PORTS OF SPLIT, SVETI PETAR AND STOBREE

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• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 6, 2000
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: December 13, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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The following equipment was observed in the port of Split:
The large Potsgrad Split pontoon, equipped with two crones having a capacity
.of approximately 50 to 60 tons, was anchored at the southern side of the
>ocond pier. The pontoon was loaded with 4 large cement blocks each
approximately 6 to 8 square meters in size, During ? and 8 April all of
tese cement blocks were laid along the length of the southern side of
the pier.
'o., T'jo cranes on wheels, each having a capacity of approximately 3 to 5 tons,
were observed on the wharf extending from the external pier to the pier
to Mich is undergoing repairs.
o:. Toro cranes each having a.capacity of approximately two tons, installed on
Caterpillar type tractors, were observed on the wharf opposite the rail-
road station.
d A hydrant was located at the western extremity of the pier t'hich faces the
Harbor :taster's office. A second hydrant which supplies water to the
military reservoirs was observed at the angle of the wharf adjacent to the
northern edge of the Coal pier..
Lands tall of vessel
2:. Ho vessels are allowed to land at the wharf along Titova Obala (Tito'c Shore)
because the Crater here is tw shallow. However, fishing boats are allowed to
and in the areas east and west of Titova Obala, where the water is between
2 or 3 meters deep. '.ail packets coning from all of the islands and from the
t:Zast anchor at the itha.rf where the Harbor Raster's office is located.
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Wharves and, ,plan
Harbor Master's wharf is in excellent condition. At the eastern extremity
of this wharf is a small masonry building or booth where a large hydro-
graph (barograph .. sic) is installed for the measurement of the tides.
b0 Coal pier is in excellent condition. On'the eastern aide%this wharf is
adjacent to the wall of the railroad station. There was a fixed red
beacon light at the tip of the Coal pier and some dozens of tons of coal
were deposited in the open near the head of the pier. This coal was
presumed to be from Area (sic). There are no magazines on this pier. The
ZELENG(A and the JA1I)AN were observed anchored at the Coal pier loading
.coal.
man The wharf on which the Coal pier is located is connected with a pier on
which repairs are in progress. The MZ A 208 and the V.P. 22 were observed
to be anchored on the right side of this wharf. On the northern side of
the pier which is undergoing repair there is an iron railing which shuts
the road off from the wall of the railroad station all the way down to the
sea,, There are two gates in the enclosures one near the sea leading to
the town, where an armed member of the Militia is permanently stationed
in a sentry box. The second gate, a folding gate, is located in the center
of the enclosure. The tracks of the revolving platform belonging to the
Coal pier pass through this gate. An aimed Army sentinel is posted near
this gate.
d. The extremity of the pier is undergoing repairs. The minesweepers M"106
and M-110 were observed anchored at the northern aide of the pier. A
magazine is located approximately in the center of the pier.
Installations and materials on the 2Z&g=--9 pier
The following installations and materials were observed on the external piers
A lighthouse which is illuminated at nights
b. A framer structure almost as higI as the lighthouse, constructed of
12 vertical posts and 3 transversal cables, which is used for luminous
inscriptional
c,, A mooring place for buoys and other floating devices;
d. A shed with a cement roof, opposite which the American vessel the VICTCR7
was anchored;
.. Three large well-built warehouses;
Around the landing were four cylind7ical storage tanks for liquid
combustibles, each with a capacity of approximately 20 tons. Apertures
for mnn were situated at the top of these tanks;
A large quantity of lumber, composed of trunks and planks for construction,
rte..= piled up near the landing;
h, Harbor Master's Quarters, on the front of which was affixed the schedule
of ships sailing to and arriving from various islands and other localities.
I? A KNOJ' station was located in an adjoining building on the roof of which
a radio antenna was erected.
Island of Lastoyo - (Port of Sveti Petal
All of the piers in the port of Sveti Petar appeared in excellent condition,
except for the bank located south of a red blinker light which has settled.
The following installations and materialtr were observed on the wham
immediately south of the red blinker ligttts
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OW RI a r Pile -rbft~ he i~a 4 W"o VVM~of a d coull
not be observed as the door was locked;
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b. A small hut with a wooden roof,, in which an unspecified quantity of
lumber was stored;
c. A wooden building, the roof of which was partially covered with red
tiles, which contained a small machine shop and a storeroom. Packages
approximately hO x 30 x 20 centimeters in size, wrapped in oiled paper,,
were stored here. These packages allegedly contained explosive gelatine;
d. A building containing a carpenter's bench and tools is adjacent to the
preceding building;
e,, Next to this building is a building in which wooden planks were stored;
f? A barbed wire fence has been erected around the back of the last
mentioned building as far as the rocky coast which dominates the pier;
A trio-wheeled vehicle-drawn generator, manufactured by Arpin,, Ateliers
Construction,, of Coebergeretraet 49, Antwerp, was observed on the wharf,
as wall as a quantity of lumber planks,, several thousands of tiles and
unspecified quantities of sand,,
6, The following objects were noted on the wharf situated south of the small port:
ao A small cement structure partially hidden by the mountain;
b. A wooden buildings with three windows, which was illuminated at night.
