NAVAL BASE AT OKSYWIE-GDYNIA

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• Publication Date: July 26, 1954
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of Its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person Is prohibited
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SUBJECT Naval Base at Oksywie-Gdynia
DATE OF INFO.
REPORT
DATE DISTR. 26 July 1954
NO. OF PAGES 7
REQUIREMENT NO. RD 25X1
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THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
Location of the Naval Base:
1. Li Polish naval base is located kortheofcthe Oks e:.,,harborubas$ri. The
boundaries of tle base area are fenced with wire, and in some instances with
barbed: wire. The wires run horizontally, about 25 cm. apart, and are fastened
to wooden poles about 2 meters high. The fence is broken by two gates, the
southern one being the main entrance to the naval base. There is a guardhpuse
at this gate for the" officer of the guard and twoi sailors. This is the only
entrance to the base which may be used by non-naval bersonnel. Entrance was
permitted only on showing a pass issued by the Polish Naval Command, located,
in the city. The northern entrance is used exclusively by naval personnel
and: is guarded by one guard. The entrances and other specific points within the
naval base were guarded by a special guard company of the Polish Navy.
2. Residents of the village of Oksywie arriving by train at the railroad. station
or by bus can proceed along the street to the main ate and from here follow
-oath around, the naval base grounds to Oksywie.
Location and Description of the "Formosa" Bunker.l
3. A pier is located at the northeastern end of the-naval area. At the end of this
pier is a large bunker called,"Formosa" by the naval personnel. There was a guard
at the shore end of this pier, charged with checking people through to the
pier or to the bunker.
11.. The following is a description of the bunker:
a. The bunker is connected to the shore by a conelcete pier. This pier is
five meters wide, about three meters high and extends about 500 meters
from short. There is a railing along both sides of'the pier. The pier
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runs in an east-northeasterly direction, bending to the north at the
bunker.
The bunker is located on the east aide of that portion. ,f -- "I
the pier which runs in a northerly direction. The bunker is three stories
high. The first floor of the bunker has an area of about 60 x 40 meters.
At the midpoint of the northern side, which is about 60 meterz~ ling, is an annex
which takes up about one-thud of the width.
the bunker is about 2 meters higher.
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The upper portion of the bunker is smaller and lies in a northwesterly
direction from the center. This upper portion is about 40 meters long,
20 meters wide and 3 meters high.
windows; however, the exact number was not known.
the bunker had
Wooden pilings had been driven about 10 meters from the sides of the pier
and around the bunker to break the force of the waves. ring World
War II this bunker was used for testing the firing of guided torpedoes.,
Desscrigtion of Naval Basins, Quays, Piers etc.
There is a small basin south of the foot of the pier mentioned. under 4e
this basin was not in use. There were
two small woo en ers in this basin. The basin was very shallow and not
suitable for the mooring of small naval craft.
A new basin, adjacent to and east of Basin No. 10, was excavated
in 1952. Two concrete piers were almost completed by the end of 1952. The
entrance to this basin is on the south. It had. already been put into use by
that time.
7.. The two small wooden piers in Basin 10 areeabout 3 meters above water level..
The'other piers in this basin were made of concrete. The southe moot
pier,also of concrete, was almost ready for use in December 1952..
There are two entrances used for this basin.
There had. been three wooden jetties directly beyond the entrance to the Port
Canal. Of these, only the westernmoett has remained. Of the two eastern
piers, only the foundation pilings remain in the water.
9. Basin No. 9 is used primarily for' such small naval craft as minesweepers
and the like The basin is about seven meters deep. The quay is built of
concrete from the pier along the south side of the basin to the tongue
of land, The quay is about three meters above water level. The pier on the
south side of the basin is built of concrete, as are the small Jetties which
are also of the same height as the quay. Other piers in the basin are of
wooden conttruction and also have the same height as the quay.
10. The small basin located between the southernmost wooden pier in Basin Nod 9
and the concrete pier is used as a repair basin.
11. There are a number of buildings in the vicinity of this repair basin. These
buildings house repair shops of the Polish Navy, including a forge a
carpenter shop and a fitting shop. the employees
or the repair basin were Polish naval personnel,.
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12.. Three Polish submarines were berthed at this point. The names of the: sub-
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c.. Next to the sport ball and northwest of Basin No. 10 is a red brick building
fitted out as a food warehouse for the entire base.
d. To the east of building (a) there is a three-story building containing the
clothing warehouse and tailor shop for officers$ uniforms.
eThe buildings lying to the east of the building (a.) and to the north
of Basin Nod 10 were separated from the grounds by a mixed smooth and barbed
wire fence. A member of the guard company was posted near these buildings.
