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THE NAVY DEPARTMENT
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
OFFICE OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE
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HARBORMASTERS OFFICE
VJASTAIRS.'
Fairways through down-river approach & harbor entrance
limit draft of vessels entering port & berthing alongside,
deepest draft of vessel having traversed the fairways 25 ft.,
length & beam not limiting.
a. SUMMARY -- Yenisey general), flows N. to Yeniseyskiy
Zaliv, inlet of Kara Sea, at Igarka runs E. -W. for short
distance, divided by island, Ostrov ;garskiy, into 2 channels.
N. channel, where virtually all port facilities located
considered as harbor with length about 5 miles, width
1,200-1,800 ft., & depths 35-25 ft. in harbor entrance to
about 10 ft. in fairway opposite Main Wharf but decreasing
farther upstream, fair natural protection but no artificial
protective works: navigational aids, range lights, beacons,
& buoys, some sections of river navigated at night, In
addition to river pilot (from mouth of Yenisey) port pilot
taken on by incoming vessels 3-5 miles from port, port
pilots reportedly satisfactory, but river pilots vary
considerably in capability.
b. FAIRWAY LIMITATIONS -- Bars in fairways through
down-river approach & harbor entrance limit drafts of
vessels entering port, controlling depth varying with river
level from year to year; deepest draft of any vessel having
traversed approach & entrance fairways 25 ft. , fairways
level from year to year, deepest draft of any vessel having
traversed approach & entrance fairways 25 ft., fairways
through harbor do not limit size of vessels accommodated
in harbor.
c. SILTING AND DREDGING -- Harbor subject to silting,
especially at entrance & at Main Wharf, liucket dredge
observed in operation.
d. HYDROGRAPHIC AND WEATHER CONDITIONS -- Igarka
too far upstream to be effected by tides, however, normal
water level during navigational season varies from year to
year, & level of water may vary slightly during each
navigational season, extreme difference believed about 7 ft.
Port closed by ice during most of year, usually opening
by mid-July; must be cleared by mid-September before river
again freezes, during spring thaw ice jam forms at sharp
bend in river several miles downstream, causing water level
to rise as much as 65 ft.; resulting flood damages wharves
& other structures ea. yr. necessitating their rebuilding,
some fog during navigational season.
e. PORT DEFENSES -- No known port defenses at Igarka,
which has military barracks area & detention camp.
b. BULK STORAGE-i:f
1 milesMain
adjacent to airfield the
throughout industrial a
coal stocked or berthin
Finished-lumber st
200 acres, log storage
a. RAIL -- None, report
eventually to be extended
b. ROAD -- Consist of w
c. INLAND-WATERWA
between Igarka & Krasn
Yeniaay: controlling dep
7. SUPPLIES A
a. PETROLEUM -- Prob
vessels; diesel oil believe
river craft,
b. COAL -- Of rather poo
although not intended to be
c. WATER -- For boiler u
from Yenisey; no other wat
d. ELECTRICITY -- Gene
of Main Wharf; power spec
at Main Wharf but no electr
powerplant in industrial are
Est. military port capac
per day (20 effective working
Small boat-repair yard (
In floating & drydocking repa
upstream from Main Wharf;
end-haul marine railways &
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SHORELINE CLASSIFICATION
SUITABLE FOR BERTHING
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FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON CLASS Of DENTIIS SCE SECTION I Of SUPPLEMENT.
a. PRINCIPAL WHARVES -- 2 principal wharves, Main
Wharf & Industrial Pier, total berthing length 2,150 ft.,
wharves rebuilt after spring thaw ea. yr., become slightly
modified but probably of open wood piling with wood-plank
decks & in fair condition, Main Itharf has a 2-to 3-ton
locomotive crane, which cannot Serve large ships; truck
access to shipside, lighted; details of wharves, which have
no transit sheds or rail facilities, tabulated as follows.
Main Wharf
Use Loading of lumber & transfer
of general cargo.
