PORT OF ZHDANOV

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T00246A032700970001-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 24, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: February 21, 1957
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT INFORMATION REPORT
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the 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.
3-E-C-R-E-T
COUNTRY USSR (Ukrairlan SSR)
SUBJECT
DATE OF
INFO.
PLACE &
DATE ACQ.
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Port of Zhdanov
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REPORT
DATE DISTR. 21 February 1957
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of two pftge of ,thfiluation r.nd a sketch map, dated July 1956.
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metallurgical plants in ideiiii;-n to the city gas plant is Lasted at position
No. 1 on the attached plan of the Zhdanov area. Approximately 25 chimneys,
two blast furnaces, two gas storage tanks and several boilers were observed
in that area. One and a half million workers are alleged to be employed in
this complex.
At positions marked No. 2 on the attached plan are coal piles. This coal
is graded before being piled there. A cargo of this coal was carried to
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2. Loading Facilities: The coal loading wharves are designated by
No. 3 on attached plan. Vessels drawing 23 feet can be berthed at Zapodni
Mole. On this mole there are three 15 ton electrically powered cranes. Coal
cargoes to be loaded aboard ship are brought to the mole in railroad ears
or grab buckets mounted on small rail cars which run on the railroad tracks*
These grabs weigh four tons and can carry seven to eight tor* of coal. After
being loaded and detached from the cranes located at the coal storage area these
grabs are placed on the mall rail cars and moved to ship side. There they
are lifted from the cars and their coal is dumped into the ships hold. The
grab buckets are then re-mounted on the small rail cars :and returned to the
coal piles. With this system of ship loading, eight tons per hold can be
loaded in one minute. Horizontal, semi-enclosed belt type convey-m.5 placed
In each hold distribute the coal in the holds. The grab buckets empty the
coal into the hoppers of these eonveyors which are electrically driven and
can rotate 3600.
At the shoreward berth on Zapodni Mole 5500 tons of coal can be loaded. in
36 hours. At the adjacent berth on Zapodni Mole 3500 tons can be loaded in
12 hours into single decked Soviet coal ships. (These two berths are at
position No. 1 in Figure 2-13, BIS 260 Fart D). At position No. 2 in
Figure 2-13 are two berths equipped with six large cranes. Two berths
equipped with a total of four cranes are located on the Coal Basin side of
the wharf marked No. 3 on Figure 2413. Four more large cranes are being
installed on the large wharf along the shore of the Coal Basin. Present
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loading capacity at the Coal Basin is 40-50 thousand tons per day.
A grain silo with a capacity of 20 tons is located at po ition No. 4 on the
attached plan. There was no activity in the Grain Basin
3. Merchant Vessels: Two standard types of Soviet-built colliers are employed
to transport coal. One type has engine room and crew quarters aft with the
bridge amidships. There are four holds, each equipped with automatic steel
hatch covers. Radar, gyro compass, DF gear and radio telephone are installed.
Cruising speed is 10 knots. The second type has the stack amidships and has
a cargo capacity of 5000 tons of coal. Both types are active in the Black Sea
trade.
Two large icebreakers, two large tugs, reinforced for ice service, and a large
number of small tugboats were in the harbor at Zhdanov. Five dredgers were
working in the harbor.
Construction and Repair Facilities: A floating drydock, capable of holding
i 6600 ton freighter or a large destroyer, was moored in the Repair Basin
marked No. g on the attached plan.
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Coal Basin is being extenaea
at the extreme end of the existing structure. Two floating
cranes are removing wrecks from the eastern entrance of the
port.
2. Ship Reply Facilities: tt floating dock was moored in the Repair
Basin. k ship was being repaired in the dock,
3. Ore Supply: Large quantities of a red mineral and salt were
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