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f. The oblong, three-story building located to the north of Basin No. 10
is partially used for storage of uniforms, underwear, and. equipment, with the-
exception of arms, for the naval personnel, in Gdynia d Helo The same
building contains the tailor shop and shoemakers shop.
g. This is a two-story building, east of building (i) which is used for the
filling of metal cylinders with compressed gases for torpedosi and-Bub-
marines.
building, which is about 80 x 20 meters, is used for storage of old
h. The building located north of building (-g) is a three-story shed. This
the components are taken out of these mines, and
stored on. the upper floor, where they are repaired if necessary.
Other buildings located. on the base were-
a. In the vicinity of the bunkering piers mentioned in para. 4 above
there is a large, partially destroyed building.
b. To the north east of building (J) there are three stone barracks. These
barracks are for the civilian employes of the naval base.
c. In the buid.jngs located in the vicinity of the wreck mentioned in
paragraph 3 above are the slaughter house and, refrigeration installations
for meats used by the naval base.
not in. use
d, To the east of the slaughterhouse were several stone buildings which were
e. The building complex located. along the road to the northeast of the
buildings indicated in (6) was used as barracks for naval personnel.
These were rather low, one-story buildings. They were built of brick
af.d measured. about 20 x 8 meters,
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f. Close to the end of the above-mentioned.rPQd, to the Vest, there was a large,
three-story, brick building. The dimensions of this building are about
50 x 50 meters This was the so-called "Dom Kultura" building. Recreational
evenings were held here for the naval personnel. Lectures were given
and it was also possible to find personal amusement in reading, games, and the
like. There were also two canteens, one for non-corns and one for the-enlisted.
personnel.
g. a i-4 located at the main entrance,,is destroyed...
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h. The provost was located in the southeast corner of the building complex
of the Naval Officers' School. There was also a guard at this point, through
whom access to the officers' school grounds could be obtained.
i.. To the northwest of the officers' school there is a hospital for all naval
personnel. Civilians were-employed at the hospital..
The southwesternmost building along Basin No. 10 was in use by the service
charged. with building maintenance and with construction of new buildings
for the Polish Navy.
k. There was a three-story, 50 x 20 meters, building located to the east
of building (1j) . This .building was entirely enclosed. with barbed wire
and probably served as a warehouse.
1. The building' located in the extension of building( ',1)was about 70 meters long
and. 15 meters wide. It had. three storied and served.?as quarters for naval
personnel.
m. Along the road located north of building (1') there were two buildings hopsing
the administrative offices.
n. Northeast of building (:,.m) is also an L-shaped building, containing a mess
hall and washroom facilities. The mess hall is located in the north wing of
this building. This is for the naval personnel. The southern wing contains
washrooms.'
o. The U-shaped building located. to the north of building (
a barracks building.
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building.
) was also
This is a three-story, con.cret
The three buildings located to the west and north of building Co
were used. as administration buildings for the Gdynia base.
There is a large-two-story building located to the north of building (1p)y
along the railroad track. This building was a gymnasium used. for gymnastic
and. other indoor sport practice.
r. To the east of building (194)was a three-story building which was used
for the servicing of patrol vehicles. On the ground floor there were-
the offices of the motor pool, while the upper floors were-used for
sleeping quarters and sitting rooms of the personnel,
s.. To the northeast of the above-named. building (1 ))there was a barracks
building. This is also a three-story building.
t. To the west of building(s)) is a mess hall and kitchens for the military
personnel quartered in buildings (10and (..O). The mess hall runs in an east-
west direction,
u. The rectangular building to the north of building (19y4)was destroyed
and. not in use.
v. The two buildings located next to this destroyed building were fitted
out as work shops for the officer candidates. Here they received practical
training in servicing instruments connected with navigation, including
reckoning devices, sounding devices, and the like; also in knots and.splices,
electrical apparatus'e's, dire ,Tbn fllnderi~-y 6t
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w. To the southwest of building (_Y-) there is the mess hall for the
administrative personnel and the personnel of the guard company.
x. In the extension of the building northwett of building (,t) there
is a dry cleaning and laundry establishment for uniforms and other
naval clothing. This building is three stories high. The laundry
facilities are on the ground floor and the-drying and handling rooms
are on the second floor. The work was done by naval personnel.
To the east of this laundry is the building used by the Navy Band.
This is a one=4tpr?y hallo
bb. Only the ruins remained of the building located to the south of
the Otorage building for sea mines (
cc. The two small buildings located east of Basin No. 11 were each three stories
high and measured, about 10 x 10 meters. These buildings contained offices.