Slightly curved offshore wharf
of open wood-plank deck,
6 approaches wide enough for
trucks leading from common
approach, barge moored at
W. end.
2,100 ft.
27 ft., avg. over several recent
yr. (reportedly since 1950
ranging between 31-24 ft., con-
troling depth in approach less
than depth alongside).
Unknown.
4 class B (depth in berths less
than 29 ft.).
Locomotive crane, 2-3 tons,
cannot serve large ships.
65 ft.
200 acres (approx.).
Truck access to shipside.
Petroleum storage area at Igarka. Looking northward.
August 1955.
Western end of Main Wharf at Igarka. Looking northwestward. Seamen's
Club and Harbormaster's Office, extreme left. August 1955.
Passenger Terminal at Igarka. Looking northward. Seamen's Club and
Harbormaster's office, center background. August 1955.
Igarka (67028'N., 86535'E., U. S. S. R. Chart No. 1485),
a river port on the northward-flowing Yenisey, lies
approximately 475 miles upstream from Ostrov Dikson, which
is located at the entrance to Yeniseyskiy Zaliv from the Kara
Sea. The town has 2 sections that have a combined population
estimated to be 15,000 to 45,000, of whom approximately
10,000 are seasonal workers brought in during the shipping
season and probably housed in barracks. Staraya (Old)
Igarka, the original settlement and probably a fishing village,
is on the southern (left) bank of the river, which runs briefly
from east to west at this point, Igarka proper, much larger
and constructed in 1928-29, is on the northern (right) bank.
Igarka is noted principally for its lumber industry and port
facilities, in addition to which it has a commercial airfield,
a commercial seaplane base, and a radio station.? Since it is
the southernmost point on the Yenisey to which oeeangoing
vessels can navigate, the port is a center for the transship-
ment of cargo between oceangoing vessels and river craft.
The principal commodity shipped is lumber, according to
Soviet sources, a total of 47 ships carried 4,767,500 cubic
feet of lumber out of Igarka in 1956. The port is administered
by the Union Ministry of the Maritime Fleet of the U.S.S.R.
and Is in charge of a harbormaster, whose office is westward
of Main Wharf. -.tiuthorliles-generally board vessels several
miles downstream from Igarka. The port provides the
following berths:
Alongside -- 4 class B (standard ocean-type cargo
vessel -- C-2); possibly other
berths, details of which are
lacking.
Anchorage -- Limited anchorage for oceangoing vessels,
which, because of limited swinging space,
have no standard free-swinging berths.
Igarka has no naval facilities.
BERTH-CLASSIFICATION STAITDA RDS
FIXED BERTHS ANCHORAGE BERTHS
Class of Berth Dimensions
Berth
Diameter
yd
Mechanical handling
facilities
Width of apron
Lumber storage are
Road clearance
Utilities:
Fresh water
Electricity
Lights
Industrial Pier
Use
Category I shipyard -- Has
of, or shipbuilding dock wi
more and/or 2) graving d
ft. or more, or floating dr
pac.!ty of 2,200 long tons o
Category II shipyard -- Has
between, or shipbuilding
15o and 350 ft. and/or 2)
between 150 and 350
way,withcaoacIty`b!,twee
Category III shipyard -- 0
I or category II shipyard.
Indicated by Soviet Press
development of inland ports,
Igarka to be increased; no def
started; Trans-Siberian RR r
line to port someday.
This study is based on a
detailed study prepared in 0
Berthing length
Depth alongside
Height of deck
Standard berths
Mechanical handling
facilities
Width of apron
Road, clearance
Utilities:
Fresh water
Electricity
Lights
Transfer of general cargo &
berthing of tugs, lighters, &
small craft.
L-head pier probably of open
wood piling, wood-plank deck.
50 ft.
Unknown.
Unknown.
None.
None (probably).
