DESIGN OF AN 8,000 TON SHIP BY NEPTUN WERFT, ROSTOCK

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A000800220005-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 9, 2009
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: April 9, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INT.ELIJG_EEN:CE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
This Document contains Inforn-ation Oseetg t o wa
tional Defense of the United dtates,+withio themean-
ing of Title 18, sections "3 and 794, of the U$.-Code. as
amended. Its transmission or rsvelatlan of i%s crown s
to or receipt by an unauthorised 'person is kbdlbitio
by law. The reproduction of this form W. preb$bit :
SECRET/CONTROL U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY
SECURITY INFORMATION
East Germany
SUBJECT
Jlfesign of Villa B#tJQO ton ship by
eptun ?' erft, ystoek
.AATM OF INFO.
PLACE ACQUIRED
REPORT
DATE DISTR.
9_ April. 1953
NO. OF PAGES
REQUIREMENT NO. RD`
REFERENCES
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
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Tie principles dimensions of this vessel, (see sketch) are as follox's:
Leaioh> Q. e . e about 150 meters
Width , o'~, e e e s a about 20 meters
r o e o a e o. 0 a about 8 meters
Tonnage o e o a 0, 8.000 tons
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ie"driven by-eight diesel engines each of 1,000 h.p. .Four engines - iOh
"wil mar geared to-drive: ?ao i oz the two 5 meter diameter propellers. The
ship will be capable of a speed of 16 }mots. The engine room is located af`te
. separated. from one another by steel
,buck el:~rdsa? hus preve ang air? disp3acement of the cargo. Access to. the
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y o 3 fough??f ive hatchways., one ,of -which is aft. The dimensl.ons
ctl tc ieN d or specially, owabersome ,.cargos (ioeomotives etc.) ,are
16 ?;by .4..meters, It??is also possible to carry a liquid cargooP 1,000 tons.
Sixteen five-ton derricks are available for loading or unloading the holds.
,,..Pro eion--is -made for -carrying l2 passengers, who, like the captain and the
ship's officer, are quartered midship. Engineers and crew are aooomodated
aft.
There are four life boats, each capable of holding-. 36 Pa. r
The vessel is intended for service between East Germany and the P'ar :bast.
It is not known how many such vessels are to be built.:
25X1
1. f o Tent 8 the
Urges construction undertaken by the yard is ships of 3,500 no although
repair -work is ca-cried out on larger ships.
ARMY NAVY AIR` x FB( AEC
25 YEAR RE-REVIEWI
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Sketch of 8,000 -ton Vessel' Designed by Nepttim-Werft
,,Approx. scale 1/500
1.
]Bulkheads
L.
Double keel and, fuel oil bunkers
2.
Forepeak (for ballast)
5,
After peak (fcr ballast)
3,
Tank for liquid cargo of 1.9000- tam
6.
Continuous iron bulkheads
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