HAI PHONG PETROLEUM STORAGE AREA NORTH VIETNAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-00849A000100060001-6
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• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 7, 2008
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: June 30, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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IIAI PIIONG PETROLEUM STORAGE AREA
NORTH VIETNAM
2U52N 10039E
1. SIGNIFICANCE:
THIS BRIEFING BOARD REVEALS STRIKE DAMAGE TO TIIE
HAI PRONG PETROLEUM STORAGE AREA.
2. LOCATION:
THE PETROLEUM STORAGE AREA IS LOCATED AT
20-52-15N 100-39-32E, 2.2 NM iVEST-NORT1iWE5T OF HAI PRONG.
3. STRIKE INFORMATION:
COLLATERAL REPORTS THAT SINCE THE BEGINNING OF
JUNE 1900 AT LEAST FIFTEEN MISSIONS HAVE BEEN DIRECTED
AGAINST APPROXIMATELY TEN POL INSTALLATIONS IN NORTH
VIETNAM. THIS ACTION CULMINATED ON 29 JUNE IN THE
BOMBING OF TWO OF NORTH VIETNAM'S MAJOR FUEL INSTALLATIONS
AT HAl PHONG AND HA NOI. TIIE TWO STORAGE AREAS HIT
REPORTEDLY ACCOUNT FOR SIXTY PERCENT OF NORTH VIETNAM'S
POL RESERVES, AND IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THEIR DESTRUCTION
WOULD CUT STORES TO A SIX-WVEEK SUPPLY.
INITIAL REPORTS FOR 29 JUNE INDICATE THAT THE
HAI PRONG POL FACILITIES WERE SUCCESSFULLY STRUCK BY
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use
should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support
Division, NPIC.
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THE HAI PRONG PETROLEUM STORAGE AREA ON THE NORTHWEST
EDGE OF HAI PIIONG ON THE SOUTH BANK OF THE CUA CAM
(DISTRIBUTARY). THE INSTALLATION CONSISTS OF THREE
AREAS CONTAINING TWELVE, TEN, AND EIGHT VERTICAL TANKS,
RESPECTIVELY. A BUNKERING PIER AND APPROXIMATELY
TWENTY-FIVE SUPPORT BUILDINGS SERVE TILE AREA.
SIXTEEN NAVY AIRCRAFT. NO SHIPS WERE REPORTEDLY IN
TILE TARGET AREA. EARLY REPORTS STATE THAT THERE lVAS
NO MIG REACTION TO THE STRIKE AND ALL AIRCRAFT WERE
RECOVERED SAFELY.
ORDNANCE EXPENDED CONSISTED OF THIRTY-THREE 7.25-INCH
ROCKETS, TWENTY-FOUR 1000-POUND GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS,
AND NINETY-NINE 250-POUND GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS.
4. MISSION READOUTS:
REVEALS
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30 JUNE 1966
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REVEALS DENSE BLACK
SMOKE RISING FROM THE ENTIRE TARGET AREA. THE THREE
BUNKERING PIERS ALL APPEAR TO BE INTACT AND SERVICEABLE.
SMOKE AND FIRE PRECLUDE FURTHER INTERPRETATION; HOWEVER,
FIELD READOUT OF THIS MISSION REVEALED THE INSTALLATION
TO CONSIST OF THREE BUNKERING PIERS AND TWO POL STORAGE
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use
should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re.
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support
Division, NPIC.
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ARLAS LOCATED IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF THE CLNIER BUNKERING
PIER. THE FIRST AREA CONSISTED OF TEN CYLINDRICAL TANKS
AND THREE HORIZONTAL TANKS; TIlL SECOND AREA CONSISTED
OF FIVE LARGE TANKS, THREE MEDIUM TANKS, THREE SMALL
TANKS, AND THREE SMALL HORIZONTAL TANKS.
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use
should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support
Division, NPIC.