Open pier head (40 ft. wide).
unknown.
b. SUPPLEMENTAL WHARVES AND LANDINGS -- Hard,
probably used for hauling out fishing boats, located at
Staraya Igarka, on S. river bank outside harbor proper;
berthing facilities used by river craft located at petroleum
storage area, industrial area adjacent to Industrial Pier,
& 2 coal storage areas, no details available on facilities,
which may provide addition standard berths, sea plane ramp
at commercial seaplane base could probably be used by
small craft for landing purposes, river ferries load &
unload passengers at passenger terminal on barge W. of
Main
cM. aME1C"aHArNLICAL HANDLING FACILITIES -- Only crane a
steam locomotive, 2-3 tons, near IV. end of Main Wharf;
cannot serve large ships; petroleum storage area probably _
connected with one of supplemerhal landings by pipeline,'''-
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many gantr lumber carriers
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Western end of Main Wharf at Igarka. Looking northwestward. Seamen's
Club and Harbormaster's Office, extreme left. August 1955.
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Passenger Terminal at Igarka. Looking northward. Seamen's Club and
Harbormaster's office, center background. August 1955.
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Igarka (67'28'N. , 86?35'C., U. S. S. R. Chart No. 1485),
a river port on the northward-flowing Yenisey, lies
approximately 475 miles upstream from Ostrov Dikson, which
is located at the entrance to Yeniseyskiy Zaliv from the Kara
Sea. The town has 2 sections that have a combined population
estimated to be 15,000 to 45,000, of whom approximately
10,000 are seasonal workers brought in during the shipping
season and probably housed in barracks. Staraya (Old)
Igarka, the original settlement and probably a fishing village,
is on the southern (left) bank of the river, which runsk-iefly
from east to west at this point, Igarka proper, much larger
and constructed in 1928-29, is on the northern (right) bank.
Igarka is noted principally for its lumber industry and port
facilities, in addition to which it has a commercial airfield,
a commercial seaplane base, and a radio station.' Since it is
the southernmost point on the Yenisey to which oceangoing
vessels can navigate, the port is a center for the transship-
ment of cargo between oceangoing vessels and river craft.
The principal commodity shipped is lumber; according to
Soviet sources, a total of 47 ships carried 4,767,500 cubic
feet of lumber out of Igarka in 1956. The port is administered
by the Union Ministry of the Maritime Fleet of the U.S. S. R.
and is in charge of a harbormaster, whose office is westward
of Main Wharf. Authorities generally board vessels several
miles downstream from Igarka. The port provides the
following berths-
Alongside -- 4 class B (standard ocean-type cargo
vessel -- C-2), possibly other
berths, details of which are
lacking.
Anchorage -- Limited anchorage for oceangoing vessels,
which, because of limited swinging space,
have no standard free-swinging berths.
Igarka has no naval facilities.
-CLASSIFICATION STANDARDS
FIXED BERTHS
ANCHORAGE BERTHS
Class of
Berth
Berth Dimensions
Class of
Berth
Berth Dimensions
Length
Depth
Depth
Diameter
General:
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B
C
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100
135
175
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1,000
1,100
1,250
1,400
2. LARGEST VESSEL
ACCOMMODATED IN PORT
Fairways through down-river approach & harbor entrance
limit draft of vessels entering port & berthing alongside,
deepest draft of vessel having traversed the fairways 25 ft.,
length & beam not limiting.
3. HARBOR
a. SUMMARY -- Yenisey generally flows N. to Yeniseyskiy
Zaliv, inlet of Kara Sea, at Igarka runs E. -W. for short
distance, divided by island, Ostrov Igarskiy, into 2 channels:
N. channel, where virtually all port facilities located
considered as harbor with length about 5 miles, width
1,200-1,800 ft., & depths 35-25 ft. in harbor entrance to
about 60 ft. in fairway opposite Main Wharf but decreasing
farther upstream; fair natural protection but no artificial
protective works: navigational aids, range lights, beacons,
& buoys, some sections of river navigated at night; in
addition to river pilot (from mouth of Yenisey) port pilot
taken on by incoming vessels 3-5 miles from port; port
pilots reportedly satisfactory, but river pilots vary
considerably in capability.
