(SANITIZED)PRODUCTION IN EAST GERMAN SHIPYARDS(SANITIZED)

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 5, 2009
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: August 26, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENC..Y
INFORMATION REPORT
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ama-dsd. 2M ts~-asmi~don or rswlatlanoriisemcrottan~s
to or rsosipt by an unautbori.s4 pram is
pioblbitsd
by law. Tbs r+spooduotion cc We mm is p obibitsd.
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COUNTRY East Germam
Production in
... riast ran PY '~
DATE OF INFO.
DATE DISTR.
NO. OF PAGES
RSQU EMENT NO.
,,SOIMC*; 4WAWATMfNS W . MIS RNORT AN OMINIIIn.
Till APNAISAt Of CONT*IT IS TN4TAHVL.
I? Fulfilment of the Grose Production Plen's
ftatutorr Tsai
Ea) 1 - 28 Psbraaz7 1953
Since the' $mg
of the year
(o) First quarter 1953
td5 1953
wxiii
Febr+iary 1953
(b) Since the beginning
of the year.
(to):, First quarter- 1953
RD
26 Sugust 1953
6 25X1
ual value
Td
l0~
6
,~iaf tar
000 DM)
t 000' DX)
!'
(00
54,181
5946
106403
' 86,156
49;025
56,9
170,0115
129,234
49,025,
57.9
823,146
59,738
56.1
40, 212
25,691.
63.9
80, 754
49,025.
60.7
126,060
49,025
38.9
T fitment by IBM t Since the beginning of the year.
?it ping vecaele,
Steel cuttere
uggere'
Trl ere
25 YEAR
RE-REVIEW
STATE X ARMY
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Merchant ships: Tamet Achieve- of target
ac eve
Aroun 1Q000 8RT 000 DU 334 71 21.3
Over ,0O0 3,276 1,453 43.7
Over Sri?
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~tseenger ships:
Tankers Number 6
.Special ships 000 D 19,425 9,432 48.5
IWT passenger ships Number -
*Seeons'for not reaching certain targets (b9 types of ships):
I S#-se1 utterat:
There were inadequate deliveries of Plates, at the beginning of the month,
There'was''a l+ybor shortage, including senior and supervisory staffs in the
thole dockyard. Measures introduced by the H7 implementation of a sub-
stantial recovery plan, prevailing conditions in the supply of materials
and the introduction of new fofeaen and technical supervisors. All were
contributing reasons for the targets not being reached.
., .were
The"backlog consists of 12 ships, 6 at Volkswerft Stralsund and 6 at
!1.bewerft Boisenburg.
(e) At.xBtraleuid,
tagg~ rs wera-unacooptable because of defects 25X1
in fh capstan; because the main engines did not
arrive on eohedu,e. To overcome this see engines of 300 hp
will be'i~istalled in ~77 is lacking 7 ma
medium plods andt sake signal equipment.
(b) At Boi$enbui
Ref'ri erator ships were transferred in February 25X1
1953 to the fitting out basin the del in work on
was caused by high tides, and is lacking 7 and ma plates,
3) Merchant ships around 1,000 BRT t The target was not reached because of
lac of fates".
4) Merchant ships over 3,000 BRT:
The ,?tsrgete'were not rdaohed because of the delay in'the delivery of main
'ong nee for ships 2 and 3. Ship 3 also lacks the complete deck, the rudder
installation, winch and capstan. The stern post of ship 5 was delivered
too.la ; it was damaged and -requires welding before installation. A.further
cause of delay is the lack of organization of labor for the merchants ship
program.
5) TTaankkeers:
anal era In the fits nQ oLt baei++ I is be ferred.
will hA d on 4 March 1953, The transfer of is
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tined for 15 March and on 25 March 1953. The stern post fc)
was rejected and a new one is being built, to be rem b 13 March in 25X1
Hennigsdorf. Delay in the completion of tankers was caused
by a "period of -bad weather and high tides; in a oni caulkers were 25X1
absent on sick leave. The following parts are lacking:
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Engines' for loading winches; 5.2 iW from VEI[:
give, .for the screw., ventilator, VEM:
meter :port ion the West);
30 ton 1;
Engine
6) S eecial hips:
a)
-efThais Werfts The main causes of delay are the customers O constant
char '00 of n s eha 7a ok of materia1eb the technical details of wiring
fad the installation, and the lack of the following:
6' ke' and 16.8 W engine;;
1 l/: i kR generators;
dtartir 2.2 ;cR-;
Variable charging resistance 12 V 1-10 amp;
2 tons of 2 mm and 4 tone of 4 mm steel.
Delay caused by late delivery of p1atoa.
Dec
d)
Delay caused by lack of manpower.
Delay caused by a lack of .constructive plans and a lack of 6 mm stool.
Al ships not. yet completed have been given a later completion date (the r
peoond or third quarto s of,1953).
Fulfilment of'the Reparations Plant
Wolgast lacks installations and cranes. The dockyard extension not having
,Veen: completed in 1952 causes additional delays. There is a lack of 3 -
6 i steel.
Arid lack of materialse acke'rotating cranes, cable drums and
sous pare from VE1E. lacks anion other t s the gears,
master switchboard, poei _on an ver a oa sake the
main engines and various pipes.
the slew progrees at th rft.can be attributed to constant changes
Completion by tone: Ta r8 t, Actual Perot ge
a Feb~iary 1953 43,984 28,354 64.3
b'3 dioe the beginning
of the Year - 97,562 44,073 45
8. giog:reee by individual ehi
Reparations
Work ' rcenta ! T...._ et of
'rnowwerft Warnemue de f or
5OVE! $O VZ -- 7,0
DMOORUICI 6.5
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3.24 432
2.2 33.8
ua Perc ba a of
Work o Toed TELOS
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Theeenwerft u mar
x?e er?....?k
.r?,4 -
1t0 291
210,4
8 $ 4,0
47.1
?t0 .5
78.5
,0 .0
62,5
10,0 4.5
45.0
8.0 3,6
45.0
10,0 92 2,0
10,0 9,6 4690
33.0 19,6 59,0
1,0 10.5 69V
82 0 36,0 163,0
18,0 18,0 100.0
20,0 7,8 39;4
S to 47.o 100,0
to 91,0 121,0
434.0 32,4 75,0
45to,0 69,0
35,0 10,o 2 ,0
16,0 7,0 4,?
