PORT AND MILITARY INSTALLATIONS OF GDYNIA AND OKAYWIE (OXHOEFT)

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• Publication Date: July 29, 1955
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Gdynia is locrtted,at: 54o 321 noN/ 33a'0.;, on the west side of the
Danzi; the harbor was artincially 'Juin between 7.he two world
Gdynia is the most important sea harbor of Poland owin,7 to va:It
efficient harbor :..nst&liations of this port. A haor communit
(Gdansk) was recently created in the saLle manner aJ onder
ad:rinistration.
The northern section of lhs harbor is r,182.rved for the ?olinh :Iavy as
main base Th harbor is also used as a b-Ise b7 war vez3e1:, in
14artiou:.ar durim:: the icOsea.Soi in the northen1 as or7 the Baltic !ie:
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(see also German Ostseehanauch, southern section, and German Cart U
o4 4proach is still by a swept chann::1 runniA?:. straiht from th. sorAth
Snit G.7 C;r.po :ela to tlr.i un,d no dift'iclties ar?i
in hin for the hror, iric?he a .;Iproach channel is ceep enoGjl
Nuerous lanJ marks are beacna7,e is excellent.
Althoull the leaJin buoy is tae-i a vhen endangered b,r thLt
'Arhicil in tliis li-hted Lil day loqj,
entry to the harbor. ,.81V011 1055 ?
The harbor has three entrLncest The main entrance, reserve6 for 7-c
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vessels, leads into the outer harbor; the ntruce north of it 1,8 for
w:.4.7 vessels only, Jno: thc south entrnce i available for t'ishl.,r.
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vessels.
The wharf inst:liationsIplayerond all iloints dan:Teroas
one markeJ. with excellent li[:.hts. Z!_ red blinkifwii ht recent4 wea
erected on the west oi.c o tho edtroe t harbor -basin Su
flashes per minute), n. a red fi.Icc was viounted on C.he
nev.; lanAng staae recently built in har',Jor basin No 1 (aocuf;
meters south of the north frr,. the ha..r
b. Anchorages are available everywhere in depths ran.,7inr: betw,.L:en. uct,
12 meters .d on good hoiciin. roun3 on the ixtter-stad sout. cc thel
nf:,rthern entrance to the hdtrbcr Lteavv1.1...crigT4NreeilSt re. tLoc
whn the wind is hi c;-: Trom,an
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Numerous cables are laid in the harbor district and their reseective
positions are marked by cable beacons and markinoson the eeays.
Tides, ice cenditions. Gdynia is a tidefree harbor.
The current generally runs across the harbor entrance in a northerle
direction occasionally reaching a ,relecity of 2 knots when the strong
winds are blowing from southerle direction; with northerly and nerth-
nesterly winds the current sets in a southerly direction.
Formation of ice in the Gulf of Danzig generally sets in in January
and ends in March; easterly winds sometimes block the harbor, although
as a rule, shipping traffic can be maintained by means of icebreakers
and powerful tugs.
a? Pilotage is compuleory, the pilots being taken aboar4or dropped near
the leading buoy.
HerbtirjnstallationsInasy)t
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Quay installations:
Harbor basineNo X, located on the north side of the outer harber, is
the naval harbor of the Polish Navy and is entered through the northern
entrance. The quay installations of this harbor basin have been steadily
expanded and improved by permanent operations and the conetruction of
new quay piers. The two moles heads are well lighted; a signal station
is located in a conseiouous position on the head of the north mole (1)0a sap
A. now mole has been erected on pile dolehins approximately at right
angles to the outer mole and carries 10 pairs of masts.(2) The purpose
of these masts could not be identified. A hook-shaped mcle also
recently built, forms the end of this mole which is fitted with an
adequate entrance gap (3).
The other wharves are in a good cohdition and are used to berth the
warships. Three quay piers, 80 meters long and 8 meters deep alongside,
jut from the western quay. Several buildines pureose of which could
not be definitely identified are located at harbor basin No X.
Thoee identified included the Naval Officers' School (4), a converted ,
former torpedo hall, a white three-story building; the naval hospital (5),
a main supply depot, and an ordnance workshop. Tee naval headquarters
building (6) with a radio antenna . and a signal seation fitted on the
roof is located north of the warship harbor. A meteorological institute
with a signal installation for time and weather sirnals is located in
Oshoeft, where the Hydrographical Office of the Wery is also located.
Three recently built, long barracks installations buildings (7),
beginning at the rear of harbor basin No -X extend as far as the ,
connection pier with harbor basin No IX. Several repair shops (8), an
ammunition deeot (9) and wooden barracks of the Polish Navy (1C) are
located close to that cennection pier.