b. FAIRWAY LIMITATIONS -- Bars in fairways through
down-river approach & harbor entrance limit drafts of
vessels entering port, controlling depth varying with river
level from year to year; deepest draft of any vessel having
traversed approach & entrance fairways 25 ft.; fairways
level from year to year; deepest draft of any vessel having
traversed approach & entrance fairways 25 ft.. fairways
through harbor do not limit size of vessels accommodated
In harbor.
c. SILTING AND DREDGING -- Harbor subject to silting,
especially at entrance & at Main Wharf; bucket dredge
observed in operation.
d. HYDROGRAPHIC AND WEATHER CONDITIONS -- Igarka
too far upstream to be effected by tides, however, normal
water level during navigational season varies from year to
year, & level of water may vary slightly during each
navigational season, extreme difference believed about 7 ft.
Port closed by ice during most of year, usually opening
by mid-July; must be cleared by mid-September before river
again freezes, during spring thaw ice jam forms at sharp
bend in river several miles downstream, causing water level
to rise as much as 65 ft.; resulting flood damages wharves
& other structures ea. yr. necessitating their rebuilding,
some fog during navigational season.
e. PORT DEFENSES -- No known port defenses at Igarka,
which has military barracks area & detention camp.
4. LANDING FACILITIES
a. PRINCIPAL WHARVES -- 2 principal wharves, Main
Wharf & Industrial Pier, total berthing length 2,150 ft.,
wharves rebuilt after spring thaw ea. yr., become slightly
modified but probably of open wood piling with wood-plank
decks & in fair condition, Main Wharf has a 2-to 3-ton
locomotive crane, which cannot serve large ships; truck
access to shipside, lighted, details of wharves, which have
no transit sheds or rail facilities, tabulated as follows:
Main Wharf
Use
Type and construction
Berthing length
Depth alongside
Height of deck
Standards berths
Mechanical handling
facilities
Width of apron
Lumber storage area
Road clearance
Utilities.
Fresh water
Electricity
Lights
Industrial Pier
Use
Type and construction
Berthing length
Depth alongside
Height of deck
Standard berths
Mechanical handling
facilities
Width of apron
Road clearance
Utilities.
Fresh water
Electricity
Lights
Loading of lumber & transfer
of general cargo.
Slightly curved offshore wharf
of open wood-plank deck,
6 approaches wide enough for
trucks leading from common
approach, barge moored at
W. end.
2,100 ft.
27 ft., avg. over several recent
yr. (reportedly since 1950
ranging between 31-24 ft., con-
troling depth in approach less
than depth alongside).
Unknown.
4 class B (depth in berths less
than 29 ft.).
Locomotive crane, 2-3 tons,
cannot serve large ships.
65 ft.
200 acres (approx.).
Truck access to shipside.
None.
None.
Lighted.
Transfer of general cargo &
berthing of tugs, lighters, &
small craft.
L-head pier probably of open
wood piling; wood-plank deck.
50 ft.
Unkr.cwn.
Unknown.
Nona.
None (probably).
Open pier head (40 ft. wide).
tleknown.
None.
None (probably).
Unknown.
b. SUPPLEMENTAL WHARVES AND LANDINGS -- Hard,
probably used for hauling out fishing boats, located at
Staraya Igarka, on S. river bank outside harbor proper;
berthing facilities used by river craft located at petroleum
storage area, industrial area adjacent to Industrial Pier,
& 2 coal storage areas; no details available on facilities,
which may provide addition standard berths, sea plane ramp
at commercial seaplane base could probably be used by
small craft for landing purposes, river ferries load &
unload passengers at passenger terminal on barge W. of
Main Wharf.
c. MECHANICAL HANDLING FACILITIES -- Only crane a
steam locomotive, 2-3 tons, near W. end of Main Wharf;.
cannot serve large ships; petroleum storage area probably
connected with one of supplemental landings by pipeline;
many gantry lumber carriers used in sawmill & throughout
port area.
d. HARBOR CRAFT -- Tugs & lighters at Igarka, in varying
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b. BULK STORAGE -- 2 coal storages areas: 1' 'on shore
1 miles E. of Main Wharf, 1 a smaller area, on island &
adjacent to airfield there, coal piles reportedly scattered
throughout industrial area, but no information on quantity of
coal stocked or berthing facilities.