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HAI PHONG PETROLEUM STORAGE AREA
NORTH VIETNAM
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30 JUNE 1966
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1. SIGNIFICANCE:
THIS BRIEFING BOARD REVEALS STRIKE DAMAGE TO THE HAI PRONG PETROLEUM
STORAGE AREA.
2. LOCATION:
THE PETROLEUM STORAGE AF-A IS LOCATED AT 20-52-15N 106-39-32E, 2.2
NM WEST-NORTHWEST OF HAI PHO'
3. BACKGROUND:
FIELD READOUT OF JUNE 1966, REVEALS HAI PHONG PETROLEUM STORAGE
AREA TO CONSIST OF THREE BUNKERING PIERS AND TWO POL STORAGE AREAS
LOCATED IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF THE CENTER BUNKERING PIER. THE'FIRST
AREA CONSISTS OF TEN CYLINDRICAL TANKS AND THREE HORIZONTAL TANKS.
THE SECOND AREA CONSISTS OF FIVE LARGE TANKS, THREE MEDIUM TANKS,
THREE SMALL TANKS, AND THREE SMALL HORIZONTAL TANKS.
4. COLLATERAL::
COLLATERAL REPORTS THAT SINCE THE BEGINNING OF JUNE 1966, AT
LEAST FIFTEEN MISSIONS HAVE BEEN DIRECTED AGAINST APPROXIMATELY TEN
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use
should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support
Division, NPIC.
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Attachment to L-1083
30 June 1966
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POL INSTALLATIONS IN NORTH VIETNAM. THIS ACTION CULMINATED ON 29
JUNE IN THE BOMBING OF TWO OF NORTH VIETNAM'S MAJOR FUEL INSTAL-
LATIONS AT HAI PHONG AND HA NOI. THE TWO STORAGE AREAS HIT RE-
PORTEDLY ACCOUNT FOR SIXTY PERCENT OF NORTH VIETNAM'S POL RESERVES,
AND IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THEIR DESTRUCTION WOULD CUT STORES TO A SIX
WEEK SUPPLY.
INITIAL REPORTS FOR 29 JUNE INDICATE THAT THE HAI PHONG POL
FACILITIES WERE SUCCESSFULLY STRUCK BY 16 NAVY AIRCRAFT. A REPORT
BY A PHOTORECONNAISSANCE PILOT ESTIMATED OVER 80 PER CENT COVERAGE
WITH MUSHROOM CLOUD TO 20,000 FT COVERING OVER 50 SQUARE MILES. NO
SHIPS WERE REPORTEDLY IN THE TARGET AREA. EARLY REPORTS STATE THAT
THERE WAS NO MIG REACTION TO THE STRIKE AND ALL AIRCRAFT RECOVERED
SAFELY.
5. STRIKE DATA:
STRIKE DATA REPORTS U.S. AIRCRAFT STRUCK HAI PHONG PETROLEUM
STORAGE AREA ON 29 JUNE 1966. THE FOLLOWING ORDANCE WAS EXPENDED:
THIRTY-THREE 7.25-INCH ROCKETS, TWENTY-FOUR 1000-POUND, AND NINETY-
NINE 250-POUND GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS.
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use
should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support
Division, NPIC.
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Reference: UE/RT 930A
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LEUM STORAGE AREA ON THE NORTHEAST EDGE OF HAI PHONG ON THE SOUTH
BANK OF THE CUA CAM (ESTUAREY) . THE AREA CONTAINS TWELVE, TEN, AND
EIGHT VERTICAL TANKS, RESPECTIVELY. A BUNKERING PIER AND APPROXI-
MATELY TWENTY-FIVE SUPPORT BUILDINGS SERVE THE AREA.
REVEALS DENSE BLACK SMOKE RISING FROM
THE ENTIRE TARGET AREA. THE THREE BUNKERING PIERS ALL APPEAR TO BE
INTACT AND SERVICEABLE. SMOKE AND FIRE PRECLUDE FURTHER INTERPRETATION.
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These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use
should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support
Division, NPIC.
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