SZCZECIN SHIPYARD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002300670007-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 16, 2009
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: September 15, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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 transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohlbit4+d
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
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SECURITY INFORMATION
COUNTRY Poland
SUBJECT Szczecin Shipyard
REPORT
DATE DISTR. 15 September 1953
NO. OF PAGES 2
REQUIREMENT NO. RD
REFERENCES
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
The largest part of the Szczecin Free Port belongs to the Soviets., i.e. the
northern part asfar as the Czechoslovakian port on the island of Ewa.
QVieths+sct on by s hha is guarded by Soviet 1sentrie separated from the
feince *hic
spegking," `the Soviet section of the harbor is Le.s ztownia. There are about
50,000 Geraans residing iri Szczecin (Stettin} and they are nearly all em-
ployed by the Soviets in various establiahmentse
the shipyard wil con
of these ships and will launch one of these shi eve thr 25X1
2. fore Bbviet'ships'have been'arriving in Szczecin in the past several months
t .ifi" These ships are usually
before; about 'six to eight Liberty ships a week.
pty'v~hei'they arrive iri Szczecin;"although at times they have small cargoes
of wood,' leather, 'and even some machines.- However, when they leave they are
equipment, Czechoslovakian
innffant ea ant yoweaponons, and Hu hospital
loaded
n good with s the various" followingtypes of-factory typ s of Polish, , i s
g equipment; medicines, furniture- linen, shoes, dress materials, electric tools
and parts, chemical fertilizers, coal, and many other goods. 25X1
The Szczecin shipyard is constructing new ships for the USSRa the majority
of'which are fret titers of the Polish SOLDEK class, of about 2,9500 BRT each.
"I struct about eight or' nine
the shipyard is hampered by the lack of machines which formerJy
and in two shifts. Work is carried
outus'meb at artrarbsbitrrara employed
and talk of planning.
arbitrarily, despite a in the much shipyard
out somewhat
cams from western European countries.
5. The yard suffers from a shortage of many tools and machinery for making and
adapting parts. There is a plan for rapidly equipping the yard with the necessary
machinery., to be carried out concurrently with shipbuilding and repairing.
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6. Up until the present time no repairs to ships have been completed in
the ' eohedule d time; for example the repairs on the KOPERNIK took a
month.'longer'than was ` planned, During the period when this ferry
was., d?r oin re air A r 1 and May, two landing craft of the Polish
Navy were also repaired,
7. The shipyard is already fairly well equipped for building new ships
and has been further expanded, There are now four slipways, and
ships of up to Lt,OOO GRT can be built,
8. In the spring of 1953 two'ships built for the USSR were launched,
Two more ships of the same class
were launched In J and possibly another was completed and de-
livered to the USSR, By the end of 1953 three more are to be
Iaunohsd, probably in November, All these ships are intended for
the USSR and in the future this yard is to build six ships for the
USSR each year,
The building of shipst hulls proceeds far more quickly than their
equip eftt, because the necessary engines never arrive from the West
on time, and no engines are delivered from the
new ships' engi o b orted to c and
The delivery of71-ar ships' engines and motors a, en errup ede
comment:
four freighters, built in
e ?~ez,ec s pyar , were de ivered to the USSR this year. They
war's-about 1,500 BttT and had 1,800 hp, engines which were of East
German manufacture,
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