Finished-lumber storage area behind Main Wharf, some
200 acres, log storage area of 45 acres 3/4 mile E.
6. CLEARANCE FACILITIES
a. RAIL -- None. reportedly, branch of Trans-Siberian RR
eventually to be extended to Igarka.
b. ROAD -- Consist of wooden planks, do not clear Igarka.
C. INLAND-WATERWAY -- Considerable river traffic
between Igarka & Krasnoyarsk, 1.715 miles farther up
Yenisey; controlling depth of route '7 ft.
7. SUPPLIES AND UTILITIES
a. PETROLEUM -- Probably no bunkers for oceangoing
vessels, diesel oil believed stored in 5 tanks probably for
river craft.
b. COAL -- Of rather poor quality; stored E. of Main Wharf;
although not intended to be could be used for bunkering.
c. WATER -- For boiler use & for drinking; taken directly
from Yenisey; no other water available.
d. ELECTRICITY -- Generated at p3werplant at sawmill NE.
of Main Wharf; power specifications of plant unknown, lights
at Main Wharf but no electrical outlets, may be additional
powerplant in industrial area.
8. ESTIMATED MILITARY
PORT CAPACITY
Est, military port capacity 2,100 long tons general cargo
per day (20 effective working hr).
9. SHIPYARD
Small boat-repair yard (Category III Shipyard) engaged
in floating & drydocking repairs to river boats, 1 3/4 miles
upstream from Main Wharf; enclosed by board fence. 6 crude
end-haul marine railways & several shops.
SHIPYARD-CLASSIFICATION STA NDA RDS
Category I shipyard -- Has 1) shipbuilding ways with length
of, or shipbuilding dock with length on floor of 350 ft. or
mure and/or 2) graving dock with length on floor of 350
ft. or more, or floating drydock or marine railway with ca-
pacity of 2,200 long tons or more
Category II shipyard -- Has 1) shipbuilding ways with length
between, or shipbuilding dock with length on floor between
150 and 350 ft. and/or 2) graving dock with length un floor
between 150 and 350 ft.. or floating dryduck or marine rail-
way with capacity uotwoct,aao
Category III shipyard -- One that does not qualify as category
I or category II shipyard.
10. PORT DEVELOPMENT
Indicated by Soviet Press that in line with plans for
development of inland ports, port and shipyard facilities of
Igarka to be increased, no definite indications of work having
started, Trans-Siberian RR reportedly to have connecting
line to port someday.
SOURCE
This study is based on a more comprehensive and
detailed study prepared in ONI in September 1957.
PORT OF IGARKA
U. S. S. R.
ONI PORT SERIES 45-254 ?
NOVEMBER 1957,
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INTRODUCTION
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Harbormaster's office, center background. August 1955.
Igarka (67?28'N., 86?35'E., U.S. S. R. Chart No. 1485),
a river port on the northward-flowing Yenisey, lies
approximately 475 miles upstream from Ostrov Dikson, which
is located at the entrance to Yeniseyskiy Zaliv from the Kara
Sea. The town has 2 sections that have a combined population
estimated to be 15,000 to 45,000, of whom approximately
10,000 are seasonal workers brought in during the shipping
season and probably housed in barracks. Staraya (Old)
Igarka, the original settlement and probably a fishing village,
is on the southern (left) bank of the river, which runs briefly
from east to west at this point, Igarka proper, much larger
and constructed in 1928-29, is on the northern (right) bank.
Igarka is noted principally for its lumber industry and port
facilities, in addition to which it has a commercial airfield,
a commercial seaplane base, and a radio station.? Since it is
the southernmost point on the Yenisey to which oceangoing
vessels can navigate, the port is a center for the transship-
ment of cargo between oceangoing vessels and river craft.
