SHIPBUILDING AND REPAIR YARDS
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August 1, 1952
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REPORT
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CLASSIFICATION SECR.. TICONTPOL - U:. S, OFFICIALS OMJY
SECURITY INFORMATION
INFORMATION REPORT REPORT NO.
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COUNTRY Hungary
SUBJECT Shipbuilding and Repair Yards
DATE OF
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THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
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1.. The Obuda Shipyard,
DATE DISTR. 1 August 1952
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a. Location and ownership: This shipyard, described as the second largest
.tu Hungary, is situated at Budapest - 6buda in the southern part of the
T'ajOgyari*szi:get (in the Shipyard. Island). It is under Soviet direction
and works exclusively according to Soviet plans and blue prints. The
yard has been modernized and employs 2,300 workers.
b Craft under construction.:
1) Shallow-draft river tug with 600 HP, compound steam engines. For
the USSR. Building rate: 2 craft every 4 months..
4 2) River and sea-going ships. Diesel engines. A loading capacity of
800 tons.. Building rate: 3 ships per year, but when the new
assembly shed is completed, the rate will be doubled.
3) Barges for rivers and coastal waters designed. for a variety of
freight. Loading capacity which was previously 1,000 tons is now
6-800 tons. Building rate: one barge every six weeks. The Russians
use these craft partly for the Danube and partly for their own
inland waterways .
2. The Ganz Sbi33.p ar, d ,
a. Location and ownership: The yard is situated at Meder Utca 9, on the
ii'.pest->Gu_lf,. Budapest XIII, and there is anothe:#~ plant belonging to it
about 1 kma. to the southeast at Teve utca 12. Both are owned by the
:iu:ggarian National State Enterprise, The shipyard is the largest in
l ngary apd has been developed considerably since 1950. Over 4,000
workers are employed.
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b. Craft under construction
1) River and sea-going craft fitted with 800 HP '"Ganz-Jendrasik" engines.
Loading capacity is 1 ylOO tons. ;Building rate one ship every
2-3 months,. although there is capacity, if necessary,, for two ships
to be built simmiltaneously.
3)
Floating cranes: These, cranes are mounted on tracks and have a
lifting capacity of up to 100 tons. The latter were constructed
for bridge-building and repair work on the Danube Other movable
era-nee have a. lifting capacity of 3-10 tons
Special orders for bridge components. Components for twe bridges
on the Raa River are at present under construction.
4) Ships' boilers
5) Metal scaffolding.
6) Gear-wheel housings:.
c. Destination of products. All sea-going craft are delivered to the
USSR and 98% of its other production as well. The latter is r*garded
as reparations.
The Meszha:r.'t Shig Repair Yard.
It is situated opposite the Ganz Shipyard, on Nepsziget, People's Island,
Budapest X1:::I: The USSR. has a 52% share in the enterprise, the remainder
is Hungarian state--owned. 65% of its capacity is concerned with ship repairs
and the rest with the construction of armed motor patrol` boats. Work is
said to be carried out in conjunction with the Ganz Shipyard, The repair
y-ard,which has about 250 employees, is equipped with one floating repair
shop and another is under construction. Repairs can be undertaken on any
type or craft and three ships can be handled simultaneously. There are
special arrangements for raising sunken ships. This yard is still called
Meszbart U'a jfmmhely.
other. Shipyards.
The following small yards are known%
as Balatoni Hajbzasi Aiiami. Vallalat, the Balaton Shipping National Concern,
at Balatonfilred on Lake Balaton.
Kiefer National Shipyard Co., with one yard at Visegrad and another at
Baja, an Pandur Island.
Si6pusztaihaj8 Telep. Situated in Si6fok where the Sib River runs into
Lake Balaton..
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