PORT OF KRONSHTADT

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• Publication Date: April 14, 1953
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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COUNTRY USSR (Baltic)
SUBJECT Port of Kronshtadt
PLACE ACQUIRED
This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Soctiona 793 and 794, or the U.S. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation or its contents
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DATE DISTR. 14 April 1953
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The following units of the Soviet Fleet were observed at Kalfgehtadt between
February and April 1951:
Coast Guard Vessels,
1. From February to April 1951 the following were seen F__7 in Kronshtadt
ort? DURT,'N (el 1
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
They have diesel engines, and are armed as follows: one 75 mm gun in an armored
turret at the bow; one 445 mm gun at the stern; two single-barrel machine guns,
on port and starboard of the lower bridge; single launching apparatus (sic),
which is not on all the vessels.
Submarines in Kronshtadt Port in 1951
p t o IA NA) nlP.U j,, and SNP .
3. Class X-1. and K?2, two minelaying submarines, armed as follows: two guns of
75 mm or 105 mm on deck, one forward and one aft of the conning tower; two
30 mm single-barrel, interchangeable machine guns- four torpedo bow; mines and launching apparatus
willit in the Leningrad shipyards.
These two submarines
4. The, an ex-British submarine sunk in the Gulf of Finland in 1917 or 1918.
Its tonnage is less than K-1 or K'-2 and it has a 30 mm machine gun aft of the
conning tower.
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rines. in series from 535 to 555, or 530 to 550.
SHCHUKA class submarine; its tonnage is less than the . There are about
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20 of thes
They were built at Leningrad in 19318---
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armament consists of one gun at the bow, and a 45 mm machine gun at the stern.
Submarine Rescue Boats (ttSubmarineso Mme" So"v ~t' a.$..~7 .1;
6. These boats consist of two hulls joined together by arched iron bridges. The
commanders bridge is located between the first and second arch. Each hull has
its own machinery and propeller. There is a shielded 3-inch gun located at the
bow of each hull. A glycerin pump with a capacity of 100 tons js.used.,.for.wraising
submarines. The rescue boats? crew consists df between 200 and 250 men. See
page 3, for sketch of a "submarine rescue boat,
r M Motor Torpedo Boats
ten motor torpedo boats. ~
They were built about 1939 or
1940 at Leningrad. Their armament consists of. a Short-barrel gun in,'a,
swivel turret, built into the commanderO bridge; a shielded machine gun, about
30 mm; three torpedo tubes at the stern, It has a steel hull and is driven by
two aircraft motors.
6.
about 15 to edo boats of i3re-1939 type, They are,icon-
tinually changing their base. Their
armament consists of: two torpedoes with a pincer launching device (sic) and a
30 mm shielded machine gun. This type torpedo boat is shorter than the 1939/40
model. It has an aluminum hull, and is powered by two aircraft engines.
Miscellaneous Shy
9. The following miscellaneous ships were observed at Ironshtadt:
a. G0B1YAK, a naphtha tanker, of about 2,000 tons. It has no armament, but
does have space for a 75.mm gun on its armored forecastle.
b. Tugs, for local use. Marked KP (Kronshtadt Dort) and followed by a number.
KP..5 was sunk during the
c. JAKOBIN3TS, a tug. Was in Lomonosov port in 1951. There are several of
this type in the Baltic, equipped for military service.
d. School sail ship AVRORA.
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Legend to the map of Naval Base at Kronshtadt
Military zone which begins with the fence designated?C.
A. Barracks for an infantry unit.
B. Ammunition stores, six.of,.them; indicated by b; three are
at the right and three at the left of the street E. The entrances to the
six stores are not large enough for motor vehicles. Next to the door of
each store, there is a stone stairway leading to a corridor. On both sides
of the corridor there are cells for the different caliber artillery shells
,used by coastal artillery and by ships. Narrow gauge tracks extend through
the corridor of each store, which has four trolley barrows, The track leads
to the entrance door and traverses a slight elevation between the'stbreroom
level and the'entrance door.