The principal commodity shipped is lumber; according to
Soviet sources, a total of 47 ships carried 4,767,500 cubic
feet of lumber out of Igarka in 1956. The port is administered
by the Union Ministry of the Maritime Fleet of the U.S. S. R.
and is in charge of a harbormaster, whose office is westward
of Main Wharf. Authorities generally board vessels several
miles downstream from Igarka. The port provides the
following berths:
Alongside -- 4 class B (standard ocean-type cargo
vessel -- C-2), possibly other
berths, details of which are
lacking.
Anchorage -- Limited anchorage for oceangoing vessels,
which, because of limited swinging space,
have no standard free-swinging berths.
Igarka has no naval facilities.
t background. September 1956.
Berthing length
Depth alongside
Height of deck
Standards berths
Mechanical handling
facilities
Width of apron
Lumber storage area
Road clearance
Utilities:
Fresh water
Electricity
Lights
Industrial Pier
Use
Type and construction
Berthing length
Depth alongside
Height of deck
Standard berths
Mechanical handling
facilities
Width of apron
Road clearance
Utilities:
Fresh water
Electricity
Lights
en
2,100 ft.
27 ft.; avg. over several recent
yr. (reportedly since 1950
ranging between 31-24 ft.; con-
troling depth in approach less
than depth alongside).
Unknown.
4 class B (depth in berths less
than 29 ft.).
Locomotive crane, 2-3 tons;
cannot serve large ships.
65 ft.
200 acres (approx. ).
Truck access to shipside.
None.
None.
Lighted.
Transfer of general cargo &
berthing of tugs, lighters, &
small craft.
L-head pier probably of open
wood piling; wood-plank deck.
50 ft.
Unknown.
Unknown.
None.
None (probably).
Open pier head (40 ft. wide).
vr.known.
None.
None (probably).
Unknown.
Igarka to be increased; no definite indications or-work having
started; Trans-Siberian RR reportedly to have connecting
line to port someday.
SOURCE
This study is based on a more comprehensive and
detailed study prepared in ONI in September 1957.
PORT OF 1GARKA
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b. SUPPLEMENTAL WHARVES AND LANDINGS -- Hard,
probably used for hauling out fishing boats, located at
Staraya Igarka, on S. river bank outside harbor proper,
berthing facilities used by river craft located at petroleum
storage area, industrial area adjacent to Industrial Pier,
& 2 coal storage areas, no details available on facilities,
which may provide addition standard berths; sea plane ramp
at commercial seaplane base could probably be used by
small craft for landing purposes, river ferries load &
unload passengers at passenger terminal on barge \V. of
Main Wharf.
c. MECHANICAL HANDLING FACILITIES -- Only crane a
steam locomotive, 2-3 tons, near W. end of Main Wharf;
cannot serve large ships, petroleum storage area probably
connected with one of supplemental landings by pipeline;
many gantry lumber carriers used in sawmill & throughout
port area.
d. HARBOR CRAFT -- Tugs & lighters at Igarka, in varying
numbers, part of river fleet; many lighters & usually 4 small
tugs present, sometimes bucket dredge operates at port.
-CLASSIFICATION STANDARDS
FIXED BERTHS
ANCHORAGE BERTHS
Class of
Berth
Berth Dimensions
Class of
Berth
Berth Umensions
Length
Depth
Depth
Diameter
ft.
ft.
ft.
yd.
General:
I
38
800
70
1,000
A
565
31-30
100
1,100
B
460
29-23
135
1,250
C
350
22-18
175
1,400
D
250
17
E
200
13
II
30
500
F
100
7
60
700
90
800
.-
120
925
Tanker:
150
1,050
T-A
600
34
III
20
300
T-B
525
31
50
500
T-C
450
26
75
600
T-D
250
14
100
700
T-E
175
9
125
800
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5. STORAGE FACILITIES
a. PETROLEUM STORAGE -- Port's petroleum storage. W.
of Industrial Pier, consists of 5 above-ground tanks, total
capacity about 45,000 bbl. all believed to contain diesel oil;
installation probably connected by pipeline with berthing
facility (nearby supplemental landing), details unknown.
