PORT OF NOVOROSSIYSK

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CIA-RDP83-00415R011700070003-1
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July 25, 2012
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July 21, 1952
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REPORT
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Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/07/25: CIA-RDP83-00415R011700070003-1 s >Yr-, __s !f' FEB 1952 __ INFORMATION REPORT REPORT CD NO. COUNTRY USSR (Black Sea) SUBJECT Pont of Novorossiysk DATE OF INFO. PLACE ACQUIRED THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES, WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 18, SECTIONS 793 AND 794,. OF THE U.S. CODE, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVE- LATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS 2, Attachment 2 covers the port installations at Novorossiysk. 4, CENtRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY- SECRET/CONTROL U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY SECURITY INFORMATION the roadstead at Novorossiysk See Attachment 1 for sketch with legendo the SS Fo1inniaA loading grain at the grain wharf 50X1-HUM DATE DISTR.- 21 July 1952 NO, OF PAGES 3 50X1-HUM NO. OF ENCLS. 3 (Attachments (LISTED BELOW) only to 0) SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT NO. THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION t ship moored there wo Liberty ships foreign registry had to wait because the grain what can accomodate only one ship 50X1 -HU M at a time. On the northern side of the pier,, Soviet passenger ships moor. At the head of the grain pier and on top of the grain elevator there is a signal station (B)e It is a small house with a flagpole and it directs the harbor traffic. 6. The oil, pier at D can accomodate one ship on the north and one ship on the south aide, It has.no installations but in the center of the pier there is a railroad track which joins the port railroad at B. The piping system is under ground and only the outlets are above ground. At the pierhead there are two fixed green lights (F)0 The pier is constructed of reenforced .concrete and rests on pillars which are below the water line. It is 206 meters above the waters with a depth of 24 feet at the quayside. The pier has wooden fenders and on the south side there are three water intakes. Towards the shore end, of the pier,, on the south side there is a ladder (H).' Four blocks of a destroyed pier are visible in the water,, near the stump of the pier. The two outer blocks have fixed red lights on them. NAVY AIR NSRB FBI SECRET/CONTROLLU0S0 OFFICIALS ONLY Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/07/25: CIA-RDP83-00415R011700070003-1 50X1-HUM Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/07/25: CIA-RDP83-00415R011700070003-1 SECRET/CONTRO,U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY At I there is a Navy pier which is a part of the docking basin used by snail Soviet naval units (L). About 100 meters from the pierhead going towards the shore there is a coast guard station (pictured in one of the enclosed photographs). It is a onenstory building with a sentry box and a signal mast (M) on top. were moored a tugboat and a m.i esweepe. Tn thy donk9_na basin there were two other T-60 type minesweepers, a ui All, were equipped with radio. 10. There were other small units used for coastal trolli . These had two shielded guns, one forward and one aft, with radar and moored, bow-on. These ships were a little smaller) 50X1-HUM Of resent construction, they are armed with twin-mounted 50X1-HUM machine guns, one forward and one afte without radar, 9. There were other mi nasyeaners in the docking basin, of older construction, 50X1-HUM 50X1-HUM 50X1-HUM 11. Behind the naval docking basin there is a barracks (No. 16 on Attachment 1). 12. Tr one side of the naval docking basin there was a building 50X1-HUM kishing smacks were moored in front of it. 50X1-HUM 50X1-HUM 16. four shear-logged cranes of considerable power. One R slipways for small craft (Q) o 13, Outside the docking basin there was a wooden pier about 100 meters long, where fishing smacks also moored. The pier is not shown on nautical charts,. ]J. The pier P, at the southern boundary of the port, is damaged and not in use. 15. Between the damaged pier and the breakwater south, there are a number of 95). of these cranes lifted a fishing smack and placed it on one of the slipways ( 17. The two breakwaters at the entrance have no installations. At the one on the left (S),, eight small ships were moored. They were old and probably in need of repair. 