Earbor basin No IX, facing basins les IV and V, is also used by the
Polish Navy. Its north quay is 350 meters long with a depth of water
alongside of 8 meters, its west is 420 meters long with depths
ahongside ranging between 6 and 8 waters and its south quay,380 meters
long, also has a depth of water alongside of a meters. A wooden bridge (15),
at the eastern corner of the basin, is the landing stage for .the Oxhoeft
ferry.
A storage shad of the Polish Navy (11) is located vest of harbor basin
co SIX. Two T-shaped quay piers used as unloading berths for tankers,
are located oloee to it and are addoined by a small foundry, (12,whioh
is also used by the Polish Navy.
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b. Bridges and locks. No bridges or locks are in harbor basins Noe IX
and X.
c. Zxcept for a single steam crane (13) located on the northw43t end of
the west quay in harbor basin )(ono cranes are available.
d. The exact number of navy tugs is unknown. The two large tugs 30 1 Bed
118 were the only tugs observed in Gdynia harbor.
A floating dockfor naval vessels is generally moored in harbor basin
No IX, and a marine railway of the Polish Navy is located northwest
of the Teshaped quay piers (14).
4. Harbor installationslcommvniall.
a. Quay and storage installations:
Except for the yacht harbor, the outer harbor and the harbor caannel,
the harbor area is reserved for merchant vessels and the shipyard
comprises harbor basins No I through VIII.
Harbor basin No I is reached through the south entrance, exclusively
reserved for fishing vessels, passing by the yacht harbor (21) which
is 4 meters deep.
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Harbor basin No I (partially used as a fishing harbor):
The south quay, 620 meters long with 9 meters depth alongside, is a
concrete wharf in good condition. A WOP guard station (22), for the
supervision of the fishing fleet, and a watchtower with a searehlight
are :Located at the rear of four wooden T-shaped piers in the eastern
section of this quay. A wooden customs building and a restaurant (23) are
located in the western half of the south quay which is used as a landing
stage for excursion steamers. The Danzig ferry also calls at this landing
stage.
The fishery school (24) and a WOP observation tower are located south of
the restaurant.
The west quay of the basin, 250 meters long, is also 9 meters deep
alongside. Three rows of recently built barracks installations (25)
quareering navy and army personnel extend along the quay, each row
comprising 3 or 4 buildings. This barracks area is fenced in.
The north quaM40 meters long with a water depth alongside of 9 meters
and fitted with several wooden quay piers projecting into the basin, is
used to berth unloading and loading Polish fishing vessels. Fish halls
(26) of the fishery combine and new sheds (27) extending for the entire
western half of the north bank are located at the rear of the wooden
landing stages. A fish meal plant is located at the eastern corner of
the quay (28).
The north quay has a single spur track.
Harbor basin No II (partly used as fishing harbor):
Harbor basin No II, 8 to 9 meters deep, is accessible through a
wide entrance channel.
The eouth quay, also called England Quay (B), 500 meters long is 8
meters deep alongside. A small pier, at the western end of this quay
separates a small fishing harbor (C), 5 to 6 meters deep, from the
other section of the basin.
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A tank installation of the Polish Navy (33), consisting of two large
and one small fuel tank of conventional steel construction, la loeutod
at the outermost spit of the quay. Several storage sheds (34), adjoined
by a large fish processing plant (35) equipped with vast refrigerating
units, are located west of the tank installation in the middle of the
quay.
A repairshop for fishing vessels (36) and a net-mending shop (37) are
located at the rear of the separating mole.
Canteen building (38) and a conference hall (39) are located south of
the spur track, which extends for the total length of the quay, and the
administration building (40) of the Polish salvage company (P.R.0.) is
east of them.
An office building of the Polish merchant marine (P.M.H.)(41), which is
responsible for the checking of permits of the workers and the harbor
permits in general, is situated .on the quay which borders the fishing
harbor (C) in the west. A repairshop for fishing vessela(42) and a
-small fish cannery (43) adjoining it, are located south of this office.
The Silesia Quay CD), located on the north side of the basin, about 670
meters long and 8 meters deep alongside, is subdivided by a transverse
pier. '
A 'boiler house (44) heating the wain workshop (45) and located west of
it is located at the root of the quay, and three new 50 by 30-meter
buildings (46), for the storage of fish meal adjoin the boiler house. Then
follows a tank installation of the C.F.N. (47) (Lain administration of
oetroleum products) and a customs office building with a guard room
(43), and a P.D.W. office (salvage company) building (49).