A barbed wire fence, two or three meters hieh.
lit is located just in
rron or the building indicated as No. 49 on the map,
D. Entrance door to the zone with a control post, A special permit is required
to enter the zone which is issued only by the Glavnyy Shtab (Headquarters)
(No. 42).
E. The road leading to the zone continues through the zone to a fort (F)
located at the extreme northwest and of.the island.
F.
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under No 1, the space from the barbed wire fence (C)
to the fort (F), is completely covered with pine trees, The subterranean
entrances to the stores and the barracks (A)-are not visible from any great
distance, 6s the area is covered by dense vegetation.
the coasts north and'south of.the'zone are fortified by artillery nests.
2. Cemetery for military personnel and civilians.
3. Zone for civilians, most of whom are workers at the local shipyard, or employees
and families of the, military.
4. Fort; 4a indicates
an emPaac$meay 01rignti artillery, and an emplacement of heavy artillery.
The fort was observed from a distance.
A submarine net supported by wooden beams which acts as a floating pontoon.
Each beam is moored on a small buoy.
.6. Entrance door,, which may be closed easily by means of a net, supported by
beams designated as 6a. The opening and closing of the door is ordered by
the Glavnyy Shtab 5 Base Command (sic). Orders are given by telephone to the
vedette station (No.50), and from there forwarded to a towboat type KP moored
near the door (No, 6). The orders are transmitted by a flag signal during the
day, and by means of a light signal at night. The net obstruction begins at
the buoy marked 6b; nearby there is another buoy which is illuminated by red
flashes. The port and the area which is delimited by the above net obstruction
are connected by means of a passage, which can be closed by another obstruction
(6d); when the passage is open the obstruction is moored at the small buoy 6e.
In the bay formed by the net obstruction, there. are six buoys, 6f; these buoys
are the usual mooring place for large ships. Probably all the buoys, but
certainly the one at 6g, are connected by telephone with the Glavnyy Shtab
(No. 42). The telephone line is designated by 6h on the sketch.
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7. . The outer pier is of stone construction, 3 to 3 meters high, 5 meters wide,
and 60 meters lo ese measurements are only approximate
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8. .Outer pier is approximately 3 to 31 meters highs 5 meters wide and 350
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etween No. 7 and No. 8 there is a a ge which
a reclaimed area, but it had been closed by a
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9.. A small stone building used as a lodging for sailors, who are in charge of the
survey and maintenance of the net obstructions.
10. A signal gtation for the regulation of port traffic, controlling the arrival
and departure of ships. There are about nine sailors assigned to this station.
There is no net obstruction across the entrance, which is approximately 25 to 30
meters wide, (lOa).
11. Coal store for local use. The store is covered with a shad of corrugated plate.
12. Outer pier, approximately 15 to 20 meters wide and 750 meters long.
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14. A small landing pier for passenger ships of the local coastal line.
15. Marine guard post, to check on passengers who enter and leave the island. The
military command of the naval base at Kronshtadt controls port movement; no one
can enter or leave the base without special authorization.
16. An old pier on piles. Stones and rocks have been thrown among the piles and
the pier cannot be used for mooring.
the dept. rof the bay.. - - -- -- - w., Q~~~~a4bn -go increase
18. Anchorage place of the school ship AVRORA.
19. Anchorage place for submarine supplies and lifeboats.
20. Open air store for buoys, anchors, chains, etc.
21. A graving dock which can accomoda ? elayers in a row, 25X
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nelayer STEREGUCHIY and YAKOV SVERDLOV lying
22. Open air store of scrap material, which may be material from salvaged ships..
23. Railroad ties which occupy the space from the workshops (No. 24) to the end
of the bank.
24. Workshop for artillery repairs; it is manned by civilian workers and sailors.
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includes the military, are allowed to enter the workshop. It is located in a
building which has a ground floor only; the building has
about 12 meters high.