18. There are no installations for harbor booms at the entrance. Nets for harbor defense are stowed ashore at T. between the naval docking basin and the oil. pier. The floats and buoys for supporting the nets were observed near the nets. 19. There is a launching skid at thip same point (T). 20. The rt aent pier (U) has no installations. 21. At the coal pier (V) the coal is simply piled up. Installations consist of four grab-bucket lifts on the east side and four on the west; there was a ship on the west side. 22.. Immediately beside the coal wharf there was a small wharf (X); and next to that,, a small shipyard for small craft. 23. To the right of the entrance at Z there were three wrecks aground, easily visible above the water. 24, The grain elevator was a long and narrow structure which was covered. The road from. the grain elevator on the pier to the railroad station was quite crooked. 25. Flanking the port area there was a seashore road. 26. RaMoad tracks were observed only on the oil piers though there may be some on the grain pier. There were many tracks obseved at the railroad station. SEGR.T/CONTROL U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/07/25: CIA-RDP83-00415R011700070003-1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/07/25: CIA-RDP83-00415R011700070003-1 50X1-HUM SECRET/CONTRoL.tj0S. OFFICIALS ONLY Attachments: 1. Sketch of the roadstead at Novorossiysk with legend, two pages 2. Sketch of the harbor and port installations at Novorossiysk, one page One panoramic montage, unassembled. Throe identified photographs One photograph of a building facade, unidentified,, SECRET/CONTROL-U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/07/25: CIA-RDP83-00415R011700070003-1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/07/25: CIA-RDP83-00415R011700070003-1 SECRET/CONTROL-U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY Legend for Attachment 1, page 1o 1. A searchlight at Pt. Dub 2. A white light flashing every ten seconds, also at Pt. Dub 3. A radio beacon station 4. An allignnent for the inner route, consisting of three white beacon lights, the one nearest the water flashing every second, the middle one flashing every two seconds, and the third one is fixed. The alignment', bears 132'. . 5. A red light buoy (possibly fixed), placed near a spar buoy on the far southern end of the Penay Bank 6. Two spar buoys, at the two far northern ends of the Penay Bank 7. An al'iiwgnment at Pt..Penay, consisting of two beacon lights. The one nearer the water is a fixed green light while the second one is also green, flashing every second 8. A trellised,quadrangular tower with a sentry box on top, found at Pt. Sudyuk A red light buoy flashing every four seconds, situated at the far end of the bank 10. A red light buoy flashing intermittently, situated near a spar buoy at the entrance of the harbor. Here all foreign ships must lie at anchor before entering the harbor. 11. A cluster of buildings and a crane, found to the left of the port 50X1-HUM and outside it. It is probably a shipyard for small craft. 12. Four small nun buoys to the right of the entrance. A little farther on there was a mooring buoy[- 13. and 14. Two green beacon lights which constitute an alignment for an alternate route which passes to the west of the_Penay Bank. The beacon at 14 is fixed. 15. A raised and rusted storage tank, very near the green light at 14. 16. A large barrack which is surrounded by'a low wall and barely visible. It is situated on the other side of the street just beyond the naval docking basin. a group of naval units enter this basin 50X1-HUM of the Navy unitete moor ere. To gain access to the street from the docking basin area, one must pass through a gate guarded by a sentinel. SECRET/CONTROL.IJ.S. OFFICIALS ONLY Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/07/25: CIA-RDP83-00415R011700070003-1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/07/25: CIA-RDP83-00415R011700070003-1 18 N USSR S. EUROPEAN RSFSR KRASNODAR KRAY NOVOROSSIYSK 44--N4 E, L PIER. 18 N USSR S. EUROPEAN RSFSR KRASNODAR KRAY NOVOROSSIYSK 44 4~ N Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/07/25: CIA-RDP83-00415R011700070003-1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/07/25: CIA-RDP83-00415R011700070003-1 18 N USSR S. EUROPEAN RSFSR KRASNODAR KRAY NOVOROSSIYSK 44 43 N' 37 47 E FACADE OF ...IRA AREA. 18 N USSR S. 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