Si modern 5-ton luffing cranes with an outreach of about 10 meters
are erected on the quay.
A railroad track runs along the edge of the quay and a road passes by
in a west-easterly direction.
A watch-tower is located on the transverse quay between harbor basins
No Il and III.
Harbor basin No III:
Harbor basin No III, located on the south side of the outer harbor,
is used mainly for the transshipment of coal and ores.
The Sweden Quay (E), 780 meters long and 8 meters deep alongside, is
an ironeconcrete construction 1.7 to 2 meters high above the mean water
level. The quay surface is fitted with a wooden floor planking. No
sheds or other buildings except for the harbor administration office
building (56) are on this quay.
Large coal dumps are located between the three railroad tracks which
are between 5 and 15 meters away. from the edge of the quay.
Eight electrically operated luffina cranes (57) meving along the
*hole length of the quay and two 10- to 12-ton traveling shipping
anpliances (58) are available for loading operations.
To quay piers, 110 meters long and fitted with two conveyor installations
for the shipment of coal and with railroad tracks on them, projected
from the Danish Quay (F) which is 400 meters long and 6 to 7 meters
deep alongside.
A coal tipping plant (59) is available on each quay pier. Conveyor
belts for the shipment of coal from cars are fitted between the two quay
piers. New office buildings (60) are located at the rear of the plant
about 100 meters away from the edge of the quay, and further two Conveyor
belts for unloading coal (61) are installed north of these buildings.
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Warehouses of the P.L.0.(Polish Oceanic Line)(62) are located on the,
road running parallel to the quay, and the harbor fire sereico (S))
and the harbor police buildings (64) are situated south of it. The
guard station of the harbor guard (65) and a customs office buildin
(66) adjoining it are on the opposite side of the street. The harbor
administration building (67) is located south of them. The office
building and the workshops (8) of the harbor administratioe are
situated at the corner leading to the Sweden Quay.
The Holland Quay (0.), located on the north side of the harbor balin,
ease 400 meters long, is 6 meters deep alongside. It is fitted with 7
crazes (69) and two railroad tracks.
All corners of the quaye in the harbor basin are provided eith watchtowers
(70), and the southern quay pier carries a searchlight.
The France Quay (J) 420 meters long is located inside the main entrance
to the harbor which is 150 meters ride on the south side of the outer
harbor. The outer harbor with a turning circle area of 500 meters in
diameter is 12 meters deep. The administration building of the P.L.O.
is located on its east side (74) and the building west of it
accommodates the pilot station (75), the harbor masters office (76) and
the guard rooms of the WOP unit.
Four cranes are erected along the quay (77).
A railroad track runs along the quay (the former marine terminus also
is located on this quay).
This harbor passageowhich is separated from the outer harbor by the two
inner moles, is between 180 and 250 meters wide and 9 to 12 meters deep.
A watchtower (78) stands on the south mole.
Berths for the pilot boats (79) are provided alongside the quay
adjoining the south mole in the southwest, the available length being
180 meters.
Harbor basin No IV:
This harbor basin, which closely adjoins the western end of the pilot
quay, extends in a southwesterly direction:
The Poland Quay (K), 1,100 meters long and 9 meters deep alongside,
is made of iron concrete with wooden fenders similar to the two ether
quays. The quay wall-is about 3 meters above the water level.
The buildings erected on this quay include, beginning from the
northeastern end, the building of the harbor health office (port medieal
officerls office)(83) end the office of the harbor guards chief (34)
cloae it; five warehouses (85) with loading ramps near the quay
immediately adjoining them, extend as far as the large ?old storege
house (36) Which is a most conspicuous brick building higher thaa
all other warehouses. The harbor ambulance station is aloe to it (87).
Two railroad tracks ran along the quay, one in front of the
and one at the rear of them. Three packing houses (88) are eituated
on a road running along on the side away from the second track.
The crane tracks are laid outside and parallel to the railroad tracks.
The rails of the cranes are 8 to 10 meters apart. ,
A crane with a straight and almost horizontal lifting beam 89)0etandiag
at the outermost corners of the quay (89), is followed by fourteen
cranes (90) with straight swinging arms and two tall steee-jih crares (91)
in front of the cold storage house.
The Rotterdam Quay (L), located on the south side of the hasinlie 310
meters long and 6 to 7 meters deep alongside.
The frontage of a brick warehouse building (92) with a loading rami
on the quay side occupies the largest portion of the quay surface. A
low brick building, the shipbrokers office, is located on a street
running along at the rear of this large warehouse (93).
