CAMOUFLAGED PROBABLE AKLS TIEN NHA AREA, NORTH VIETNAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-00849A000700050010-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 9, 2006
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: March 27, 1967
• Content Type: REPORT

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27 MARCH 1867
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CAMOUFLAGED PROBABLE AKL'e
TIES NHA AREA, NORTH VIETNAM
2118N 10627E
1. SIGNIFICANCE:
THIS BRIEFING BOARD DEPICTS CAMOUFLAGED PROBABLE AKL'S IN
THE TIEN NHA AREA OF NORTH VIETNAM.
2. LOCATION:
THE VESSELS ARE LOCATED 1.5 NM EAST OF TIEN NHA AND 0.6 NM
PHOTOGRAPHY REVEALS FIVE 25X1
NAM (RIVER) AT UTM XJ505562. THE EXTENSIVE KEP STORAGE AREA IS
LOCATED 11.6 NM NORTHWEST OF THIS AREA.
3. MISSION READOUT:
CAMOUFLAGID PROBABLE AKL'S MOORED ALONG THE NORTH BANK OF THE SLUC
NAM (RIVER). THE VESSELS MEASURE ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FEET IN
LENGTH AND HAVE ONE LARGE HATCH FORWARD. THE AREA I1V WHICH THEY
ARE MOORED IS LOCATED NEAR A MOTORABLE ROAD WHICH CONNECTS WITH
NORTH VIETNAM ROUTE 13B.
4. REMARKS:
NEW CARGO CARRIERS WITH SMALL CALIBER ARMAMIIVT (AKL'S) WERE
FIRST SIGHTID IN NORTH VIETNAM DURING THE 1866 CHRISINfAS TRUCE,
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical worts. Their use
should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must he considered valid only for the re~
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chiei, Collateral Support
Division, NPIC.
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10 KTS. THESE VESSELS WERE ENGAGED IN CARGO CARRYING AND ESCORTING
CARGO CARRIERS ALONG THE COAST OF NORTH VIETNAM. THE NIAXIMUM SPEED
OF THE VESSELS WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 17 KTS .1
AKL'S WERE AGAIN SEEN TAKING PART IN THE 08-11 FEBRUARY TET
TRUCE RESUPPLY OPERATIONS. ALTHOUGH THE EXACT NUMBER OF THE NEW
CLASS OF LIGHT CARGO VESSELS NOW IN NORTH VIETNAM IS NOT KNOWN,
FOURTEEN WERE PHOTOGRAPHED SIMULTANEOUSLY IN NORTH VIETNAMESE WATERS
AKL'S WERE OBSERVID IN THE HAI PHONG AREA.
THE AKL (LIGHT CARGO VESSEL) IS ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FEET
IN LENGTH AND HAS AN APPROXIMATE BEAM WIDTH OF TWENTY FEET. THE
LARGE SINGLE HATCH LOCATED IN THE WELL DECK FORWARD OF THE SUPER-
ARMAMENT CONSISTS 25X1
UTM COORDINATE FROM AMS SERIES L7014, SHEET 6251 I.
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should nol be used for detailed analytical worts. Their use
should he restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must 6e considered valid only for the re-
porting period as Indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chlet, Collateral Support
Division, NPIC.
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