SHIP SIGHTINGS AND PORT FACILITIES AT LENINGRAD AND KRONSHTADT, AND SHIP SIGHTINGS IN THE GULF OF FINLAND

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• Publication Date: March 5, 1957
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT INFORMATION REPORU
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
COUNTRY USSR (Gulf of Finland)
SUBJECT Ship Sightings and Port Facilities at
Leningrad and Kronshtadt, and Ship
Sightings in the Gulf of Finland
DATE OF
INFO.
PLACE &
DATE ACQ.
DATE DISTR. 5 March 1957
NO. PAGES 2
REQUIREMENT
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reports on ship sightings in the Gulf of Finland
and at Leningrad and Kronshtadt and on port facilities and activities
at Leningrad and Kronshtadt
Attachments:
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activity in the Leningrad area.
information on the port of Leningrad, with a sketch of
the port area; this report summarizes security measures in the port
and es that Soviets showed considerable animosity
1reportedly as a result radio broadcasts dealing
with the Hungarian rebellion. This report also mentions searchlight
report on the sighting of submarines leaving
Leningrad a fair description of the superstructure
of these vessels a given, including mention of a tube which is reported
to be a schnorkel; a sketch of the submarines is provided. It is stated
in the report that the submarines proceeded without difficulty through
ice which stopped a vessel with a displacement of 10,000 tons.
OKTYABRSKAYA 0 S A in the Leningrad and Kronshtadt area and
Gulf of Finland
information on the sighting of torpedo boats, mine- ZOA-1
sweepers, destroyers, submarines, SVERDLOV-class cruisers, and the
report on port facilities at Leningrad, with a ketch.
The icebreaker KAPITAN VORONOV was active in the harbor.)
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out of Leningrad and a izeneral absence of other naval vessels in
the Leningrad area a large naval vessel sighted
near Hiitimaa Island was sketched.
information on sighting of torpedo boats being towed
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2. Desriptio= n . (See sketch in attachment)
ps o e a about 80 meters.
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The conning t off-center 2~
from the fraant
tourer an a evation with twin-guns.
Armament: In front of the conning together with a
S eecci-tea aratus: Both ships: bad periscopes out,
schnork_ (at least a tube about 20 cm thick with a sort of cap
on the top). kicked up
twin screws, observable by the spray 25X1
The ships ravelled by Yxo1mstadt at a speed of about 15 to
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20 miles. 25X1
3. Ice-breaking caDacits*
travelled behind. the submarines,, because a layer of ice about
ju~ cm ck lay on the Morekoy canals over p because they out through
The submarines must have tremendous p off with one
the ice as if it were cake, every now and then changing break through
another. A sh#p,of ,1Q,000 tc s ^ G d its imps b The normaX
the ici. It Vas ?about 21 dupe be ow freezing point. ice breaker$ Mte not .y t equipped because the freeze was exceptionally
early.
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A. Nautical data.
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sFr,AEt
departed from Helsinki, Finland in ballast,
via KALBADENGRUND to ITINGRAD Lightvessel.
aithor at the Leningrad
Lightvessbl. Already j*esen were
1 Russian, s , 4 German, and 1t ship.
last year
4. Cast of In the NW part of the25X1
Morskoy canal a convoy formation was again gotten together. The
convoy was brought; out by the ice-breaker "Captain Voronov".
5. This ice-breaker has a power of 10,000 h.p., and was delivered *ft
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At 2200 hours, moored the woo rborfleningrad (point 1).
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B. Military data.
While passing the islands of Someri and Ho ar (Liursaari), ship
was illuminated by searchlights emplacedon these islands.
C. Harbor installations, etc.
See sketch and sketch key in attachment.
. SK roH KEY
1. Berth of
2. Berths of
ship.
coasters[
3. Five crabs with doub a rac un ernes .
The wood is aim i transferred with these
The wharf os of concrete, nd__lies full o-f- ood
Sawed wood and round wood
4, Recently renovated portico of wharf.
5. Wood rafts.
6. Portions of wharf which are being renovated.
7. land and gravel for renovation of wharves.
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A. Nautical data.
