HARBOR INSTALLATIONS IN DANZIG

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005800230005-2
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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 21, 2003
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: September 14, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION 25X1
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.,
COUNTRY Poland
SUBJECT Harbor Installations
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PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF
INFO.
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DATE DISTR. 14 September 1950
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SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
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I, The Coal Harbor of yeichselmuonde (Ilason Gorniczy) has three in-
stall Eons for handling ore (V zvorladebruockon) which are fitted
with three mobile ore scales with a capacity of 10 tons each,
A railroad car-shunting platform for switching the loaded cars from
one track to another is north of the ore-handling installations.
There are 14 cranes, Light of them have a lift capacity of T tons
each, and four a lift capacitiy of 5 tons each. Four of the night
7-ton cranes were erected in late 1949. Two other 5 -ton cranes arc
on the eastern quay near the coal elevators. Three coal elevators,
each with a capacity of 5,000 tons per 24 hours, are on the eastern
quay.
2. The harbor area has an c ten live and efficient track ayctem. 3-:Itching
operations with powerful German loconotivos of a Tsar-tine model wore
observed.
3. The quay wall is 2.2 meters above water level. On the east side of the harbor
entrance are three installations for tipping railroad cars and ton
7-ton cranes, have a 25X1
A?~'le ne.."4 three portals for standard-gauge
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9 an he west ity of 7 tans. Next are three loading
rai lroad traC1cS . .t, A 'f .,nr, 4 r ~.
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eQ Harbor of Neufahrssascor (Nowy ?ort)
On the northern side of the F house about 150x50 meters in area. The con-
t'?,ere is a not" three-story war, southern side of the harbor has not
,10 warehouses on the , a was loaded hero in 1948 and 1919.
dition of t,
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changed.. ,jar material for .
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stmetion?
which also have a lift capac
sites of 1> tons capacity ea
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The southeastern quay of Via, lharly- of
k~eu l' ra:sser , vi th sheds and raila'oad tracks, has been rebuilt..
This quay is always occupied to capacity by sea-going ships but
only six 5 -ton cranes are available there. Railroad tracks are being
laid on the :i',E cornor of the quay. On the narrow soutlri~ester:n side
the workshop buildings fob technical repair crork have been recon-
structed and are in operation,
6. About 600 meters of the northwestern quay hate been repaired. The
ronainder, as far as the hole, will not be finished until late 1950,
Modern transshipment facilities with numerous tracks on tither side
of the sheds are being erected on the quay. Two of these sheds., large-
sized halls abreast the reconditioned quay wall, are already finii.shed,,*
7. The sea-going tug Prom;tai and the 2,000-ton lighter Onega put in at
the tree Harbor o.f' l cM crasser to load: coal on 23 ch 1950.
The 2,000-ton lighter Venta put is -Go load coal on 22 Larch 1950,
and the SS 1~: ilta -pat i,?-:yea load. coal on 22 I-larch 1950 at 6 p.,rao
A soa-g??oi.ng ';ovtot tog ni th the 2,00.0-ton lighter Tundra 7 n tow was
observed near the sea _ buoy at noon on 23 ?rch T9'5
25X1 * IJCoi nent~ Official Polish inforr tion gives the length of the
eastern, ; western. and no"".tharn quays of the
coal harbor as 1300, 640, and 125 meters respectively,, The depth at
the eastern and western quays is nine raters, and at the southern
quay, 7 in eaters. The loading facilities at the eastern quay Include a
coal-handlin installation with facilities to tip railroad cars, and
ten cranes vi th a total lift capacity of 61L, tons, it the western
quay there are seven cranes with a total lift
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Dre to Eat - c; - - quay's is , e peters, the southern quay
Bing 60 meters, The depth alongside quays is 10 meters, The
loading .aches consist of six cranes with a total. lift capacity
of 18 tons, The total floor space of the sheds is 17800 square meters.
The main traffic in the free harbor consists of general cargo and basic
(Thomas) dla,
11` cox: Plan of Danzig. Harbor with legend.
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