SOVIET NAVAL VESSELS IN THE BALTIC

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A004300800003-3
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 26, 2010
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: June 17, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
SECRET/CONTRc US 0?FICIALS ONLY
COUNTRY USSR/Poland/East Germany
SUBJECT Soviet Naval Vessels in the Bal'Ac
DATE OF INFO.
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
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minesweeperF---arrived at Sassnits. There
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STATE ARMY NAVY AIR FBI AEC
(Notes Washington Distribution lndkoted By "XIt Field Distribution By '"#",)
F, an armed auxiliary vessel was observed close
to shore near Baltiysk. The vessel was similar to a tugboat, and a red-green
flag in two fields was flying from the top of the mast. The name
of the vessel could not be. seen.
exercises about fifteen nautical miles west of Baltiyek.
four destroyers were observed carrying out evolution
three cruisers, about ten submarines, and four
part, were ouse
Pura south of Hel One submarine went i t
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minesweeper
weeper Ias observed at Sassnitz. A patrol ve
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lay at anchor, was about 3,000 DWT and had a very large crew. No name could be
be seen on the vessel, which was flying the Soviet naval flag.
topgallant sail, and royals
,was observed south of Porkkala The ves
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was unarmed but had a gun platform aft, and a target
were also observed in the harbor.
minesweeper
minesweeper
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arrived in Sasenits.
and six other minesweepers
same type were observed in Sassnits.
~inesweeper was observed at Sassnitz.
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a motor torpedo boat) larrived
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armament: two 53 cm torpedo tubes, two 20 mm antiaircraft guns aft, and two
20 mm antiaircraft guns amidships just forward of the radar shack,which
W&s located on the starboard side. A depth charge rack was located on the
the stern. There was a fixed radar antenna on a built (sic) mast. A
very short antenna was located f;,rward on the port side. The boat was also
equipped with two radio antennas. See Sketch of this boat below.
at assn tz. The boat was about 25 meters long and had the following
Sketch of Soviet MTB:
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