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dd. On the Plac Kosciuszko, located at the extension of the ulica Lutego,
there are two blocks of houses on the north side of the .square. Several of these
were used by the Polish Navy. In the block located on the Plac Kosciuszko
and, the silica Swieto janska there is a recreation building for the Polish Navy.
This building is called "Casino".
21. Directly opposite building ( -5e)was a bunker built by the Germans for
antialtrre ;W protection. This bunker was not in use.
Mbrsle of Polish Naval Personnel.
22, The feeling among Polish military personnel was generally strongly anti-Russian.
This has a number of causes, firstly economic in origin, and secondly resulting
from the Russian pressure on the, private" life of the individual resulting
in a loss of freedom in many fields. Among the Polish poputt.atien the feeling
prevails that in case of the outbreak of war (which is hoped, for, since this is the
only vay to got free of Russian oppression) the Polish Army, with the exception
of fanatic Oommunists and a few officers. will turn a2ai.nt Russia. 25X1
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in Gdynia, the port was visited, 25X1
frequently by Russian merchant ships. They frequently arrived, icn ballast. Their
cargoes on leaving consisted mainly of coal which had. been shipped into the port
by train from the hinterlands. The place where these ships were loaded. was the
northern side of the pier located between Basins No 2 and. No 3. There are
a number of traveling bridge transporter cranes on this pier, used for loading
of bulk cargoes. these had a capacity of about 15 25X1
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24. On the southern side of the pier located. on the north side of Basin No. 3
there i.s the wreckage of the GIVJIMAIT~, which was raised at the entrance to
the harbor.. This wreckage is broken up by welders and the pieces are then
loaded into freight cars. Where these pieces are-sent was not known
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there are three 'heavy floating cranes in the port area. 25X1
aot 'know to which enterprises these cranes belong. Since, however, 25X1
These have a lifting capacity of about 60)4-O and. 30 tons respectively..
they were generally in the vicinity of "Stocznia 13", 25X1
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Comment: Renamed the Paris Commune Shipyard.
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1. Boundry line of the Polish Naval Base
2. ,$tation
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2b "4ow&1k along tha bay grew
3. Pier with "Formosa" bunker at extreme end
4. Basin
5. Present harbor entrance
6. New basin
7. Vasin No 10 6 '!
7a, 7b Wooden piers
7c, 7d Small concrete piers
7d, 7e Entrance to Ore basin ,i 16
8, 9 Berth fox4 to 5 Polish motor speed boats
10, 11 Berths for three submarines
12. Berths for f' minesweepers
13. , wooden piers, of which2 are destroyed
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15. Wreck of Lerman Naval vessel
16. Berth of the "Bxyskawica"
17. Berth for Polish minesweepers
18. Berth for speed boats
19. Repair basin
20. Polish Navy repair shops
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21. / wooden piers with oil lines
22. Destroyed building
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23. ,C~ stone barracks
24 Slaughter house and refrigerated storage for meat
25. Several stone buildings
26. Temporary barracks
27. Bunker
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29. Destroyed building
30a School building of officers' school
30b Officers' school quarters
30c Quarters for Polish and Russian officers
30d Z"4 r` (( 11 11
31. The Provost
32. Hospital
33. Buildings service
34. Warehouse
35. Naval personnel building
36. 'Warehouses
37. Administrative offices
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38. Repair shop,I (torpedo components)
39. Commandant of submarine service
4C. Ness hall and wash rooms
41. "0chrana Wodnowego Rejonu Glownej Basny" building
42. Temporary barracks
43. administrative buildings
44. Gymnasium
45. Food storage
46. Clothing storage and officers' tailor shop
47. Probable storage places
48. Building of the patrol craft service
49. Temporary barracks
50. Ness hall adjacent to kitchens
51. Destroyed building
52. Work shops for offi,?er candidates
53. Mess hall for administrative personnel
54. Clot;oin- storage, tailor shops, laundry
51. Navy band practice hall
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57. Building, use unknown
58. Building in which ,!.etzl cylinders are filled, etc.
59. Small ruildirig, use unknown
60 Shed in which old sea runes are stored
61. Ruins
62. 2 small buildings contair_ing offices
6-3. Buildings used by the i:'oJ. ish Piavy
64. Offices of co: _~-anda.nt of the Polish Navy
65. ' ~3a -.r ak e~!~.r__now cell e6. znia No--13
65a Dry dock
t:5b Dry dock
c5c Dry dock
65d Small, new dry dock
(L. Two former German merchant vessels
E7. Berth of the i olish destroyer I urea"
L.8. Ne:rr. hent ship for delivery to Russia
69. I :yt.,ackk} shipyard
70. Northerly quay where Russian ships load col-1
71. 'wreckage of the Gneiseriau
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