TORPEDO SHOP IN KALININGRAD

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 12, 2009
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: May 13, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
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SECURITY INFORMATION
USSR (Kaliningrad Oblast)
SUBJECT Torpedo Shop in Kaliningrad
DATE OF INFO.
PLACE ACQUIRED
REPORT
DATE DISTR.
NO. OF PAGES
13 May 1953
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REFERENCES
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
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Location
1. The torpedo shop near Kaliningrad occupies the site of two former factories situated
between the Pr-gel River and the railroad line from Pi?i bksk,?.~N54-44, E20-01), tt two
km east of the railroad station in Kaliningrad (N54-42, E20-30)0 ( p a s No. 1 on _:tch
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Production
3. Torpedoes of various types are overhauled, cleaned, rendered safe, dismantled, and
assembled after replacement of unserviceable parts. Torpedoes were not recharged ire: r
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including 15 to 20 soldiers. In July 1951 all the Germans were replaced by ;Sovi*tA.
Work was done in two shifts with abort 300 workers in each shift.
The officer in command of the shop was a Major Bblgev, (fnu), a. Sovi* i ,- Under him
were 600 workers, including 100 Germans and 30 to 50 i ongols; the rest were Soviets..
Power
5. As the electric power supplied by the town was too weak, the shop had two Diesel
engines of its own to provide power for lighting and machinery.
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Spare parts were brought mainly by water, but occasionally by rail to the ramp north of
the shop.
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7. The overhauled torpedoes were generally taken directly from the shop by small freighters
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Security Measures
The shop was surrounded by, a barbed-wire fence about two meters high. There were no
vatchtamwers. Inside the shop there was a Soviet military guard about 15 to 20 strong,
with red tabs but no numbers on their shoulderboards :. When the entrances were open,
they were guarded by single sentries armed with rifles. All entrances were seldom open
at the same time.
Union Foundry
9.
About two km southwest of the torpedo shop.,on the south bank of the Pregel
Soviet under the Union Foundry (No. 2 on Sketch No. 1).
harbor mines were meda ere.
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A. Grounds of a former factory about 300 x 200 an.
B. Grounds of a former factory,about 150 x 100 m.
Some of the buildings are of brick; these include repaired buildings. Others are
newly-built from rubble. The buildings are in a bad state and the work is rough. The
roofd are of pantiles.
1. Building about 40 m long 20 m wide. The north part is a hall and the south part
is a house with two rows of windows in which are quartered the guard and some
offices. The torpedoes, which arrive in a very dirty and battered condition, are
rough-cleaned in the hall.
2. Hallyabout 60 in long,in which torpedoes are dismantled and their parts are cleaned.
3. Hall about 80 x 30 m. South part (broken line on, sketch) destroyed,. Assembly of
torpedoes and fitting of new parts.
Hall,about 35 x 15 mused for inspection of overhauled torpedoes.
5. Hall,about 35 x 15 mused for repair of old parts and fitting of new parts.
6. Power station.
7. Hut, about 25 x 10 ma, occupied by the management.
Shed,about 35 x 20 m?for storage of torpedoes before and after overhauls. The
area north of the shed contained a dump of totally unserviceable torpedoes and
torpedo scrap.
9. Guard house on the island facing the shop. All. ships
and boats intending to berth off the shop had.to report here.
10. A motor boat, always stationed here to contra l arriving vessels.
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