SHIP CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR ACTIVITIES IN ROSTOCK AND WARNEMUENDE

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001000230004-1
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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 11, 2009
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: May 1, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY East Germany
REPORT
Snip Conatruotion and Repair Activities DATE DISTR. 1 May 1953
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Roses took
1. The R .ssian ship YENTA left Rostock for her acceptance trial on
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2 February 1953
20 The engines for the second 39000 ton freighter9 the KALUGA-p have been.
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vered by Buckau-Wolf, The first test run had been fixed for 15 March,
make the test as planned, because the engines were not delivered in time,
3, Work on the submarine tender WAL EMAR KQPHAMEL will be pressed to
completion. The crankshaft for the first engine is at Buckau W62f in
Magdeburg. A life of four years at most for the old engines is expected.
The interior reconstruction of the ship has been completed as far as the
C desk, Cleaning and rust removing work is proceeding on the lower decks,
All the hoists from the torpedo storeroom are to be reconstructed according
to'a neww*design. is about 120 meters long and :t eibea) 4~a,, to widest
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The 19800 ton refrigerator ship REFRIGERATOR was docked again in Rostock
on 16 February 1953 for underwater repairs.
5. The M-bo&ts went into dock on 16 February 1953, Repairs
will take five or six weeks.
6. The torpedo-recovery boat has left dock without repairs being fully
completed, because the dock was needed for more urgent repair work.
7. The ocean tugs have been taken over by the Russian
command and left the Neptun yard during the past week in the direction of
the Soviet Union.
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8. Construction of the destroyer of the NARVIK class at the Neptun yard has; been
postponed for a half years in order to finish the building of the freighters..
Warnow Shipyard, Warnenueede
9.
The 10,000 ton ship at the Warnow yard for which the keel was laid about
four months ago is not being continued. Instead, coast guard boats
Seepolizei are to be built in series.
for the
10.
The training ashool for Seepolizei engineer officers at Rostock in th
Staendehaus is to be enlarged by new construction so that it can acco
up to 1,500 students.
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