SOVIET DESTROYER IN THE GULF OF FINLAND

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001200830002-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 23, 2009
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: May 21, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
Comment. This report indicates that the vessel was a C TMVNYY-
classdestroyer..
COUNTRY USSR (.Gulf of Finland)
SUBJECT. Soviet Destroyer in the Gulf of
Finland
PLACE ACQUIRED
Comment This shorter mast is probably a staff located
on the after section of the fantail.
21 May 1953
1. A Soviet warship leaving Roger Wiek (N 59-20, E 24+-00) was sighted at
about 1300 hours on 30 January 1953, ship was on her way
from Abo (N 60-28, E 22-22) to Helsinki. The warship,
at a distance of about five or six sea miles.' It was between 100 and
110 meters long, and had a raked bow-* and two guns, one above the .,
other, which were either behind shields or in enclosed turrets on her
foredeck. The mast was behind her low bridge structure; aft of this mast
was a low, very squat funnel with smoke hood. There was a shorter mast
on the forward section of her long fantail.2 There were several uniden-
tified structures between the short mizzen mast and the aft.guns, which
were superimposed. and fitted with protective shields or were enclosed
in turrets as were those on the foredeck. It had a-plumb stern.1
The
vessel could not be approached more closely, as ship was pro-
ceeding along'the, outermost limits of the swept channel..
2.. The destroyer made a straight run toward the northwest coast of Nargoe
-' ~ 4-3o), opening fire with her two "orwar guns
shore targets were fired upon, no targets
or other at sea and no splashes on the surface'of the water.
After firing about eleven consecutive salvos", during which
dark gray powder smoke from the destroyerYs guns but no shell bursts on
the island., the destroyer turned away toward the Baltic coast.
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