1. SOVIET MERCHANT VESSELS PASSING THROUGH THE ORESUND: 2. SIGHTINGS OF SOVIET NAVAL VESSELS IN THE GULF OF FINLAND

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 13, 2010
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• Publication Date: August 27, 1959
• Content Type: REPORT

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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 50X1 -HUMibited by law.
~.-E-C _T,
USSR (Baltic)
SUBJECT 1. Soviet Merchant `,'essels Passing DATE DISTR. vat A'At~l~ S'~ 1115-1
Through the Oresund; vv
2. Sightings of Soviet Naval ,essels NO. PAGES 50X1-HUM
in the Gulf of Finland
REFERENCES RD
DATE OF
INFO.
PLACE &
DATE AC
size, and radar equi meat of Soviet
through the Oresund
Att. No. 1: A three-page report listing
type, I 150X1-HUM
vessels assed
Att. No, 2: A four-page report providini the same informntinn
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Att. No. 3: A three-paragraph report men_tioring the sighting by radar of six
vessels (no further information) at a position about thirty
minutes southeast of Bengtskar (_ti 59-43, E 22-31). Six vessels
were sighted here
destroyers, .d three minesweepers
f;~rther description).
STATE X ARMY X NAVY AIR IX lF81 AEC
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Alsol
f Margo,, there were observed one cruiser, two
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affecting the National Defense of the nited states within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
S_R-C_R_T_T
SUBJECT Observation Of Soviet Naval DATE DISTR.
Vessels in the Gulf of Finland
NO. PAGES
DATE OF
INFO.
PLACE &
DATE ACQ.
3.
SOURCE EVALUATIONS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
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six vessels were sighted on
the raaar screen at a ou minutes southeast of :Eengtskar.
They were in a column on a southwesterly course, with a
distance between vessels of a1out one to one and one-half
minutes. a white parachute
12 minutes.
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six vessels
were observed on the radar screen in the same position.
observed off of Narg :
a. 0 e cruiser 50X1-HUM
b. T o destroyers
c. ee minesweepers
Because of the great distance of observation, vessels' classes
could not be identified. Relative positions of the ships
were as in the sketch below.
the followin, vessels were
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minesweepers cruiser destroyers
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STATE I I ARMY NAVY
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(COUNTRY USSR
ATE OF
NFO.
PLACE &
DATE AC
A rT /
REPOR1
DATE DISTR.
NO. PAGES
REFERENCES
SOURCE EVALUATION5 ARE DEFINITIVE. :APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
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m/s
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8229
3385
250
500
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1395
250
250
250
5200
4871
3258
685
250
250
250
250
1000
600
600
250
250
250
250
250
250
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Loaded with wood.
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Loaded.
Loaded with wood.
Two radar antenna.
Radar equipped.
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SIZE
NOTES
(gross metric t on
s)
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1209
7
1200
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250
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1945
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261
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trawler
250
250
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250
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250
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250
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250
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250
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250
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2500
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250
250
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250
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trawler
250
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250
250
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250
250
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800
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trawler
250
Radar equipped.
t/e
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638
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1870
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(gross metric tons)
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1211
Loaded,
trawler
250
Radar equipped.
n
250
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W
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t
1379
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trawler
250
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M/t
8229
Loaded.
trawler
500
Radar equipped.
n
250
n n
n
250
n
250
We
4871
ati/t
800
trawler
250
Radar equipped.
250
It n
250
n n
250
s/s
2105
We
638
trawler
250
Radar equipped.
n
250
a
250
Radar equipped.
u
250
n n
250
n n
5518
In-ballast.
s/s
3841
trawler
250
Radar equipped.
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COUNTRY U&SA
DATE OF
INFO.
PLACE &
DATE ACQ.
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REPOR
DATE .
NO. PAGES
REFERENCES RD
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trawler
a
a
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trawler
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r/t
3 msk
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trawler
trawler
metric tons)
250
250
250
250
3816
1211
500
250
250
14871
1169
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
600
250
7503
3800
638
800
300
300
250
250
VMS
Radar equipped.
n a
Radar equipped.
Loaded with timber.
Radar equipped.
a a
Loaded.
Radar equipped.
n a
a a
Radar Equipped.
Radar equipped.
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3170
na/t
261
trawler
700
"
250
"
250
250
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250
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250
250
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250
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250
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2847
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250
n
250
n
250
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2000
n
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trawler
250
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250
n
250
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250
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250
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250
n
250
n
250
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250
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250
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250
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250
n
250
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250
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250
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s/s
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trawler
250
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250
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250
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250
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250
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250
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500
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250
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250
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250
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250
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250
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120
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120
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n n
n n
n
n n
n n
rr n
n n
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NOTES
Factory trawler
Radar equipped,'
Radar equipped.
n n
Deck cargo of truck-like
object.
Radar equipped.
n n
Loaded.
Radra equipped.
Radar equipped.
n n
Radar equipped.
Radar equipped.
Radar equipped.
n n
Deck cargo of truckiike
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M/s
S
trawler
n
n
n
n
s/s
trawler
n
Loaded
Radar equipped.
n n
Southbound
trawler
It
Ws
t/e
trawler
NO S
1398
1211
500
250
250
250
250
3258
250
250
n n
n n
n n
Loaded.
Radar equipped.
n n
250
250
1200
7494
700
250
250
250
4500
3359
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
2491
3359
3258
500
500
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
4871
250
250
250
250
250
2000
500
500
n
n
nVs
n
trawler
8/S
n/s
s/s
trawler
trawler
n
m/s
trawler
trawler
Radar equipped.
Radar equipped.
n n
n n
In ballast.
Radar equipped.
Radar equipped.
n n
Radar equipped.
Radar equipped.
Loaded with wood.
In ballast.
Radar equipped.
n n
Radar equipped.
n n
n n
n n
n n
Grey-painted.
Radar equipped.
Radar equipped.
Radar equipped.
Radar equipped.
n n
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S NO1
M/B
m/t
trawler
M/8
trawler
n
5000
1178
334
250
250
250
1209
250
250
250
250
250
250
Radar equipped.
Radar equipped.
n n
Loaded.
Radar equipped.
n n
Radar equipped.
n n
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