MOVEMENTS OF SOVIET NAVAL VESSELS IN THE GULF OF FINLAND

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 6, 2009
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• Publication Date: July 14, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
SECRET
SECURITY INFORMATION
SUBJECT Movements of Soviet Naval Vessels
in the Gulf of Finland
DATE OF INFO.
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 tr:.nsmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form Is prohibited.
REPORT
DATE DISTR.
14 July 1953
NO. OF PAGES 2
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REFERENCES
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
the east;.
the folliwing movements of Soviet naval vess
e Gulf of Finland had been ~r~eportedo
at 1640: One Russiaa minesweepar north of. Tallinnaliivi on the way t
sight. Speed 2.8 krx at,e.,
on the.'r way to the wefi4t., The vessels disappeared soon fr
eight: nautical miles from lightship southw
at 1320: One SVERDLOV.-class cruiser and destro e:L' STOR0ZHEVOJ, abou
1438 th::.1 vessel disappeared, from sight. Speed about 20 knots.
ship to the southeast on the way to southwest. At 25X1
t
est 25X1
om
at 1435: One motor for edo boat about eight nautical miles from light-
from Porkkala to the east. At 1405 the vessels passed the
at 0650: Two armored guard motorboats north of Kuivasaari on the w
south, on their way to the west. At 1005 the verses disappeared
25X1
25X1
25X1
3np
ca,v V7.:.~u .4cx?y t3Y. ELul1.L r,: i3 i1vllavi?tVJtL'i'1'~ anQ U1LI1-V ana one m1neawaan
vessel about f ve nautical miles from lightship to the 25X1
from sight. The speed about 10 knots,
of lightship n the way to the west, The vessel
disappeared soon from sight. Speed about 20 knots.
at 1955: One Russian guard motorboat about three nautical miles sou
at 1615: One SVERDLOV,-class destroyer about seven nautical miles fr
lightshi.pF ]to the east cruising in the territory t
1750, when i't" - sl to the east.
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at 1630: School ships KOMSOMOLETS and URAL and one minesweeping
ves-
sel about 10 nautical miles south of lightship
the way to the east. The ships disappeared from sight
at
1710.
at 0820: One SVERDLOV=class,cr'ui er b= t eight nautical miles
south-
east of lightshiP
L-
on the way to the east. At
0835
the vessel disappeared from sight. At 1340 the vessel
was
again seen and cruised In this 'territory till 1646, wh
en it
25X1
disappeared,, to the west, Speed: about 20 knots.
at 1805: Eight warships about 25 kilometers south of lightship 25X1
on the way to the east. The vessels disappeared soon from
sight.
at 0845? Two SVMLOV.-,class crtaisers
kilometers ouch of Ughtship
At 2115 the ships disappeared from sight going to
at 0930: One lass uruisar about 1.5 kilometers south of light-
25X1
ship on the way to the east. At 1005 the vessel
disappeared from sight.
at 1455: Ten nesw-epers about 1 kilometers south of light-
ship on. the way to the east. At 1540 the vessels
disappeared from sight.
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