 5-ton cranes The main engine is a Sulzer
diesel type 8TD48, which develops 2400 la.h.p. at 225 r.p.m.
giving a service speed of 11.5 knots. The crew numbers 96 hands
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