'ESTIMATES OF PRODUCTION AND VALUE OF NAVAL SHIPS PRODUCED BY THE SINO-SOVIET BLOC 1060'; REVIEW OF (S)

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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 29, 2001
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• Publication Date: July 11, 1961
• Content Type: MEMO

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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
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From: Director of Naval Intelligence
To: Director, Central Intelligence Agency, Office of Research and
Reports
Subj: "Estimates of Production and Value of Naval Ships Produced by the
Sino-Soviet Bloc 1960"; review of (S)
Ref: (a) CIA SC No. 05983/61 of 24 May 1961
Encl: (1) DNI Comments on reference (a)
1. Reference (a) has been very carefully reviewed and is considered to
be a very excellent study. It is recommended that the comments submitted
herewith as enclosure (1) be incorporated in the document prior to printing.
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DIRECTOR OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE COMMENTS
1. Page 2, Line 8 - Recommend delete "possibly including closed-cycle diesel
systems for submerged propulsion".
Comments All available evidence indicates that the "F" Class is
conventionally diesel powered. The evidence of closed-cycle
propulsion in the "G" Class is quite tenuous.
25X1D 2. Page 3, Line 1 - Recommend are probably nuclear powered
and possibly missile equ ppe submarines".
Comment: ONI does not believe that sufficient evidence is yet
available on which to base a conclusive statement of nuclear
propulsion; hence, the inclusion of the word "probable".
"Missile equipped" vice "ballistic missile equipped" is
believed more appropriate in this instance, in that the
possibility of cruise type missiles should not be overlooked.
3. Page 5, Line 10 - Recommend the inclusion of the total tonnage as a
parenthetical expression in this sentence.
Comments It is felt that the inclusion of the tonnage figure would
provide a clearer picture of the production involved, and
would also serve as an indication of relative costs.
4. Page 7, Line 15 - Recommend "about 50%" vice "over 50%".
Comment: Increase was just under 50%.
5. Page 8, Line 3 - Recommend "and an unidentified class of submarine (possibly
probably nuclear powered."
Line 6 - Recommend "and re probably nuclear powered, possibly
missile equippe .
Comment: Comment #2 above applies in this instance as well.
6. Page 10, Line 2 - Recommend "during 1957" vice "in the early part of 1957".
Comment: The programs were phased out early in the year, but
production continued throughout most of 1957.
7. Page 11, Line 6 - Recommend "are probably nuclear powered and in series pro-
duction in shipyards...".
Comment: Comment #2 above also applies in this instance. With regard
to deletion of "probably" as it applies to the shipyards, it
is believed that sufficient evidence is available on which to
base a conclusive statement.
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8. Page 12, Line 5 - Recommend "Unidentified submarines have been reported in
both the Northern and Pacific Fleet areas. In May 1961, a
new class of probable nuclear powered submarine, possibly
missile equipped, was photographed in the Soviet Northern
Fleet. This submarine has been designated "H" Class. There
is, as yet, however, insufficient information available to
classify or equate the "H" Class or any of the unidentified
submarines with known project numbers".
Comment: Since the "H" Class is the only Soviet probable nuclear
powered submarine which has been identified, it's inclusion
in this discussion is recommended.
Line 10 - Recommend delete "possibly employing a closed-oycle diesel".
Comment: Comment +1 above applies.
25X1D 9. Page 14, - The last sentence in the remarks column implies that
25X1D submarines constructed at shipyard
25X1D re operating in the Northern Fleet. Recommend
ecause of the probable early construction at Shipyard
25X1D 25X1D _ units constructed t Shipyard
are considered likely candidates for the operational
nuclear powered submarines in the Soviet Northern Fleet."
10. Page 16, Line 15 - Recommend "In 1957, a "Kotlin" Class hull was completed as
a guided missile destroyer (surface-to-surface missile
launcher).
Comment: ONI believes that the prototype unit of the "Kildin" Class
was in advanced stages of construction as a "Kotlin", but had
not yet been completed as such. The class designation
"Kildin" has been accepted by NATO and replaces terms such
as "modified Kotlin" or "Kotlin conversion."
11. Page 16, Line 18 - Recommend "guided missile destroyer" vice "destroyer".
Comment: Ships of the "Krupnyy" Class are DDGs, not DDs.
12. Page 17, Line 3 - Recommend "guided missile destroyer" vice "Destroyer".
Comment: The comment immediately preoeeding applies.
13. Page 17, Line 5 - Recommend "guided missile destroyer" vice "missile launching
destroyer".
Comment: Guided missile destroyer is more appropriately descriptive.
Missile launching destroyer could imply guided missiles,
ballistic missiles or free rockets.
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14. Page 17, Line 5 - Recommend "which was a "Kotlin" Class destroyer hull
completed as a DDG".
15. Page 17, Line 8 Recommend "guided missile destroyer" vice "missile launching
destroyer" here, and elsewhere in this and succeeding para-
graphs.
16. Page 21, Line 14 - Recommend "depending on the size and complexity of the ship,
the construction method used and the urgency for individual
programs, ....Eto".
Comments It is felt that the other factors mentioned above are also
relevant to construction time.
17. Page 24, SSN - Recommend "(Probable)" under SSN in table.
Comment: Earlier comment applies.
18. Page 30 - Same as above.
19. Page 32, 1st sentence of footnote - recommend same wording as for Page 21, Line
14 (see comment above).
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