1. SKORYY-CLASS DESTROYER AND PORT OBSERVATIONS AT NOVOROSSIYSK 2. SOVIET MERCHANT VESSELS IN THE SEA OF MARMARA AND AT NOVOROSSIYSK

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• Publication Date: May 1, 1962
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY USSR (Krasnodarskiy Kray)
SUBJECT 1. SKORYY-Class Destroyer and Port
Observations at Novorossiysk
DATE DISTR. I May 1962
2. Soviet Merchant Vessels in the Sea NO. PAGES
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1. The following three attachments, containing observations at Povorossiysk, 50X1-HUM
including the sighting of a SKORYY-class destroyer and Soviet merchant vessels
in the Sea of Marmara and at Novorossiysk
Att. No. Description
1 A five-page report.
Includes the sighting of two new large Soviet merchant vessels 50X1-HUM
at Novorossiysk sighting of the
tanker VARSHAVA at Novorossiysk
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reporti.
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Includes the sighting of five Soviet merchant vessels in the Sea
of Marmara .and at Novorossiysk
see paragraph2 below for details ,
3 A five -pa
and observations of port installations keyed to a
observations at Novorossiysk
plus the sighting of SKORYY-class destroyer,
at anchor near 'Mys Doobskiy (N .I+4-37, E 37-51`
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2. The following Soviet merchant vessels were' sighted in the Sea of Marmara
and at Novorossiysk
a. Cargo vessel URITSK, loaded, in the Sea of Marmara
on course or a ac ea;
b. Cargo vessel SEVASTOPOL, loaded, in the Sea of Marmara
on course for the ac ea;
c. Tanker ZHDANOV, empty, in the Sea of Marmara
on course for the Black Sea;
er MOLODE/HNO, loaded, in the Sea of Marmara)
on course or tie Blac ea;
e. Merchant vessel CI;RNOSORSKY sic unloading unidentified cargo in
wooden cases at Novorossiysk
f. Tanker VOLCONEFT, departed Novorossiysk with cargo
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oviet Bloc Merchant ships sighted
Soviet vessel of 16,000 tons, of new construction, painted gray,
with white superstructure and funnel, its deck loaded with large boxes,
was seen leaving the roadstead.
New Soviet tanker; 20,000 tons capacity, painted gray; was on its
way out from the roadstead.
Soviet super-tanker VARSHAVA.
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Enclosures: 1 sketch,
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A. INFORMATION AND OBSERVATIONS RELATIVE, TO NAVIGATION
1. 0 C,Navaland Merchant-Vessels-and Aircraft
b. O.C. Merchant Vessels
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on a parallel 50X1-HUM
course, the Soviet motorship URISK, of recent construction; estimated speed,
16 knots; navigation bridge in the stern; 4 holds; 4 cranes; loaded; headed
toward the Black Sea. A radar (LENINGRAD type) observed on the bridge.
SEA OF MARMORA
Ithe Soviet motorship
SEVOSTOPOL passed at an estimated speed of 16 knots; navigation bridge amid-
ships; two trellis-work masts; 8 cargo booms; r_ headed toward the Black Sea
with a full cargo. A radar (NEPTUNE type) observed on the bridge.
SEA OF MARMORA
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passed, unloaded, headed toward the Black Sea.
SEA OF MLRMORA
tanker MOLODECHWTO on a parallel course, loaded, headed toward Batum.
B. USSR. PORT OF NOVOROSSISJi
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2. Naval Vessels in Port
Merchant Vessels in Port
b. Merchant Vessels in Port
The CERNOSORSKY, a steamer carrying a Soviet flag,
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unloaded a cargo of unspecified merchandise contained in wooden cases
about 2.30 by about 1.50 meters in size (No 2 on the sketch).
The VOLCONEFT, an oil tanker carrying the Soviet flag,
which left with a c;"argo for an unknown ',destination (No 3 on the 50X1-HUM
sketch).
3. Harbor. Military Area. Defenses and Military Equipments Shipyards.
- Warehouses. Cranes. Pontoons, Etc.
Qua'with concrete piling under construction, outlined in 50X1-HUM
red on the sketch.
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The letter A on the sketch shows the location of the grain
loading pier, which is about 400 meters long and a'- 40 - 45 meters wide.
The right side of the pier is used for mooring equipment for local use,
such as"rioatiighranes, fire-fighting equipment, pilot boats ,motorboats,
and a number of small tugs. The -14ft- side, on the other hand, is used
exclusively for the loading of grain.,, On the stretch used for grain
loading, there are four reception bns___;about six meters above the ground.
are
Four women, one in each,'rb1n..,jlls employed in shunting the grain into the
elevator
holds. The grain is moved from the grainnto the bins. on conveyer belts.
installed under the bins and
In a small masonry building equipped with a telephone, sits an employee
-tor
who coordinates the grain loading between the'i 4iirthe reception'-bins,,
and the ship.
