(SANITIZED)SOVIET NAVAL VESSELS IN THE GULF OF FINLAND, THE GULF OF RIGA, AND THE ORESUND(SANITIZED)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00247A001800920001-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 14, 2014
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: December 22, 1964
• Content Type: REPORT

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NFORMATION REPORT INFORMATION REPORT
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espion-i-u.
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.
NO FOREIGN DISSEM
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COUNTRY
USSR (Baltic)
REPORT
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SUBJECT
DATE DISTR. 2. December
1964
Soviet Naval Vessels in the
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Gulf of Finland, the Gulf
of
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Riga, and the Oresund
REFERENCES
DATE OF
INFO.
PLACE &
DATE ACQ.
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION. SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
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1.
Soviet naval vessels at the entrance to the Gull ot Riga,
near Kronshtadt, or in the Oresund
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Description
KRONSHTADT-class large
submarine chaser
in Irbeni Vain
the
of
(N 57-4, E 22-05) at
entrance to the Gulf
Riga
T-43-class fleet minesweeper,
in
northbound
the Oresund
NERCHA-class oiler NARA,
northbound in the Oresund
Kronshtadt
possible
YURKA-class fleet minesweeper,
off
near the Leningrad Lightship
Note
electronic gear atop
mast. 5
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4
3
3
GROUP I
2
2
Excluded from automatic
downgrading and
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NO FOREIGN DISSEM
declassification
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I DIA I ARMY
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(Note: Field distribution indicated by "*".)
INFORMATION REPORT INFORMATION REPORT
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Description
KRONSHTADT-class large
submarine chaser at anchor
off Kronshtadt at the
Leningrad Lightship
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Three W-clacc clihmarinec
northbound in the Oresund;
Two W.-class cuhmarines
southbound
in the Oresund,
PRUT-class submarine rescue
ship
fitted with two large mooring
buoys at either side, north-
bound in the Oresund
Two W.-rings clihnirines
southbound in
the Oresund
1-43-class fleet minesweeper,
accompanying
the W-class submarines
LENTRA-class intelligence
col lector
northbound in the
Oresund
2. The 13 Soviet naval vessels listed below were sighted
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Description
a. SVERDLOV-class light cruiser
west of the Leningrad Lightship,
b. Two large submarines with large conning
towers, northwest of Leningrad Lightship
c. One patrol boat, 35 meters long, off
Ostrov Moschnyy (N 60-01, E 27-50) at
Lavansari light and fog-sounding buoy,
and a similar vessel five miles north of
Ostrov Lesnoy (N 60-02, E 28-23).
S-E-C-R-E-T
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Description
d. Six craft of motor-torpedo-boat size,
including one of the P-6(T) class,
westbound in the Gulf of Finland in
position N 60-02, E 28-55.
e. W-class submarine
bound in the Gulf of Finland in
position N 60-02, E 29-20.
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west-
f. Tanker YAKHROMA southbound in the Oresund.
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