Army men were observed entering this building frequently;
Ale.rge shed with red-tiled roof and masonry beams,, and immediately north
of this building, three wooden buildings probably used as military
barracks. It was impossible to see the interior of the large shed
because it was hidden behind the three smaller buildings. Located in the
larger building, hanging on a beam was the only lamp in the entire port
that remained lighted at night.
ediately to the right? near the mountain peak, is situated the entrance
to a tunnel. The mountain has been excavated for a short distance to
form a gallery four meters high; on the left of this aperture is the real
entrance to the tunnel, approximately 2.50 meters high, which access is
guarded at night by a sentinel.
a. Next to the tunnel is a cement building with a red-.tiled roof. This is a
one-story building but is higher than the usual one-story structure. A
small wall connects this structure with the mountain behind its
To the right of this building is the entrance to a tunnel,, the exterior
upper part of which is reinforced with a coating of cement. Access to
this tunnel is effected by a double door;
g. On the wharf front approximately a dozen gasoline barrels and a quantity
of wooden planks.
T. The following objects were observed on the right wharf entering the port:
a. A small building used as a comfort station.
b. The highway leading to Punta ?.ox'd Jveti Peter begins from the beak.
Rising about 5 meters from this highway, near the foot of the mountain,
Is the entrance to a small tunnel composed of stones piled one upon
the other without any cement. This entrance can be easily detected
because of the recently excavated ground in front of it.
c0 Two converging rows of telephone poles are located in the v4lage of Sveti
Peter. One of these rows of poles with four rows of cable starts at Punta
ord 3veti Petar,, while the second row of telephone poles, equipped with
six rows of cable, starts at the highway and follows the highway along
the eastern shore of Porto Lao Grande (Port t cr
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d. Two launches equipped with 12 oars were anchored at the southern wharf
of the small port.
e. A small target, consisting of a "U"-shaped piece of iron turned upside
down and attached to two crossbars fastened to two buoys was noted. The
model of a cruiser is affixed to the center of the "U".
8. The following activity was observed in the port of Sveti Peter during the
10 April through the 12 April, 1951:
a. On 10 April, twenty soldiers and a navy captain embarked aboard the motor
vessel UPUTI BOZE SVETI N31 OLk, and loaded with a cargo of sand and
cement, the ship left the port sailing toward the north. The motor vessel
reentered the port that afternoon, and took on a cargo consisting of
packages of explosive gelatine from the large shed on the wharf, approximately
20 wooden cases which were very carefully handled by soldiers, and several
barrels of gasoline, and departed immediately with a single soldier on
board. The skipper of this ship is a civilian. On the same day a sma.11
motor vessel arrived in the port, and a metallic tank was unloaded from
the ship and loaded onto a truck by soldiers.
b. On 11 April, the mail packet which travels the route from Perast to Rijeka
arrived from Split at 5 p.m. with sacks of mail.. Aboard the packet were
a lieutenant colonel in the Army, a captain and an undetermined number of
soldiers.
e0 On 12 April, the PERAST (sic) left for Split at 5 a.m.
tort of Stobreg
9o A wooden pier, approximately 100 meters long and 10 meters wide, 6 meter3
above sea level at the base and 8 meters above sea level at the head, has
been constructed for the loading of stone at the extreme tip of a small
peninsula. A heavy chain, attached to base of the pier at the center, and
anchored out in the sea, secures the construction against northeasterly winds.
At the left of the pier, toward the sea, there is sufficient depth to permit
a 5000 ton vessel to come alongside the pier so that the top of its stern is
level with the base of the pier. On the right aide of the pier, ships of not
more than 2000 to 3000 tons can enter alongside the pier. At approximately
30 meters from the head of the pier the water becomes more shallow. On the
pier are constructed various railway tracks which permit wagons on either
side to be unloaded simultaneously.
System of loading stone at Stobr,"
10. The quarry is connected to the pier by a single line of track. A small
locomotive of recent Yugoslav construction, capable of drawing 40 wagons,
each with a capacity of 1260 kilons, arrives with 26 cars almost on the
wooden pier. The locomotive is detached from the cars, and goes back on
another rail, passes all the wagons and comes back to the original track
behind the 26 wagons and pushes them forward. On the pier the wagons are
pushed by two men and two girls. Cranes on the steamers pick up the wagons
and overturn the contents into the holds. Motor vessels which are lower
than the pier are loaded by overturning the wagons into an iron loading
tray which convoys the stone into the holds. With four persons helping to
unload the wagons and two persons working in the holds of the ship, it is
possible to unload approximately 140 tons of stone in four hours.
ne R of the water in the mrt of Stabree
11. The only place for anchoring is next to the wooden pier. The port, particularly
the east-central part, lends itself well to landings inasmuch as the water
near the port is extremely shallow.
12. Your medium sized buoys were observed lying alongside the wooden pier.
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13. The steamer TZU1A (sic) from Rijeka, with an approximate tonnage of 4200,
and of British construction, was observed in the port loaded with stone,
with Pull as its alleged destination.
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2? C*wvnta For other disseminations concerning installations and
facilities in the rastavo and Sn7_it arma_ your attention is called to
other government agencies
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