CABLE TO RUEAHQ/DIA WASHDC FROM NPIC

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04558A001100120053-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 11, 2007
• Sequence Number: 53
• Publication Date: December 9, 1964
• Content Type: CABLE

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FM NPIC
TO RUEAHQ/DIA WASHDC
R(BAHQ/DIA PRODCEN WASHDC
RUECV/CNO VASHDC
R UHPB/CINCPACFLT PEARL HARBOR HAWAII
CO 2
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YE C R E T CITE NPIC 3456.
REF ADMIN CINCPACFLT 302239Z AND 022144Z.
FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPRESENTS THE INTERPRETATION OF AERIAL
PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL
A REVIZW BY THE NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
OF AL ISSIONS SUBSEQUENT TO MARCH 1962 HAS RESULTED IN MINOR
REFINEMENTS TO THE NPIC IPIR/MCI READOUTS FOR THESE MISSIONS.
AT NAVAL BASE AND SHIPYARD KIANGNAN,
SHANG-HAI, CHINA REVEALS NO SUBMARINE CONSTRUCTION ON THE BUILDING
WAYS. AMONG THE EIGHT PREFABRICATED SECTIONS AT THE HEAD OF THE
BUILDING WAYS NEAR THE E END OF THE TRANSVERSER ARE TWO STERN
SECTIONS THAT EQUATE TO V-CLASS SS SECTIONS. TWO W-CLASS SS ARE
LOCATED AT THE OFF SHORE WHARF IN THE V SECTOR OF THE YARD, ONE
W-CLASS SS IS IN THE V GRAVING DOCK AND TWO V-CLASS SS ARE IN THE
E GRAVING DOCK. ONE ADDITIONAL V-CLASS IS LOCATED AT INTERNATIONAL
DOCK SHIPYARD ON THIS COVERAGE.
REVEALS ONE POSS U/I SS AT THE OFF-
SHORE WHARF AT KIANGNAN.
REVEALS ONE W-CLASS SS ON THE V
UILDING WAY OF KIANGNAN SHIPYARD IN A LATE STAGE OF CONSTRUCTION.
RICATED SECTIONS REMAIN AT THE HEAD OF THE VACANT (E)
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BUILDING WAY INCLUDING ONE STERN SECTION FOR A W-CLASS SS POSITIONED
PRECISELY AS IN MAR 62 COVERAGE, THREE PROBABLE S-1 CLASS SS AND
ONE V-CLASS SS ARE MOORED AT THE OFF SHORE WHARF IN THE V SECTOR
OF THE YARD, AND 1 V-CLASS SS IS IN THE E GRAVING -.DOCK*
AT TA HSIEH TAO NAVAL
BASE REVEALS
TWO N-V CLASS SS.I IAT TA HSIEH
REVEALS TWO M-V CLASS SS.
T TA HSIEH REVEALS TWO N-V CLASS
SS AND ONE V-CLASS SS. THIS V-CLASS NOV POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED
BASED UPON LOCATION OF SAIL AND RESCUE BUOYS.
AT LU-SHUN-KOU SUBMARINE BASE, CHINA,
REVEALS 9 W-CLASS SS. ONE OF THE W-CLASS SS IS LOCATED IN THE
LU-SHUN-KOU NAVAL BASE AND SHIPYARD BASIN ON THIS COVERAGE.
AT LU SHUN REVEALS 8 W-CLASS SS AND
ONE S-1 CLASS SS AT THE SUBMARINE BASE, AND ONE ADDITIONAL W-CLASS
SS IN THE SHIPYARD AREA.
AT LU SHUN REVEALS 5 W-CLASS SS AT THE
SUBMARINE BASE AND 1 W-CLASS SS UNDERWAY S OF THE BASE. TWO V-CLASS
SS AND ONE S-1 CLASS SS ARE NESTED AT THE SHIPYARD QUAY ON THIS
COVERAGE.
AT LU SHUN REVEALS 5 Y-CLASS SS9 ONE
PROBABLE W-CLASS SS AND ONE POSSIBLE W-CLASS SS AT THE SUBMARINE
BASE. ONE W-CLASS SS AND ONE S-1 CLASS SS REMAIN IN THE YARD AS
ON PREVIOUS COVERAGE.
AT LU SHUN REVEALS 4 W-CLASS SS AT THE
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SUBMARINE BASE. TWO W-CLASS SS (ONE IN GRAVING DOCK) AND ONE POSS
S-1 SS ARE NOTED IN THE SHIPYARD. ONE W-CLASS SS AND ONE G-CLASS
SSB WERE IDENTIFIED AT L U-TA SHIPYARD ON THIS COVERAGE.
AT CHING-TAO SUBMARINE BASE REVEALS
SIX W-CLASS SS AND TWO S-1 CLASS SS AT THE SUBMARINE BASE. ONE
ADDITIONAL POSSIBLE W-CLASS IS ALONGSIDE A PIER AT THE NAVAL
DOCKYARD ON THIS COVERAGE.
REVEALS SIX V-CLASS SS AND ONE S-1
CLASS SS AT THE CHING-TAO SUBMARINE BASE. IN ADDITION, ONE PROB-
ABLE W-CLASS SS AND ONE PROBABLE S-1 CLASS SS ARE IN THE GRAVING
DOCK AT THE NAVAL DOCKYARD ON THIS COVERAGE.
REVEALS 8 W-CLASS SS AND TWO S-1 CLASS
SS AT CHING-TAO SUBMARINE BASE.
REVEALS FOUR W-CLASS SS AND TWO S-1 CLASS
SS AT THE CHIMG-TAO SUBMARINE BASE AND ONE W-CLASS SS IN THE GRAVING`
DOCK AT THE NAVAL DOCK YARD.
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