ANTIAIRCRAFT AND COASTAL DEFENSE POSITIONS VLONE BAY AREA, ALBANIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05439A000300090085-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 15, 2000
• Sequence Number: 85
• Publication Date: December 17, 1959
• Content Type: BRIEF

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DECLASS REVIEW BY NIMA / DoD .s" r
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
PHOTOGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE CENTER
JOINT PHOTOGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE BRIEF
NAVY-CIA
SUBJECT :
Antiaircraft and Coastal
Defense Positions
NO.
DATE
PIC/JB-1004/59
: 17 December 1959
LOCATION :
Vione Bay Area, Alania
COORQS: 40027'N/ 19030'E
PHOTO DATA:
REFERENCE:
REQUIREMENT as 406-59: Locate ancal describe fortifica-
tions in the Vlone Bay area of Albania.
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Vlone Bay is the most heavily defended area in Albania. The accom-
panying map (Fig. 1) shows the following defense positions, most of which
existed in World War U but have since been modernized and are radar-
controlled.
Eight heavy (152 mm) coastal defense positions (four unoccupied).
Three medium (75 mm) coastal defense positions.
One 8-gun medium (85-100 mm) dual purpose battery.
Three 4-gun medium (85-100 mm) dual purpose batteries.
Four 8-gun medium (85-100 mm) antiaircraft batteries.
Five 6-gun medium (85-100 mm) antiaircraft batteries (one unoccupied).
Four 4-gun medium (85-100 mm) antiairc raft batteries (three unoccupied).
The only new defenses in this area are the five antiaircraft batteries
along the rid a of Karaburun Peninula. Construction activity commenced in
the fall of and a new 8-mile-long road had been con-
structed ree 8-gun tter es appeared to be complete and occupied. On
photography, an additional 6-gun battery appeared complete and
occupied and another 6-gun positipn was under construction. These new anti-
aircraft positions probably were constructed to defend the new Pasha Liman
submarine base at the southern end of Vlone, Bay.
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LEGEND
? ANTIAIRCRAFT PONTOON
Nadia- (11S.1 emu")
? DUAL PURPOSE PONTOON
way C115.1 Dow)
? COAST DEFENSE POSITION
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O COAST DEFENSE POSITION
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$ ItJYBE R OF WEAPONS
K A R A B U R U N
(P E N I N S U L A)
SUSMARBSE BASE
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FIGURE 1. ANTIAIRCRAFT AND COASTAL DEFENSE POSITIOMIS? VLO/4E BAY AREA. ALBAMA
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