NOTES ON THE 'NURNBERG' AND THE RED FLEET

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CIA-RDP82-00457R000200780007-1
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RIPPUB
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S
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2
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November 9, 2016
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December 8, 1998
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7
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Publication Date: 
February 4, 1947
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IR
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Approved For Release 1999/09/08,CIA-RDP82-00457R000200780007-1 25X1A2g C~;_FTflAL J~1T~~ G~"TC~ :pup the school. Sam #a:'awfe rred frees the Red A riy and were still n .fare 0 The average of the ratings me 17 ---18; the reason according to the officers teas that, at the and of ho tUities., the Red Fleet is d to relc e all older for wo in the factories., to ensure mmxLmm technical due's amts in the Spring ken. Boys of 10 and 12 served to bead as deck hands o eta, The PoUt oal Cownleftr can take boys for ?k I factories "Ton m t W k es e o ei e after two guars t bade education and in the same he can send t em into the the Services? These boys do duty on board, t;-Ith"iout taking part in ;nunnery oxerei see, and #,o to school as?ioro tufice a uoolc4 The herr t in--nounted 37 rca. Cuns on board tore c1icr antled and taken' as'hox e, LO. The Russians experienced considerable d i f f: cut r in getting to h:no horn to run the ship. They were unable to detect fauns in the electrical oquip ent, Guns e'er poorly taintained, it t7 ir)osaible to cart out gunnery practice rrithout the help of Cann instructors, The l.ussians failed to widerstarld" the '."achar equipment, the fire control installations, the stabilizing ai oment, C Ontrollant and A.A 4 direction and stabilizati_on, These last tyro rro .?e rrrect;ed within, a creek and only repairer? with help of a special'i.st from Moscow and a German ;ur xc:r"s hate. Rates of My in Tied Fleet (scaled in accordance rrith length of service) are as follMM o 0,S.: 40 Acting P.O. (Slagina) : - 350 Lieut.: 1,000 -- 60 rubles nor month : 400 n re ra 13200 ?c si rr TUQ Captain of the " ?I rnbergn received 2,400 rubles i er north. SECMETUDO US 01.1''ICT' ONLY Approved For Release 1999/09/08 : CIA-RDP82-00457R000200780007-1