SHIP SIGHTINGS IN SWINOUJSCIE AND SZCZECIN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80S01540R003100130001-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 31, 2012
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: October 15, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENG,;
INFORMATION REPORT
SECRET/CONTROL -U.S. OFFICIALS ONL_'
SECURITY INFORMATION
This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as
amended. Its tr8nsmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
REPORT
DATE DISTR. 15 October 1953
NO. OF PAGES 1 ,
Ship.Sightings in Swinoujscie and
Szczecin
REQUIREMENT NO. RD
REFERENCES
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
and Szczecin tettin
ships sighted in Swinoujscie (Swinemuende
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Iinesweeper
working right outside the ent?anee, aligning bout's.
At the destroyer wha rf s
In 0sternothafens
In theshi and harbor
Out in the stream:
inesweepers
depot ship
15 MTX3's.
2 BO-subehasers~
on the building ways.
Minesweeper lying at anchor. Minesweeping
operations are still in progress on the-east
route from SWI? MUENDE, the minesweepers work
of three. J
b)
At the destroyer wharfs
following vessels were i.n the harbor:
2 EO.subchaser
2 minesweepers of the T-300 ci
observed.
The Depot sl
In Osternothafens
In the shipyard harbor:
An undetermined number of MTB's
One 14TB on the building ways.
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At the E quay, ],yang north of theOsternothafen: One r .nesweeper of the
T-43 class, completely. camouflaged with branches, so that it can only
be noticed from a very short distance.
Out in the stream:
In_the.east route:
Classification
FEBM1948 51-58
Russian steamer SURIKOV.
Minesweeping by six minesweepers.
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2. STETTIN
a) WYSPA GRYFIA, situated across from VULKAN-ODEWWERFT, is a shipyard area.
The southernmost quay is a ship fitting and a shipyard la two Polish landing craft both screwedo
b) VULKAN-ODERWERFT. On the building ways, 4 ships, probably cargo ships.
At the ship fitting uharf 3 new constructions, cargo ships, about 2000-
3* Observations at sea.
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b)
and took up a new heading toward SASSNITZ..
flew a unit eonmtand pennant.
They turned from
bit south of GREIFSWALDER OIEi they were holding gunnery practice.
Hi ht off of GREIFSWALDER OlE two trawlers were observed
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8 East German patrol boats were observed a little
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3 passed outside the RA.NTZAU
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The large ship observed o
2 nautical miles
SOURCE CO1+ZMENTS:
c)
of GREIFSWALDER OTE was the ERNST TH
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