SHIPYARD-INSTALLATIONS IN GDANSK (DANZIG) HARBOR

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• Document Page Count: 10
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 31, 2008
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: June 30, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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about eighty GRT was lying on the marine railway undoing repair. Work
was done in two workshops erected near the marine railwaZr. No vessels were
observed in the harbor basin proper. 1
been fitted with gangplanks. A war-time naval auxi
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lIft tiers" 06 rseters
at the east corner of the harbor basin, jutted in
ammunition harbor. On 3 January 1955, the two tie
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2. About ten Polish steam trawlers, apparently waiting for repair, were moored
Danzig shipyard. Several steam trawlers moored in the large harbor basin
olm Island were observed undergoing repairs. The Polish merchant ship
the western branch of the river surrounding Holm Island downstream from
BEN also was under repair in that basin. The Polish merchant ship
was moored on.the shipyard side of the east arm of water around Holm
1. WNLment. For sketch of the former Westerplatte ammunition harbor,
in the marine railway and the two tiers of sio# Aiwaox 1.
2 . F_~Comment . For sketch of 'l lw +hs of t.>ws ships u r repair at tir
Danzig shipyard, see Anew 2.
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ng repair work on her deck. On 3 January 1955, MORSKA WOLA
harbor basin at the ]Rolm, after GI NERAL BEM had left the basin
r completion of the repair work. 2
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Legend to Sketch of Former Wester-Platte Ammunition Harbor
1 Barracks installations, billets for harbor control personnel. Previously
only three single barracks buildings had been observed. It now seems
that the three buildings have been merged
3 Workshop hall in operation
4 Workshop hall, a little closer to the building slip installation
5 A wax-time naval auxiliary fishing cutter, estimated at about 90 GRT
on the slip
6 Marine railway
7 Two tiers of dolphins 3utti.g about 60 meters into the harbor basin.
On 3 January 1955, when the observing ship left port, it was observed
that the two tiers were fitted with gangplanks.
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Legend to Sketch of Berths for Ships under Repair
2 Berths of about 10 Polish steam trawlers moored in the west
branch of the river of the Holm while waiting for repair
3 Workshops of the Danzig shipyard
4 Berth of Polish merchant ship GOPLO undergoing repair
5 Berth of GEMERAL BM I and anotbe r trawler
6 Waiting berth of MORSKL WOLA which, on 3 January 1955, mooved
to the berth of GENERAL BEM after the latter had left port
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1. on i 8 December 1'l954 t. w6xo I ph...ne - ol~n..t hl.? Z.'ry' ~. rj -
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at the east corner of the harbor t)asin, juttec: -..nto the 7e terp1atte
axi uni.tion harbor. On 3 January 1955, the two tier!; dolphins ba.d nc, jw ..,~
Jeer: ri 1tod with Cwgplanks., A war-time ncvc1 cutter: oi'
aba..t exehty GIFT' was lying on the i arine rail.na, un:,,rt;c}iii ? repair.
was done in two workshops erected near the me-rine r.aA.v:ay, 1o vo:3sele cap:~ ~3
obccr,73d in the harbor basin proper. 1
2 Abc;;t ten Polish "tempi trawlers, apparently .raitirl{; or o ..r3r, "ere I .,_:c,.
or. ,.he, westi3rr branch of the river surroundinf; lioiri cj:L l!U down., re2- r.::j
the D=zig thip-rard,, Several stem trawlers raoo.;ee i i LY 3 cr,,e i..arl:c,
of olm Island were observed undergoing repairs. Tii3 Po"i" mere.--ant
GEILRAL EMF also was under repair in that basin. T`a,? Po-' rierclrrant . h i
GOl'b3 was moored or, tthe Shipyard side of the east a.?n of water ::,rouril ''o: rr
Is1ana undert;o~-n; repair work on her deck. Or 3 J1r:4n i.,:a-~r
mct,.d into th%' l:esbox ban at the olxa, after G.:3~~' l.~ had left apparer tij ,u for c ompl. a uion of the repair work.
Comment. For sketch of the former resterpia, ,,; armmi l tion harto...
ire, udinG the marine railway and the two t er!3 off' sae Anne::
;ke'G 1: )f the oerths of the ships under repair at "i
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1 x arracks installations, billets for harbor control personnel. Pevious1-.-,
' my three single barracks buildingm had been observiw It now seemci
that the thxes buildings have been merged
2 Fnbile crane
3 V,dorkshop hall in operation
4 > z xksh.op hail, a little closer to the building slip :.nstallation
5 ; wartime naval auxiliary fishing cutter, estimated at about CO ORT
-I the slip
6 Lain rails ey
7 To tiers of dolphins Jutting about 60 meters into the harbor basin..
3 January 1955, when the obsorv1na ship left port, it was oboer!red
-;,teat he two tiers were fitted with gangplenks.
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?,fiend to Sk3tch of Berth for Shin uncle; Rwr)si.w
i?;:~rtho cf about 10 ?o1 .eh ste-cun tray.?cern moored th 7ect
ranch of t}1 i z-ivar of t h. Rolm w iil. wui I i.; - f co4u i F4*,iir
', oxkshopq of Da:nzi, shipyard
P+ L.Lorth of Pal 3h merchem, 6-hip GOPLQ Winder; .nQ repair
5 Barth of SEII]RA DM I and anott r tra ler
6 V.'aiting Barth of L1O SKN UW A, which, on 3 Sanuery .1; 55, mooved
to the berth of GENERAL B.W. after tht*. latter had left port
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