SHIPYARD FACILITIES, GDYNIA AND GDANSK/ SECURITY MEASURES AT GDANSK SHIPYARD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000500280008-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 25, 2011
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: November 25, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CONFIDENTIAL
SECURITY INFORMATION
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPOPT
COUNTRY Poland
SUBJECT Shipyard Facilities, Gdynia and Gdansk/Security Measures
at Gdansk Shipyard
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w l is a large IkIdpyard-close to the free harrbour of Gdynia.
It was 'e?ui'1'+: C;y tiiN ~vla:s before World War TI and was oxransively used by the
German Navy during the occupation. Immediately aft= the war the 2ovieto trans-
ported away the large dock of the shipyard, leaving only a small dock which can
accommodate ships up to 2000 tons.
"STOCZNIA No. 2 or the eo-called REMONTOWA lies close to the Plahin harbour.
I serve ie ishing fleet before o~r3-dar II. Now this shipyard, ,
lost its dock and can only receive small,boata mostly fishing trawlers etc..-
by using cranes or special trolleys running on rails.under the water L-sicJ.
4+. STOCZNIA MARYNARKI WOJENNRJ NA OKSYWIU is aituated`between the naval harbour of
and a so-called 1)?A0,2121 a or former timber harbour which: 3a. uo~also 50X1-HUM
part of the naval harbour. bour now in use is at Gdansk. (Timber
is loaded there for export This shipyard repairs only
small and medium sized naval vessels e otors and automatic mechanisms.
Larad naval :-_sse? a are repaired in the shipyard of Gddaa
p_o- pontoon dock capable "0 50X1-HUM
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lifting smaller ships. This s pyard is mainly used as a r
various types of torpedo boats are built there.
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5; .. _ "At Gdansk the shipyards are organized on a different patterns all the
separate small yards are merged into one entzrprise. A member of years
ago a large dock from the former SCHIEAJJ shipyard was towed to he C TROW
BAZA REMONTOWA at WESTERPLATTE. Thus-the BAZA REMONTOWA ia_.diroctly linked
ire h The SCHIHAU shipyard anrosa the canal. A third mod, the so-called
southern yard, is also linked with this large shipyard.. This means that at
present there is only one shipyard at Gdansk Which is large enough to accuv odate
large warships.
6. "The area of the shipylard is guarded from wooden watchtowers built round the
shipyard. These towers are equipped partly with searchlights and. partly With
powerful lights. At every point on the land side which might be meally crossed
by-,. intruders, there ;re barbed wire barriers. The shipyard is also
at, the u mein
by apecial, patrols with bloodhounds. These patrols and the guar a
entrance are composed of the 'guard of the shipyard' COMM . BTOCZNTQ -) sad
of two to soldiers
oldiers, usually in the
WOP s
guarding the shipyard.n All guards and patrols are armed with
m obina- pistols.
"The warships under repair at the- Gdansk shipyard are oleo guarded by the
marine poets from the hip's crew. The BAZA REMONTOWA In comparatively loss
guarded than other parts of the shipyard.
70 "in order to enter the Gdansk shipyard it is naceseary to obtain a special
permit from the office of the BAZA REMONTOWA. Those permiai are issued after
ancofficial chocks the' list di" a msm exec Or the crew nblah hag been aipsd
by the d ptat.n of the ship under repair. The permit must be stienped with the
round rubber stamp ofithe ship and signed by its captain, as well as stamped
and countersigned by the 'shipyard guard' at the central office of .the shipyard."
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