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A custom house office (94), and a canteen for dockers (9) to the
north of it, are located on the side away from the intereeotaun or
the roads.
The railroad tracks run along the edge of the quay.
The crane tracks on this quay are arranged in exactly the same
manner as on the Poland Quay. Three cranes with straight sweneleg
arms (96) and two steep-jib (97) cranes of 1.5 tons lifteng capacety
and over are fitted there.
The India Quay (M), 1,000 meters long and 8 meters deep alongeide
is located on the northwest eide. The buildings extendini; from ths
southwest to the northeaot include a seven-story red brink buildine
(93), a brick warehouse (99), a new six-stony concrete beilding
the oil mill"Union5(101) and, on the outermost end a larae noend
concrete building roughly completed, a grain elevator (102) with a
stowage capacity of 12,000 tons. Several low warehouses ,103) axe located
between the oil mill "Union" and the large grain elevator.
A large Dutch floating grain elevator lies in front of the grain eelo
with a watchtower, about 10 meters hig)1, close to it.
One railroad track is in front and twii railroad tracks are at the rear
of the quay buildings.
The Norway Quay (N) is the connection quay leading to harbor basin No
7. It is fitted with several cranes, including two recenely ereotee
ones of unidentified types and lifting capacities.
Harbor Basin No V:
The America Quay (0), 810 meters long and 8 to 9 meters deep
alongside, is the free zone of the port.
Three large storage houses (110) are located between the two rail eracks
ruining along this quay. Two further 'warehouses (111) are located on
the road running along the second rail track. The office building of
the salvage company (112) is situated at the extreme end of the quay.
Four above-ground oil tanks (113) with a 5-in, or 6-in0 eipeline
leading to the India Quay are located midway between the America QurAY
and the India Quay.
Eight new 5-ton luffing cranes (114), standing close together, are
installed at the northeastern coiner of the quay. Five to seven cranes
(115) with a lifting capacity of over 1.5 tons each, and four bridge
cranes (116) closely adjoin them at the corner leading to the Czech Quay
The Czech Quay (P), 220 meters long, also between 8 to 9 meters deep
alongside, is fitted with three cranes (117).
A parking lot (118) adjoins it at the rear.
WOP barracks (wooden huts) (119) and a storehouse of the ship chandlers
are located south of the railroad tracks (12).
The Rumanian Quay (R) 860 meters long and 9 meters deep alongside,
borders on harbor basin No V on the northwest. No sheds are erected on
this quay, which has only one large store building (121) loeated on
the opposite side of the rail tracks within the Cree zone area.
Four cranes of unidentified types and capacity (122) are installed close
together at the extremity of the quay.
The Yugoslavian Way (S) leads to harbor basin No VI which serves as a
shipyard basin together with harbor basin No VIII,
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Harbor Basin No VIII:
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Harbor basin VIII which borders on harbor basin No VII in the north
is used as a lumber harbor.
Its only quay installation is located on its north side, its
eastern section being a concrete pier 250 meters long and 8 meters deep
alongside. Three ? wooden landing stages, 130 meters long and another three
landing stages 80 meters long and 7 to 9 meters deep alongside,
project into the basin. Three large wooden bridges, 4 to 5 meters high,
are ited with narrow-gauge field railways. The remaining wooden bridges
are 2.5 meters wide and 1.8 meters above water. The PAGED (Polish
state lumber and export and import corporation) office building (128)
with its lumber yards is located at the rear of bridges.
Several concrete shelters (129), about 6 meters tall and fitted with a
roof about 1.5 meters thick, divided into four longitudinal compartments,
are erected west of the wooden bridges. They are of unidentified purpose
and arranged in six parallel columns of three standing close together.
b. There are no bridges or locks in the harbor area. Only underpaeses are
fitted at the intersections of rail traoks and roads.
e. Means of transportation:
The goodsunloaded in the harbor are dispatched by railroad cers, which
are shunted b,r super-size locomotives. Several floating cranes
employed according to rairements are available in the harbor district.
d. Tugboats, lighters and icebreakers:
It is impossible to azoertain the exact number of tugs and lighters
available in the harbor because of the vastness of the harbor and
shipyard area in Gdynia.
Tugboats constantly observed in Gdynia harbor included the Soviet
tugs "Chekha" (about 1,200 HP), "MARC" and "PROLIOTEI" and the Polish
tugs "IIRjUS" and "TiTild" estimated at between 370 and 500 HP.
