SOVIET NAVAL VESSELS OBSERVED IN LENINGRAD HARBOR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005800090003-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 9, 2008
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: March 2, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the iaptonage Laws, Title
18, U.S.C. Seca. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorlasd person is prohibited by law.
COUNTRY USSR (Baltic)
SUBJECT Soviet Naval Vessels Observed in
Leningrad Harbor
DATE OF INFO.
PLACE ACQUIRED
DATE ACQUIRED
REPORT
DATE DISTR. MAR 2 1955 25X1
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REFERENCES
From 28 August to 4 September 1954, the following Soviet naval vessels were
observed in Leningrad harbor:
28 August Minesweeper
possibly T- 3 Class
28 August MT boats
Remarks
Put to sea; small boats,about 15 meters
long,with bridge superstructure similar
to submarine conning tower,; 'short torpedo tubes
with hydraulic discharge fittings on
either side of the turret; three sliding
bars at the stern to guide the boat at high
speed (sic).
30 August Minesweeper Put to sea probably on a trial run; modern
possibly T-4+3 Class vessel with superstructure, tripod mast,
and *.raked.' Stack, long bows mounting a
gun, another gun on the after section of
the ship, a twin-barreled AA gun on either
side of the bridge, and two more on either
side of the funnel.
30 August Submarine) Put to sea from the direction of Baltic Ship- GJ/~I
yard:; a new submarine of approximately 1,500
tons, about 70 meters long, with a new-type
bulbous bow; armed with a gun with twin-barreled
mount on the foredeck, an AA gun on either
side of the tower, two heavy machine guns
and a snorkel device at the trailing edge
of the tower, seven torpedo tubes, four fore
and three aft; the crew of the conning tower
was under deck, with observation through a
glass window.
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1 September KRONSHTADT-Class
Put to sea flying green flag of
border troop service; armament 25X1
consisted of two AA guns side by
side and one other gun on the fore-
castle, two AA guns aft on either
side of the funnel, and two other guns
one behind the other amidships.
2 September KRONSHTADT-Class
submarine chaser
2 September Minesweeper
possibly T-43 Class
3 September KRONSHTADT-Class
submarine chaser
4 September KRONSHTADT-Class
submarine chaser
4 September Minesweeper
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Entered port and put to sea again a
few hours later.
Left harbor and returned several
hours later.
Put to sea, returning a few hours
later.
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