1 liter ~OR/t'uat n
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S~tiere 1 z5.0
pee Were not availab]a Yuither difficulties appeared in the pro-
uotion of the Thy couplings Y and the late arrival of 3.4 and 6 aua
meditmt steel. The late arrival of the boiler tubes delayed the
assembly of the. boilers. The delivery of turbines and gears was also
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Oeean?in; t
a, lnaltsis of the_Anncsmlatrd !hips'
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1) There has been a delay in the plans because the necessary seemless
del"d,
) Lick, of) ma' shipbuilding steel, '.pas pipes ilsises 3/8 - 6 sas g
#g~we1.1 as a7, , sise@ _ of eeamlK4 pipes has eyed work in the livin
i6t be"a.igned because no decision has yet been made. No 50-ton
floating crane is available.
YURI_ DOZ4ORU
3) The delay is eg.d by the necessity of clarifying obscurities in the
deeiga. The ?pla a were parkially approved during March. As a result,
orders ford ngs and Materials could not be made soon enough. There
is a lack of 4 outer main p!:at a 7bnd 3-5 s chip steel. There are
production troubles at 99B !1D1 Illaichinenban GoerLitz.
it ISJ I
4) The ? port gearing was lifted from the bAae.plate' .because the reiriforoe-
ment plate between the gears and base plate hadl ~to, be welded.
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T coup.inge on the 4 turbines, as well as the gears, had
been forced apart. The BB high pressure turbine is being rein-
stalled at the present time.
LNSOVILT
y
The super-heater pipes made of chromium-molybdenum are still
lacking. The HP Schiffbau, as well as the ,,pmt fuer Reparationen
have 'been asked-to to help obtain this item. The question of packing
material for the steam and oil heating systems has not yet been
clarified. An' alternative--is being obtained for the unobtainable
aluminum packing. It remains to be seen whether it meets require-
menta, as final tests have not yet been made. For the steam heating
system, chromium-vanadium or manganese vanadium-pipes are lacking.
LORAN
6) tack of 7, 8, 9, 9.5 and 10.5 mm steel and plates is holding up
work between decks and between frames 32 and 77. The production
of constructors' designs for the basic changes, such as the building
of bulkheads, changes in the iron inner bulkheads, deck structures,
eta. has started.
MOM
7)"T'e* furnishing plans have not yet been approved so that the con-
struotion work, already planned but dependent on it, cannot be
completed.' Near the water line, plate must be doubled for ice
protection. Approximately 32'platee'of 11 - 16.5 mm thickness are
lacking. For the extension of the forecastle and poopdeoks 7.8 and 9
mm steel is lacking. No firm has yet been found to make the crank-
shaft, main bearing and crank pine.
,rSA
8) The oonetruotiotu work is delayed because of lack of material. In
L12 rticular, 6 and 7 mm steel and the side sections UN? l1 in size
(4) are not available. Work cannot proceed on the main eriginee
as design is not clear in all details (a new steam engine will
eventually be incorporated).
9) The crankshaft of engine 220 has a flaw which is to be welded.
The delivery of the remaining parts, such as oases of piston rods,
etc., has not yet been made. The following parts are missing:
Completion of the auxiliary diesel is delayed because of a lack
of imports from the West; 10.5 tons of 40 x 3 x 4500 boiler pipes;
electrical parts are also short because of the lack of imports
f the West. eSAA1C burners for the boilers likewise. A? 200 HP
is waitin from Buckau-Wolf -" andL,a 125 kw generator from
l 1.mo Dessau. For the above reasons, the ship could not, be completed
during February as planned.
KENT
10) J 200 'HP ' diesel j _'a 125 kw generator, and "SAM" burners at+e la dking?
As all tests of the ship depend on these-parts, the work is at a
standstill.
11) steel and bronze for repairs to the drum end of the boilers
are missing.
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12) The additional covering in January and the consequent additional
yrortc, as for emwple, the re-alignin of the shafts, the building
of aeilinge, wooden Platforms and (linge missing from the original)
have made it impossible for the ship to be delivered - in FebruAry. .
13) - The backlog of work from the previous month has not been made
n because of the lack of skilled labor (shipbuilders, engine' bisrd
and pipe fitters)*
i11) There is a shortage of boiler pipes and electrical parts*
U-47
15) The bac .og of work from the previous month has not been made
. good because of the lack of boiler and condenser tubes.
01-55
16) Chiefly lacking is yellow brass. kgines will not be needed
before March 1953? For the auai].ifry engines, 4 to 5 months
has beam granted for delivery, which time cannot be shortened
17' Auxiliary rotors from Asohersleben and capstans from lib work
l r -u are awaited. In order' to complete the ship on soheduyem
apprcxi>sately 20 shipbuilders and 30 pipe fitters are absolutely
~uaerrary.
Ooea 1 oini tads
Mel is caused by the tardy delivery of rolled material and impor6ed
steel pipes insufioient manpower on the fitting out basin and its.
adequate ballast.
onentt The first two digits apply to the type of s
ati The B-7 has been reported as the former
ip,
this last two to the individual ship.
Cp i All figures reported as received.
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