Lighters observed included "BETHAWTAEHA" and "ZUBR".
No icebreakers are stationed in Gdynia harbor. They are borrowed from
other ports to take the ships into harbor if powerful tugs are unable
to tackle this task.
e. Shipyards:
A marine railway for fishing vessels (133) is located in harbor basin
Wo II in addition to the principal shipyard which is situated in harbor
basins Moe VI and VII.
A graving dock (134) and mciering floats (135) for fishing vessels are
located on the right-hand side and the left-hand side of the quay pier
at the Silesian Quay (Basin No II).
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a. Fortifications:
A torpedo range (140)is located at the Okhoeft naval base about 400
meters north of the harbor. This torpedo range installation, whose
eermanent installations had been more or less destroyed toward the end
of the wara and the equipment of which had partly been moved elsewhere,
has been fully reconditioned and is ready for operation. Its equipment
incledes three torpedo tube. Various installations are located on a
pier 200 meters long and fitted with tracks for transport.
The
tracks laid along the share line lead to the torpedo and ammunition
depots consisting of underground concrete shelters located near the
pier.
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A further torpedo range is located. anout 700 meters north of the
above-mentioned torpedo range. This. pier 150 meters long has also
been repaired.
A reoently completed road passing between the two torpedo ranges
servos as a oommunioation way for the transportation of amrinieion.
Zeing remarkably well comouflaged, it cannot be made out from
seaward nor does it seem possible to identify it from the air.
Appliances for loading torpedoes on warships are stored in a place
situeted 100 meters south of the torpcdostation (141,A workshop for
overhualing and adjusting practice torpedoes is located nearbe.
Four large antiaircraft guns are located north of the torpedo station.
A large army tent was put up close to this. battery (position doubtful).
A strip along the seore, about 2.5 kilometers long, extending in a
northerly-southerly direction and located near Redlowo (Adlernoest)
dust south of Gdynia, is fencedin by a barbed wire fence. Three gun
emplacements, with guns mounted in the rooks and camouflaged with
nets, are situated about in the middle of this prohibited area.
The battery consisting of 150-mm guns, mounted 5 to 10 meters apart,
is iccated about 300 meters from the shore.
A. tripod observation tower, with with with the
battery, used for 'fire control during firing exercises, is located
near these gim emplacements.
Barracks installation buildings, shelters, radio masta and an
underground ammunition store are located within the fenced aree.
. Hadar, radio and signal stations:
A radar station is fitted on the roof of one of the houses belonging to
the cadet school of the Felish Navy. Four metal masts, about 4 or 5
meters high and 4 meters in diameter, are visible. A chair-shaped
concrete foundation, alcut 1 meter higher than the surrounding eonorete
wall which is 1.2 meters high, is fitted between the masts. An oval-
shaped scanner, about 1.2 meters Mesh, is fitted on the foundation,
Anotherscanner, a little smaller in size, is mounted in front of the
concrete pedestal inside the base of the mastei
The other installations of the radar equipment are mounted in the
uppereost story of the building. The entire plant is guarded and
operated by Soviet personnel. The radar station has a, range of over 50
sea miles.
Radio stations (transmitters) existing in Gdynia include:
1. A recently erected extremely powerful transmitter in Witomi4
southwest of Gdynia;
2. A radio station with. 10 antenna masts, each 25 meters high, and two
other masts, each 50 meters high in front of them installed in the
naval quarters building (141) in Oxhoeft;
3. The main naval radio station eith 5 antenna masts fitted on the roof
of the naval headquarters building (144).
4. A radio station in a forest clearing in Redlowo.
In addition, jamming transmitters intended for interfering with
broadeast emissions in Polish coming from western countries are in
Oxhoeft and Witomina
o. Military objects and quarters:
The entire area belonging to the Oxhoeft naval base is surrounded by
barbed-wire consisting of concrete pillars with concrete slabs laid
between. The fence runs from the lumber harbor (harbor basin No VII)
located at the foot of the hills between Oxhoeft and OburzeePand. ends
on the beach near Cape Oxhoeft. This fence has two gates, one leading
to the road running along the northern edge of the lumber harbor to the
suburb of Oburze, while the eecond gate is on the side leading to
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Oxhoeft. A third gate lead to the high naval
command quarters. All gates are guarded byeeentrieq and the entire area
?protected by watehtowers.
The naval base has its own railroad connection with Gdynia. Other
fenced areas of unidentified determination ars located outside the
naval base proper.