The water is deep enough at this pier to accommodate Liberty It type
vessels with a full cargo. As a matter of fact, vessels of this type first
go to Kherson and then to Novorossisk to finish loading.
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The stretch of the grain pier outlined in green on the sketch
is currently under repair.
this stretch of the pier
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had broken down in several places.
The letter B on the sketch indicated the location of the
grin/chich stands about 1,000 meters from the loading pier on the other
side of.the road which borders the harbor area.
The letter C 6n the sketch indicated the location of a
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one-story masonry building in an open space near the fuel pier. This
alternately
building is surrounded. bywire netting and by a low wall.
The letter D on the sketch indicates the gate
This gate is next to the grain pier, on
the right side, as indicated on the sketch. There is a small building at
the gate, which is used by a guard who inspects the passes of those who
enter or leave by the gate.
The location of two floating cranes wit/an approximate ca- 50X1-HUM
pacity of 250 tons is indicated on the sketch by the letter E. 50X1-HUM
a large floating crane
The letter F on the sketch marks the location ofTabout
1,000 ton hoisting capacity. This floating crane which was working with
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its equipment and the aid of the two abovei_mentioned ges o re oa an
unidentified steamer which had run aground while attempting to land the
same morning.
A dry
~TFloatingjock of about 12,000 ton capacity with an uni-
dentified steamer aboard is indicated on the sketch by the letter G.
dry
the floatinggock was empty.
The harbor area is fenced off by low walls and metallic
netting.
Directly after the enclosure, there are gardens with
benches, then an asphalt road about 10 meters wide which runs along the
harbor to the anho i town.
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5. 1si/ Urbai MMAL ions of a Military Nature barracks,
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storage areas, car parks, etc.) - Installations of an Industrial or Com- 50X1-HUM
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The letter H on the sketch indicates a cement plant on
the hill on the right side of the harbor.
The letter I on the sketch indicates a building with a
smoke stack, probably a cement mill, in the immediate vicinity of the
cement plant.
The letter L on the sketch indicates a large one-story
building with a roof with semicircular sections, standing between the two
above-mentioned buildings and probably used for storing cement.
About 100 meters from the exit gate, on the left side 50X1-HUM
of the road, there are three buildings, indicated on the sketch by the
letters M,N, and 0.
In the first building (M) is the office for passengers
in transit; in the second office (N) is the Harbor Office; and in the
third building (0) is the Seamen's Club.
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nks Lgas plants, warehouses, etc.
The INFLOP Agency is on the right side of the road,
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a) Port of Novorossiysk
The following naval and merchant vessels were in the harbor
in the vicinity of Point
Doob This vessel had
n the roadstead, anchored
A Soviet naval vessel
two twin gun4installations of medium-cal-
iber., one at the bow and another one at the stern; two
twin machine guns on the shelter deck; two launching
tubes in the center(not identified whether twin or
triple) and several radars. The vessel had three fun-
nels and its stern was square.
no special missile installations could be
sighted.
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Three unidentified steamships,
They were moored near the silos
and were unloading Cuban sugar.
Three unidentified Soviet tankers were working in the
A Soviet steamship of medium tonnage was in the float-
ing drydock.
Three Soviet motor patrol boats
in charge of surveillance of the mer- 50X1-HUM
chant ships in the roadstead.
There were 7 tankers in the roadstead 50X1-HUM
awaiting entrance to the harbor.
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Miscellaneous information
Motor patrol boats are in charge of night-surveillance of
the ships in the roadstead. The surveillance begins at sunset.
The boats usually cruise around the bay and along the coast,
their searchlights constantly in operation.
the searchlights were not directed at any specific points on the
coast but were throwing their light indiscriminately.
the purpose of these searchlights was less to
disperse the darkness of the coast than to prevent clandestine sail-
ings of ships or boats.
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The forced layover of tankers in the roadstead is
caused by the fact that the maximum amount of oil, which
arrives by tank cars, does not exceed 1,200 - 1,500 tons
per hour.
Apparently because of the distance of the oil wells
(about 2,000 km)., it has not been possible to produce
a greater flow of oil. The plan to build a pipe-
line originating at the oil-production sites will not
be achieved in the foreseeable future.
excavation work in the 'faint Sudyuk
area F was intended to facilitate ac-
super-tankers of 40,000 tons are
presently under construction (apparently in Leningrad
These super-tankers will be named after
capital cities, such as Peking, Budapest, Bucharest,
Prague. The super-tankers Peking and Bucharest are
almost ready for service.
(the new petroleum pier has been
completed. The depths are about 4+0 feet. Super-tank-
ers can be moored there.r
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