POLYARNYY NAVAL BASE MURMANSK, USSR

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 3, 2006
• Sequence Number: 30
• Publication Date: May 1, 1964
• Content Type: REPORT

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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
POLYARNYY NAVAL BASE
MURMANSK, USSR
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
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Polyarnyy Naval Base
POLYARNYY NAVAL BASE
MURMANSK, USSR
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is located on the west side of Kolskiy Bay 16
nautical miles (nm) northeast of Murmansk at
69-13N 33-27E (Figure 1). The main harbor
is in a sheltered area between Yekaterininskiy
Island and the mainland. Both entrances to the
25X1 D harbor were protected by anti-shipping booms
URA BAY
NAVAL BASE
Ura fluba
Sayda
6Guba'
POLYARNYY NAVAL BASE
Facilities at the naval base include four
large piers, three small piers, several quays
and two small wharves. A. pier is located on
Yekaterininskiy Island. Numerous barracks,
administrative and storage buildings are lo-
cated in the area.
Area 1. This area contains a T-shaped
pier with a. 320- by 25-foot approach and a 150-
BARENTS
SEA
KOLSKIY
GULF
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Murmansk
on 1 ::1 photography; however, the
booms were not discernible on later coverage.
Polyarnyy Petroleum Storage Underground
Polyarnyy Port Facilities
and Pala Guba Naval Base
KildIII
Island
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by 25-foot face and three storage-type build- 5,470 square feet and 11 miscellaneous
ings with 14,490 square feet of floor space. small buildings.
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Area 2. This area contains one multi-
story support building, five single story sup-
port buildings totaling I of
floor space, two small buildings and consid-
erable open storage.
Area 3. This area includes a T-shaped pier
with a 90- by 20-foot approach, a 95- by 35-
25X1 D foot face and an foot arm, 10 stor-
age-type buildings totaling 55,725 square feet
of floor space and a 100- by 15-foot pier.
Area 4. This area includes six barracks/
administrative buildings totaling 48,600 square
feet of floor space, four possible storage build-
ings with 23,350 square feet and four miscel-
laneous buildings.
Area 5. This area, on Yekaterininskiy
Island, contains two I wharves, a
probable T-shaped pier with a 105- by 20-
foot approach and a 170- by 35-foot face and
several small buildings.
Area 6. Included in this area are three
piers, 250 by 30 feet, 315 by 35 feet, and
330 by 35 feet, a 900- by 70-foot quay, ten
multistory barracks/administrative buildings
totaling 211,100 square feet of floor space,
one single story barracks/administrative build-
ing with 4,685 square feet, 14 miscellaneous
support buildings including two multistory
with 91,775 square feet and 10 miscellaneous
small buildings.
Area 7. This area includes 22 barracks-
type buildings totaling 69,290 square feet
of floor space, two support buildings with
Area 8. Eleven support buildings with
47,760 square feet of floor space and two small
buildings are located in this area.
Area 9. The probable storage area con-
tains 10 buildings with 34,300 square feet of
floor space and three miscellaneous small
buildings.
Area 10. Seventeen barracks, including one
multistory building for a total of 55,055 square
feet of floor space, and two probable storage
buildings with 9,725 square feet, are located
in this area.
Area 11. This area contains 16 multi-
story barracks/administrative buildings total-
ing 297,330 square feet of floor space, 50 single
story barracks /administrative buildings total-
ing 200,055 square feet, 11 miscellaneous sup-
port buildings totaling 65,760 square feet, an
athletic field and numerous small buildings.
Area 11A. This area contains an 180- by
30-foot quay and a probable quay approximately
330 feet long.
Area 11B. This area contains an 1,850- by
45-foot quay and a 200- by 30-foot pier.
Area 12. This area contains one probable
barracks building with 8,520 square feet of
floor space, two support-type buildings total-
ing 14,990 square feet, two buried tanks 100
feet in diameter and numerous small buildings.
Area 13. This area includes a probable
storage area with 12 buildings totaling 59,340
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KISLAYA BAY
Road
Fence
Area outline
Quay
Pier or wharf
Multistory building
Building
Probable buried tank
Buried tank
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square feet of floor space, a T-shaped probable
administration building with 9,530 square feet,
three probable barracks buildings with 4,770
square feet, a secured support-type building
with 2,410 square feet, a secured area con-
taining a building with 6,100 square feet, a
small building and probable guard shack, four
support buildings totaling 22,505 square feet
and several miscellaneous small buildings. Two
probable buried storage tanks 30 feet in di-
ameter are located on the western edge of
this area.
approach used as a mooring. The pier is ap-
proximately 400 feet long. Five probable stor-
age buildings totaling 14,765 square feet of
floor space and a number of small buildings
are located in the area.
The Pala Guba Naval Base is apparently
a repair area with shops, six piers and two
Area 14. This area contains nine multi-
story barracks buildings totaling 88,280 square
feet of floor space and six single story bar-
racks buildings totaling 22,050 square feet.
Numerous small buildings are also located in
this area.
Area 15. This area contains 11 multi-
story barracks /administrative buildings total-
ing 232,530 square feet of floor space and one
probable storage building with 2,780 square
feet. Several small buildings are also located
in the area.
Area 16. This area contains one support
building with 2,760 square feet of floor space
and several small buildings. A causeway has
been built across a cove to provide 330 feet
of berthing space.
POLYARNYY PORT FACILITIES
The Polyarnyy Port Facilities include an
offshore wharf, a pier and a quay. The offshore
wharf is 445 by 65 feet with a 215- by 30-foot
The facilities include four piers, 230 by
50 feet, 200 by 50 feet, 165 by 30 feet,
by 25 feet, two L-head piers, one with a=
foot approach and foot face
and the other with a
and 340- by 40-foot face,
90-foot floating dock and
foot approach
a probable 450- by
a probable floating
dock approximately 340 by 75 feet.
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Buildings include a shop building with
28,400 square feet of
building with
floor space, a storage
type buildings with 40,200 square feet. A num-
ber of small buildings and an area of unidenti-
fied construction are also located in this area.
POLYARNYY PETROLEUM STORAGE
UNDERGROUND
Polyarnyy Petroleum Storage Underground
contains 12 buried tanks with diameters as25X1 D
follows: one 100-foot, four
foot, two 50-foot, one probable 50-foot tank
and three probable 40-foot tanks. The area
also contains a building with 4,600 square
feet of floor space, three miscellaneous small
buildings and a 200- by 50-foot wharf.
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