The fenced-in fuel and ril depot (142) with its subterranean conteiners
and subterranean pipelines conveying gasoline and oil to the Oxhoeft
mole is located northeast of the lumber harbor (harbor basin No VIII).
Entrance tunnels, strongly and solidly built, which lead far into the
interior of the ground, are located in the vicinity on the was to Oxhoeft.
Some of the exits of the-a:tunnels are situated north of the villeAte of
Oxheeft.
A large ammunition deeot is located 3 to 4 kilometers west of Okhoeft.
The entire depot, which' was built by the Germans, is an underground
dump now belonring to the Polish Navy.
Important military and official buildings located in the Gdynia town
districts which closely adjoins the harbor basins, inelude the 'olish
naval cadet school (143) accommodated in the former German Fortress
Commanders headquarters' building (143), the main naval headquarters
(144), the central of .'ice of the secret state police (145) north of
these headquerters, the hospital (146) and the central mail office
(147) southwest of it. The building of the central merchant marine
office (148), a dispensary and the office of the port medical officer
(150) close to the Roman Catholic Church (149)0 and the building of
the commercial, and maritime courts (152).
A large transformer station (153) is weot of harbor basin No V.
A locomotive repair hall (154 ) and a work hall of the Polish State
Railroad (155) olosely adjoin the rail tracks. The two navigation
schools PO= and PSM (156) are located south of the rail tracks
4tWM is an abbreviation for Panetwesse Centrum Wyszkolenia Morskiege
which means State Center for:Nautical Edue6tion and PSM (Panstwowa Szkola
, et
Morska) means State Aeritime Sahnol).?
Other buildings in the town district include naval offices and a naval
printing office, located about 250 meters west of the yacht harbor i a
Sailor& Home, 1 kilometer south of the yacht harbor,and the "Dalmor"
corporation sitaated near the navigation schools. The locations riven are
only approximate.
d. Installations of the Air Force.
Several airfields are located in the vicinity of Gdynia. The most
important airfield is Babie Doly located 5 km west of Oxhoeft which
is occupied by Polish Naval air units. The field has been enlarged by
the construction of additional hangars and runways during the last few
years.
In addition to this main airfielde the following are in exiatence:
Ramie (Rahme), for firing practices, 5 km northwest of Babie Doly;
Puck (Putzig), for firing practices, 18 km north of Babie Daly;
Rozewie (Rixhoeft), for firing practices, 10 km northwest of Puteig;
Oliaa (Wceszcy) commercial airfield, 15 km south of Gdynia,
Guard service-
The entire harbor district of Gdynia is surrounded by a barbed-wire fence
which has three entrance and exit gates in addition to the railroad
throughfares. The first gate is near the custom house (94), the second
near the harbor administration building (56), at the corner of Ohrzanowski
Street, and the third gate le eear the shipyard. The entrances are guarded
by the Harbor Police (SOPX which is responsible also for the guarding of
the wareheuses and the storage sheds in ths harbor area,
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The harbor traffic and all ships lying in harbor are under the supervision
of the VOP, the frontier guard, which also performs the inward and outward
clearinc formalities of the vessels lying in harbor. The clearing- party
generally consists of two officers and 12 to 30 enlisted men armed with
eubmachine guna. Outgeing vessels are closely searched in particular for
stowaway escapees. All cameras found aboard incoming vessels were sealed
and foreign currency entered in a list. All crewsof non-Polish vessels got
shore permits with the exception of crewaembers of German vessels. Only
the neeters of German ships could go ashore. Ufective on 1 April 1955,
the crewmembers of German vessels allegedly also were granted shore-permits.
The crewmembers are rather closely guarded. Armed sentries are posted
at the ships and the larger the vessels the larger the number of seetries.
Two-man patrols with or without dogs patrol the harbor area,
Sentries are posted also on top of the cranes.
Telephone sockets enabling the guards to call the main guard station are
distributed all over the harbor area.
Watchtowers are spread all over the harbor area as mentioned under Nos
22, 51, 70, 78 and 105.
Two further observations posts are located northwest of harbor basins Nos V and
VII.
The two mole heads at the harbor entrance are also guarded by observation
posts and fitted with searchlights. Further searchlights are on the
southern quay pier in harbor basin No III and near the watchtower in the
vicinity of the French Quay (75).
7. Connection with the Interior of the 0caullsy:
Odom
a. Railroad
The railroad connection system in the harbor area is very efficient and
has been perfectly. reconditioned. Railroad connections exist with
Danzig, Stettin, Putzig and Hela. In addition there is a special
railroad line to Upper Silesia via Derend-Dromberg-Hohensalza-Konine
Kattowitz without touching Danzig.
b, Inland waterways.