It is certa or connected with artiller
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arms in
general?_is.done in this building. This work is done both for ships and coastal
emplacements. Mines and'torpedoes are also tested in this building. Until 1933
or 1934 these tests were carried out in a torpedo park situated on an islet.
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explosions. At present the mines are sent elsewhere
However, in.1933 or 1934 the park was completely destroyed as a result of two
25. OrC"anei,
26. Mooring place for medium=ton transports which load and unload artillery.
27. Same as No. 26.
28, Open air store for heavy artillery barrels, about fifteen of
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29. Round basin,
Wlth the e rove y basin (No. 35) by means of
underground canals.
30. The so-called International Park, gardens, theaters, etc. Both military
personnel and civilians have free access to the park. It is utilized .by low
ranking officers only; the high ranking officers frequent other places,
31. Petrovekiy? Park. In this park there is a monument of Peter the Great, and a
pyramid, where the old Imperial banner is preserved, There is also an open air
theater with free admission for military personnel.
32. A wooden gwgy on which there is a fixed crane with a revolving arm.
33. Food store for the supply of local units. It is a masonry building with a red
brick roof. This building has only a ground floor, and is approximately 15 by
5.5 meters In height (etc).
34. Former church. The building has an orthodox cupola. It is now used as a movie
theater for both military, personnel and civilians.
35, Petrovskty Dock, a graving dock for repairing submarines. It nAn antbmmeiAna
on- 'Ir L.-- ~ y
36. A small canal leading to the dock.
37. A small, stationary hand crane.
38. Barracks. The building has three floors and a two-sloped, red-brick roof; it
lodges numerous soldiers.
39, Barrack, Dodging for sailors and marines.
40. Old buildings; they were barracks built during the Tsarist period. The build-
ings are connected by arches. There is a Navy school at Kronshtadt, which may
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40A Probably the same as No. 40.
40b Theater for sailors, location is uncertain.
41. Barracks for sailors and marines.
42, Glavnyy Shtab; residence of the Kronshtadt and Lom
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during the last war, and does not live at Kronshtadt. The building is surmounted
by a typical Byzantine cupola. It is probable that there is a broadcasting station
and also an infantry command in a four-story building on the base.
43. Mooring place for passenger ships.
44. Reclaimed zones.
45. Gate.
46. Ruins of old destroyed barracks; only the outer walls are erect.
47. Office for ships of the auxiliary fleet.
1+8. A mooring pier for minelayers; the banks And piers are not distinguished by
special names or numbers.
49. Masonry building, which has no roof, but has large windows; this may be a
destroyed house.
50. Vedette station, which is connected by means of an 'underwater tunnel with the
Glavnyy Shtab (No. 42) and with the units which are moored at the buoys (6f).
All the buoys are painted red and are not distinguished by numbers. There are
some sailors on duty at the vedette station,which is in contact with the towboat
moored, at the entry to the barrage (No. 6) by means of flags during the day, and
by light signals at night,
51. Yushniy Island (South Island). An islet, former location of a torpedo park
(see No. 24).
52. May be a fuel store.
Misc~l;laneous I~a~e~~
The following miscellaneous information concerning the Naval Base at Kronshtadt
was observed: the maximum depth of the sea in the Kronshtadt port area is
approximately 20 meters, and the maximum rise and fall in tldwm is m?? mo+&,.
la military hospital
lb locaTo6Q in one or the buildings at Nos. 38 or 39, The illumination of the
port area and the island in general is very poor, and, it is probable that
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water is drinkable, and does ziot have to be transported
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A. Probably Karl. Marx Street.
B. Red Fleet Street.
0. Probably Karl Marx Street.
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the following streets indicated on the maps
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Comment;' It seems unlikely that the vessel could fire
from the stern., Probably the vessel functions like the
assault boats,
Coents STEM UCHIY is carried as a destroyer., not a minelayer.
Co ent4 Bilausso may be a garbled version of Belousov,
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