NOVEMBER 1957
Prepared by:
weinim
OFFICE OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
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Berthing length
Depth alongside
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Petroleum storage area at Igarka. Looking northward.
August 1955.
Western end of Main Wharf at Igarka. Looking northwestward. Seamen's
Club and It Irairtnaster's Office, extreme left. August 1955.
Passenger Terminal at Igarka. Looking northward. Seamen's Club and
Harbormaster's office, center background. August 1955.
Main Wharf at Igarka. Looking west-northwestward. Shipping office, right background. September 1956.
1. INTRODUCTION
Height of deck
Standards berths
Igarka (67?28'N. , 86?35'E., U.S. S. R. Chart No. 1485),
a river port on the northward-flowing Yenisey, lies
approximately 475 miles upstream from Ostrov Dikson, which
is located at the entrance to Yeniseyskiy Zaliv from the Kara
Sea. The town has 2 sections that have a combined population
estimated to be 15,000 to 45,000, of whom approximately
10,000 are seasonal workers brought in during the shipping
season and probably housed in barracks. Staraya (Old)
Igarka, the original settlement and probably a fishing village,
is on the southern (left) bank of the river, which runs briefly
from east to west at this point. Igarka proper, much larger
and constructed in 1928-29, is on the northern (right) bank.
Igarka is noted principally for its lumber industry and port
facilities, in addition to which it has a commercial airfield,
a commercial seaplane base, and a radio station.' Since it is
the southernmost point on the Yenisey to which oceangoing
vessels can navigate, the port is a center for the transship-
ment of cargo between oceangoing vessels and river craft.
The principal commodity shipped is lumber; according to
Soviet sources, a total of 47 ships carried 4,76'7,500 cubic
feet of lumber out of Igarka in 1956. The port is administered
by the Union Ministry of the Maritime Fleet of the 13. S. S.11.
and is in charge of a harbormaster, whose office is westward
of Main Wharf. Authorities generally board vessels several
miles downstream from Igarka. The port provides the
following berths:
Alongside -- 4 class B (standard ocean-type cargo
vessel -- C-2); possibly other
berths, details of which are
lacking.
Anchorage -- Limited anchorage for oceangoing vessels,
which, because of limited swinging space,
have no standard free-swinging berths.
Igarka has no naval facilities.
-CLASSIFICATION STANDARDS
Mechanical handling
facilities
Width of apron
Lumber storage area
Road clearance
Utilities:
Fresh water
Electricity
Lights
Industrial Pier
Use
Type and construction
Berthing length
Depth alongside
Height of deck
Standard berths
Mechanical handling
facilities
Width of apron
Road clearance
Utilities:
Fresh water
Electricity
Lights
b. SUPPLEMENTAL
FIXED BERTHS
ANCHORAGE BERTHS
Class of
Berth
Berth Dimensions
Class of
Berth Dimensions
Length
Depth
Berth
Depth
Diameter
ft.
ft.
ft.
.Y.'il.
General:
I
38
800
70
1,000
A
565
31-30
100
1,100
B
460
29-23
135
1,250
C
350
22-18
175
1,400
D
250
17
E
200
13
II
30
500
F
100
7
60
700
90
800
120
925
Tanker:
150
1,050
T-A
600
34
III
20
300
T-B
525
31
50
500
T-C
450
26
75
600
T-D
250
14
100
700
T-E
175
9
125
800
probably used for haul
Staraya Igarka, on S.
berthing facilities used
storage area, industri
& 2 coal storage areas
which may provide add
at commercial seaplan
small craft for landing
unload passengers at p
Main Wharf.
c. MECHANICAL HA
steam locomotive, 2-3
cannot serve large shi
connected with one of
many gantry lumber c
port area.
d. HARBOR CRAFT -
numbers, part of rive
tugs present; someti
5. STORAGE
a. PETROLEUM STO
of Industrial Pier, co
capacity about 45,000
installation probably
facility (nearby suppl
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