Non-existest.
c. Roads.
No information is available on the condition of the roads leading into
the interior of Poland.
d. Air traffic.
Only moderate flying activity was observed over the harbor of Gdynia.
8. Turnover Business
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a,
Turnovers
After overcoming the effect of war d-mage, Gdynia has developed a
remarkable activity as a commercial port.
Main export goods are coal, lumber, oil, fish meal, sugar, aluminum
cables, sheet iron and iron tubes,17117-ilixed cargo.
Import goods are cotton, jute, peanuts, coconuts, soy beans, ores,
scrapoitrate, wool, hides, hemp seed, maize, wheat, tungsten, molybdenum
and pyrites.
b. Statietios.
In 1935 the total turnover listed amounted to 9,174,000 tons
in 1946 it began with 5,797,000 tons, and
in 1948 had reached 6,059,000 tons.
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Since 1 January 1949 the harbors of Gdynia and Danzig have operated undO
joint administration, and the 1949 turnover figure for the two perts
was 12,730,000 tons.
Details of recent tureover figures are unavailable.
Labor ceeeitions.
$inc*.tne dissolution of all private firms, in January 1951, there has
atelAteonly the newly formed shipbrekers firm of "Polfracht". Ail harbor
elecring business is done by the "MAK" firm (Morska Agencia Elarowania)
Work is done around tne clock, also on Sundays. As a rule, three men
per hatch are detailed for the trimming and discharging operatious.
The longshoremen are between 30 and 50 years old, and women also were
reported.
On the whole, the longshoremen are dissatisfied, underfed and complain
about low wages and the high cost of living in the Polish Republic.
The longshoremen are exchunged between Gdynia and Danzig and prolagandiets
try to hire longshoremen in Central Poland seeing to it that the persons
engaged are as young and reliable as possible.
90 aalyingt!acilities.
'Oil is available in sufficient quantities four above-ground oil tanks
(113)are tetween the India Quay and the America Quay.
The fuel dump of the Navy, located on the England Quay (33) consists of
throe 500,000-liter tanks, No 1 tank containing gas oil, No 2 a mixture
of gas oil and crude oil, and No 3 mazut for the destroyer q1LISKAWICA",
A fuel dump is also in Oxhoeft (142). It is used as a reserve fuel dump
consisting of seven metal tanks and a wooden barrack) Each tank hew a
capacity of 20,000 liters. Their pumps are housed in a brick building
on he opposite side of the road. There are also three subterranean tanks
for gasoline, each of 40,000 liters oapaeity, which are connected by a
pipeline system with pumps, and also a storage shed with filled oil
drums.
b, Bunkering coal is available in milimited quantities,
0. Water can be tapped from the numerous water-supply points fitted at the
various berths of the ships.
d-. Electric current:
Current supply for all requirements of the harbor area is assurec by a
large power station (157) whose high tension lines extend into the
interior of the country.
Other 5.42112.5411
The following is a list of Polish abbreviations occurring in this report
and their meanire:
CPA - Main distributor of mineral oil products
VOP - Border Nerds
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PAGIND - Polish state lumber import and export company
PCWM - State Center for nautical truining
PDW - Organization for wreck disposal
PLO folish.Ocsaa Lines
- Polish Merchant Marine
PRO
PSM
- Polish salvage company
- State navigation school
Comment:
Gdynia is of equal importance and significance for Poland both as a
commercial port and a naval base; it is also of primary importance
for the Soviets because of its advanced location in the Central Baltic
Sea, The Soviet Navy actually and frequently used Gdynia as a naval
base for the exercises he in those waters, especially during the
recent period Similar to the situation prevailing during the period of
occupation by Germany, the shipyard conditions, as they appear, would be
of a certain importance only as far as ship repair and maintenance work
are conoerned, No new ships have so far been built in-Gdynia
Available from the CIA Nap Library in a map sketch of the port of Gdynia and
?Oksywici. For a legend to the sketch see annex belay.
Comments:
1, Presumably Witomino.
2, Carnot be identified?