1.I ship cruise ong a ftnnish coast toward KRO} STADT
and from KLLB&DIN,GRUND in a line toward south point SUURSARS -
LAVANSAARI'bank on Leningrad Li
Then through the Norskoy canal..
2. The depth soundings in the canal are in agreement with the data of
the Admiralty Chart. 25X1
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D. Political data.
crew members, and were definite} in a hostile mood. Especially,
the radio speech of Mr. Scheps stirred up bad blood.
Several inhabitants of Leningrad snarled at the 25X1
oh the occasion of the hangar an uprising were relayed by radio
Moscow.
1. The ante-Russian radio speeches held
E. Diverse data.
A searchlight is at the position 60 degrees 05' N / 29 degrees 12' 5" E.
Also a searchlight at59 degrees 57' 5" N / 29 degrees 25' 5" E. 25X1
Both searchlights overlap each other.
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A. It was especially et g that -"-,W
there were no wars
The Gulf of Finland, ok the contrary, was chock-full.
The fleet had formed a ring, as'it were, along the coast from Finland
to Krohnstadt.
B. In all, the following warships were observed: 25X1
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in the. Gulf of Finland, among others, the
1. 5 destroyers at anchor the island SUURSARI. For description of
type, see sketch 1
2. 8 MTBts in the immediate vicinity of the 5 destroyers.
The ships travelled around Suureari and around the 5 destroyers.
In type, same as the ex-German R-boats.
Hull length about 40 meters.
Fore and aft guns of the Bofors type.
See sketch 2.
following ships :
3. 5mmine sweepers by the island Oskar.
These ships also travelled around the island.
For type description, see sketch
4. 1 submarine about a half.mi.le to the Southwest of the Leningrad
lightship.
Observer received the command from a signal lamp to anchor. It
was too dark for detailed observation.
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A. Fleet mowements/r
a group of.10 }!1!I was 25X1
? a tugboat in the direction of the
o serve , ?h soling saving?). The group was traveling
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2. the Russian naval base KRO}NSTADT/LPNIN( AD was
passed in daylight. It was striking that with the exception, of the
/ "October. Revolutian", no warships were in this naval harbor. Also,
the outer dock was empty. 25X1
a age warshi was passed 25X1
39 . Position of ship was in
NW of D o Fish Gulf course 6 degrees RW.
the line KalbadenFund - Glotovi Li htbu ,
at anchor, and illuminated ship for25X1
1 The minute with a s nutehith a .sttrronong searchlight. The warrshi was passed at a distance of about 500 meters. The warship was 25X1
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Description of w shiL? darkness.
Observation hindered by
For silhouette, see sketch in attachment. and 1 in the
Presumably 2 smokestacks (1 next to the bridge complex,
middle).
Hull length about 200 meters.
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B. Political data.
1. Russian broker and ship-broker's cl k asked for forei readine
matter, es mall for periodicals
2. Conversational contact with ussians was not possible. They understood
no other language., or acted is if they didn't.
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10. 2 submarines in the Maval basin at Krohnstadt in the place
where usually MTB's are lying.
11. 1 cruiser of the type October Revolution, at Krohnstadt, with
a training ship behind it.
the following ships:
9. 1 cruise type Sverdlovsk, lying in the outer dock at Krohnstadt,
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5. 25 destroyers along the whole coast from . 25X1
at Krohnstadt
at anchor at-mutual distances of about 1 es.
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The cruiser Passed the Leningrad lightship in opposite direction
6. 1 cruiser, type Sverdlovsk.
the following ships observed:
Fore and aft, 2 each triple-gun turrets.
Mush radar equipment in the two masts.
7. 2 cruisers, type Sverdlovsk.
whistle signals were exchanged. The ships were not travelling
The tugboats maintained contact only by signal lamps. No
airection of the open sea.
Both ships were travelling at night through the Morskoy canal,
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or the ships 1ss the cruiser Aurora. The-radio-did not give the
destination of the cruisers, but only that they had chosen the
The first cruiser left The seiond cruiser
sea.
It was too dark for detailed observation.
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-t$.' su~oarines, respectively departed
the above-named snips. tly an 1I-boat departed from the submarine basin
in the direction of the Leningrad liRhtshin_ 25X1
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ro s adt itself not observable on this date because of thick mist.
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D. No air activity observed or heard.
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