CLASSIFICATION OF VESSELS BY THE MINISTER OF THE MERCHANT MARINE (MMF)

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A000100580006-4
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• Original Classification: R
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 4, 2009
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: April 6, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENtRAI INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
RESTRICTED
SECURITY INFORMATION
COUNTRY USSR
SUBIECT Classification of Vessels by the
Minister of the Merchant Marine (MIdB')
This Document contains iniormatioa sRecting the Ns-
tional Defenso of the IInited 8tatea, within the m~n-
ing of Title 18, Bectioas 793 and 794, of the U.B. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorised Pesson >8 prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form id prohibited.
REPORT ~
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REFERENCES
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THlS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
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(Note: Washington Distribution Indicated By X , Field Distribution By # )
1. The ~iaual entit:Led e e i MME' e e ~ravila Tekhnicheako'
EksploatataS,~d~~?l~ ,Vol Ig published. by the NIM~' in December 19478
classified the MM~? vessels sad set requiremeats for each group and sub-grout'.
~. There were seven criteria taken into consideration is the classification of MMa'
vessels;
{a) Vessel functions
(b) Radius aaf action
(c) Hull material
(d) fain ship engine
(e) Type of propulsion
(f) Euei
(g) Construction
3. The first element was the most important one. Classification based on vessel
function set up seven main groups of ships with several sub-groups as follows:
(a) F G u ~~snort vessels
1 Passenger vessels 25X1
2 ffreight-passenger vessels
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veceels, amt ? P~~" ?eesela-.
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~~~ ~~-t?ie~titra weasels ;.
~~~ air
(~~ ~iliti~s weasels
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~~~TRa~T~ I I 25X1
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Cable-la~i~g vessels
Flaati~ag dm~~s
FlQ~ti~g crapes
Flt~ati~g station v~~selao lic~~tid ~ traAs-lciad3:>~g vessels,
ele.ctro-weldir:g~ ~r$seele~ i~ms~a~ctib~ vessels,: tlc~ttisag.
eleetria power plar:t, fl~shimg, vessels, bea~timg vessels,
et~~
(l1) Trams-laadi~ng vessel~o
(F) ~ixtm Qro~a~--e~uaatia~al vey.sels
(l) 9l~ipper training, vesseiss ,sail aid mvt?~--a:ad-sail.. ves~e~l,~.
(~) gpev~.al ~ervic~ea ves~aels o : s~s~imery, bvil~r, ~aad ~iigin6
., vessels ,,
(g) Sew ~~ ,Q~xau~-~ tee i,~sal f~~e~ yea~~lels~ ,
,(?1) ~redgera o .dredgers 9` l~~drs~tliv " dre s, an?~ ether tips
at' ?~ydra~llc~ mr. sa~i~,~~' ~, dredgers :. , ret'wtle~~iatye) e:Cvsr
t~l"Qe' 194lRJVe3Tt9Y` tie ~ 4A~~J1~;1'1ed' dt"'e.d~ers ~e~ ~ ~yC'~',?
.,~;. ;~rtv~aitors
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(3)
~ic~ bargee (gruntc~-otv?z~a~-e) '
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a3.amvlaell pr; z~tl,ti-~vvvp dis.v?~rq
~nl~adir~g b~rgea of ~b?
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porn-?~~?~ dredgers
~. Claso~.~ivatiar~ apt' ves-eels aceordi~g to t]ae~.r ,.rad~.~ .: s! ~-atlom.
set ~tP six ~ai~a grnts off' vesse]~s s
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c~rc~up 0~e -- Qvsax:-g?ing vessels (ate?gr~i?be~?go,;aa~rot
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Gfrv~tp 'TWQ -- Sea-going Yes'sels
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~Qr4 Three -- coastal s~i~pir:g -vesse'~s
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Qr gip, hive -- roadsteads veese3s ,
(1`) ~roa~p fix -_. pert vessels,
A ,t"t1~er distinetiom was ~ad? 'betw~er: ~ dv~re'etiv lines
(.llc~bvt~:~mv~o? plavariiya,~, aid ~orei~ live' ('~ag~s>Ies3w~a ? ,
p-lavaxo~ra} tpis~ ?lt~eeit'ioatiQn deters~.~~-ixag. wake's ?~' rm~~
~s~-smam~el , ~d, their afpad ratiwns . There 'was t'vrnsrlf ~~tlr