Distribution of Attachments (1 sketch, I page):
CCD
Copy Noat Navy: Retention
tar:
Army:
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Copy No, 2: CIA Map Library: Retention
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1.,
Quays and harbor basins:
A - Harbor basin No I
B - England Quay
C Fishing harbor
D - Silesia Quay
? - Sweden Quay
F - Danish Quay
G - Holland Quay
? - Belgium QUAY
- France Way
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Poland Quay
Botterdam Quay
India Quay
Norway Way
American Quay
Czech CalaY
Romanian WAy
Yugoslavia Way
Oxhoeft naval base
I - Signal station
2 - Rem mole
3 - Hook-shaped mole
4 - Aaval officers 3 School
5 - 3ava1 hospital
6 - Aaval Command headquarters
7 - Three new long-stretched
3 - Repairshop
9 - Ammunition dump
10 - Wooden barracks
11 - Storage hall of
12 - Foundry
13 - Steam crane
14 - Marine railway
15 - Oxhoeft Ferry
16 - unidentified
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barracks installation
installations of the Polish Navy
the Polish Navy
of the Polish Navy
Harbor Basin No I:
21 - Yacht harbor
22 - W0P-guard room and watchtower
23 = Customs barracks and restaurant
24 - Fishery school
25 - Barracks installations
26 - Fish halls
27 - Nei sheds
26 - Fish-meal factory
29 - unidentified
through
32
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Harbor Basin No 11:
33 - Fuel tank installation of the Polish Navy
34 - Storage sheds
35 - Fish-meal factory with refrigerating plants
36 - Workshop for fishing vessels
37 - Net-mending loft
38 - Canteen
59 - Conference hall
40 - Administration building of the Polish Salvage Company
41 - Office building of the Polish Merchant Marine
42 - Workshop for fishirv; vessels
43 - Fish cannery and curing plant
44 - Boiler House
45 - Main workshop
46 - Three-storage buildings for fish meal
47 - Fuel tank installations of the CPN
48 - Custom house office building and guard room
49 - Office building of the salvage company
50 - Six modern luffing cranes
51 - Watchtower
52 - unidentified
through
55
5. Harbor Basin No III;
56 - Office building of Harbor Administration
57 - Eight luffing cranes
58 - Two shipping appliances
59 - Two coal-tipping plants
60 - New office buildings
61 - Two conveyor belts
62 - Warehouses of the P.L.O.
63 - Harbor fire service
64 - Harbor-police building
65 - Harbor Guard us guard room
66 - Customs office building
67 - Office building of harbor administration
68 - Office and workshops building of the harbor administration
70 - Watchtowers
69 - Seven cranes
71 - Semarke yard (sic)
72 - unidentified
73 -
Outer Harbor and Harbor Throughfare:
74 - P.L.C. office building
75 - Pilot station
76 - Harbor Masterqs office building
77 - Four cranes
78 - Watchtower
79 - Pilot boats' berths
80 - unidentified
through
82
70 Harbor Basin No IV:
83 - Harbor Health office building
84 -? Office building of chief of harbor guard
Br. - Five warehousee
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86 - Cold storage house
87 - Harbor ambulance building
88 - Three packing houses
89 - Oee crane
90 - 14 crane
91 - Two steep-jib cranes
92 - Storage building
93 Shipbrokers office building
94 - Customs Office building
95 - Canteen
- Three cranes
c7 - Two steep-jib cranes
98 - Seven-story red brick building
99 - Brick storage building
. Six-story concrete building
101 - Oil Mill "Union"
102 - Grain elevator building
103 - Storage shed
104 - Grain elevator
105 - Watchtower
106 - unidentified
through
109
8. Harbor basin No V:
110 - Three-large storage building (Free zone)
111 - Two storage buildings
112 - Office building of salvage company
113 - Four oil tanks with connection pipe to India Qesy
114 - Eight 5-ton luffing cranes
115 Five to seven cranes
116 Four bridge cranes
117 - Three cranes
118 - Parking lot
119 - WOP wooden barracks
120 - Storage building
121 - Large storage shed (free zone)
122 - Four cranes
123 - unidentified
through
127
9, garb?r basin flu VIII:
128 - Office building of the AGED lumber firm
129 - Concrete shelter
130 - unidentified
through
132
133 - Marine rail:guy for fishing vessels
134 - Drydock for fishing vessels
135 - Mooring floats for fishing vessels
136 - unidentified
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140 - Torpedo range
141 - Oxhoeft radio station
142- Awl and oil tank depots
143 - Polish naval cadet school
144 Naval main headquarters
145 - Secret State Police
146 Hospital
147 - Main Mail Office
148 - Central office building of the Merchant idarine
149 Roman Catholic Church
150 Dispensary and office buildinj of the port medical officer
151 - Railroad Station
152 - Maritime and Commercial court
153 - Transformer Station
154 - Locomotive repair hall
155 - Workshop hall of Polish State Railroads
156 - PCWM and PSM navigation schools
157 - Power Station
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