BIOGRAPHIC DATA ON DAVID LERNER URYAN

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
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• Publication Date: July 30, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. Sen Approaches and Ptl.ot: The approaches to Wismar Bucht are buoyed for navigational
purposes in accordance with the International Rules of the Road. Thera were three
.An buoys at Grosse teief through which the vessel entered Wismar Bucht, but there was
no pilot available at this point We contacted our shipping agent the day before
coming into Wismar to notify the pilot of Jar arrival. The pilot, a German, met the
ship off the northwestern end of Poe] Island abreast of Golvitz. The pilot'a shore
station is located in a lookout over which is in a stone building at tha innermost
part of Wismar harbor. I do not1know whether the approaches were mined.
2. Boarding Party: The boarding ;.arty did not come aboard the ship until she was tied
up. The pasty consisted of two customs men, two Soviet Army Officers, and one
sergeant; they wore typical Soviet uniforms with the long coat. After they were
aboard the ship for about a half hour, the sergeant became drunk from spirits offered
him by the crew. The two officers acted very sternly with him but actually were
laughing between themselves at his predicament.
3. Naval Vessels: While the vesse'vaa in port, I saw three MITB-type boats patrolling
the Lsrbor. These craft flew S...iet flags and were manned by Soviet sailors. The
types most closely resembling these boats were the 78 Higgins c].abs and the IS _lana.
These craft were about 30' long,I had little deck room, narrow catwalkr, a torpedo on
each aide, and a machine gun forward. Two of these boats were tied up near the stone
lookout tower mentioned in paragraph one.
4. Naval Personnel: The naval personnel to man the MI'B's were billeted in the lookout
tovcr building; they numbered betiween 20-25 men; they wore blue and vsitc (looked
m.re like gray) uniforms; they wore two long bands on their hats. The sailors
engaged in a considerable amount 'of "lol]ygagging". No other naval vessels were seen
in the harbor; nor were any aircraft observed.
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5. Port Facilities: In the harbor of Wismar, I observed no dredging operE.tions of anysin
sort. The map, drawn bole=, chc,=c t be =eiat=.?.'e locations of a shipyard, turning ,
and the grain wharf where the ship loaded, We cc uld l.:,ad to a draft no deeper than 17
pier
streud busy. the shipirard
was east
feet at this location. Thersuea also a so about 200 small
floating
promontory. The shipyard
drydock was also observed in the shipyard, the capacity of which I would estimate to be
about 4000 - 6000 tons. I thought it had two ways and had heard that it was constructed
by the Soviets recently. The -vessel was loaded by means of a conveyor which carried, the
potash from a storehouse to the ship; the potash then being dumped through epouts
the holds. The port facilities and waterfront showed no visible signs of war damage,
and very little in the town proper. The cargo handled in the port consists mostly of
"fertilizer" (potash). Most ships come in ballast to load. No stockpiles of any sort
were observed in port. The chip did not take on any fuel oil or lubricants in Wismar.
6. yerchant Vessels: In the harbor of Wismar, I observed a two stack passenger ship of
about 3000 tons in the drydock. It was covered with a coat of red lead and was the
type they usually have, similar to the German "KraYten Freute". It appeared to me that unde
or bei
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out, prob traawlerlofw300e- 400 tonsrwasnal ocobserved onntheistarboard sideaofythe-palatter. ssenger A
ship; it was also red-leaded but was afloat. It had two lifeboats. I saw ten or
fifteen small Danis'.. and Swedish schooners discharging cargo but I could not determine
what it was. Small craft such sa pleasure-type craft, harbor craft, fishing vessels,
etc, are only permitted to leave .he harbor and go into Wismar Bucht and immediate
awes between the hours of 0700-1800. They must get permission from the authorities to
do this. I some fi
thee " much fuel fromsthe authoritieshi s becausecit is fearedithatithey mi +^try teeclsape no not get
Germany (Federal Republic).
7. Military Activities and Personnel: I saw Soviet soldiers marching from the lookout
tower to a training field located on the promontory opposite Bad Wendorf (see map drawn
below). In this field they carried out some sort of infantry exercises. The contingent
consisted of between 100-150 men. They wore blouses and knee boots of a hard to
describe color but which looked dark tan. Some of the exercises the soldiers engaged
in were reported to me by another member of the crew. These consisted of throwing hand-
grenades at houses, and "stepping in and out the windows". On a Sunday, I was looking
for a recreation area or.beuch on the promontory opposite Bad Wendorf near the place
where the soldiers trained, but found the whole area to be restricted from civilians.
No shore batteries were observed the port or in this area.
8. Living Conditions: The populace in Wismar is very short on items such as cigarettes and
coffee. All the "old" shipbrokers in Wismar are now united in an association (socialized)
vhic'.h is controlled by the Soviets, and they must now work from 0600 to 2200 hours. The
shipbroker who dealt with me must now engage in blac:mnarket operations to maintain a
decent standard of living. To this end, he asked for cigarettes and coffee for which he
said he could get the following prices from "officers, engineers and. dentists : marks
,
for one carton of cigarettes, 80 marks for two lbs of coffee. Though clothing,
and consumer goods in generel are scarce, I noticed that electric tools were low-priced.
9. Social-Political: The attitude of the Germans was friendly, and I received the definite
impression that they are Baiting and hopin,j far liberation by the Germans in the Federal
Republic. The rort was "swarming with volkspolizel" who are very arrogant and mostly
in the 16-19 year age group. About 10 or 15 of them were always stationed within 100
feet of the pier. The leader of this group was about 27 or 28 years old. No attempt
was made by the authorities to place German o: Polish seamen aboard the ship. Whenever
the police enter a restaurant the people leave. I visited what was reputed to be the
beat restaurant in town (socialized) with the shipping gent whom I know in a semi-
social way.
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