SHIP SIGHTINGS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002700140006-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 18, 2003
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: November 6, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
On 18 July 1953, Polish warships were
about 100 to 200 meters upstream from the former Westerp a e ammunition
harbor on the Webterplatte at the Danzig- hai bOr o Sere sailors wart Dleaning
2 At" 6 p.m.* on. -2 . Judy 19 3 a 1 Ir rrcl r e fi t e2r had a grin on the , _.
foredeck and a creme. just aft of her smokesUli and five- sratl er -
mUV~pw%r prroxi..'-ate1y 1',I C)0 met*rs o(f'lverw observed about two sea
miles east of Hal. , They were followed by a tugboat which had a target
in tow at a distance of about 80 meters and which cage from a northeasterly
di-re tion, -and o fGi&' t1#. sue ers, Mt l - He.'. barber a'
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Ewa cr e s in this sea area. They produces a flat smoke screen
Destroyer BLYSKAWICA wa in Feel Harbor. At 9:45 acme on-22 July 1953,
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up to 100 to 150 civilians and navy men on nor KAWIGA.
dressed in rainbow fashion it celebration of the day of the liberation of
Fblan4 was seen in He, harbor at 9:45 a.m. on 22 July 1953.
3. On 28 July 1953, a small Polish warship seen in the former Westerplatte
ammunition tabor carried a twin rachine.gun with thick water jackets around
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six large m nesweepers entered Danzig harbor from seaward. Two large
reineswee;*rs with their paravanes out proceeded toward Putzig (Puck)
A gray landing craft, which seemed unarmed, also proceeded in this
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in three places. On 21 July navy ship KRAP was sighted near gas buo iL 2
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vessels were in northeast direction. The two smaller vessels later left
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something like the uord tondo on her 'bears and s led to be a torpect
r sever h At about 10 a sa , on July 1953, destxtyer SLYSKA.WICA was
about 7 sea miles north from He1Qternest, pert"oiiiiug rapid arewell
e eouted turning mansuvers, ?
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Ij miles east of Kristia tsoe b she Lrati *ha fornF
Gernan sail schoolahip ) laZABb fft0 She Vas ering eoutheae , making
&bout three or four knbts, A gray stea*r of about 3,000 to 4000 tons '3t4
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cote distanee f'-om, and rteering naralle1 with f the sail p . The steam r
had very low its . cross trees, rather high btidge structures and
high deck sUper structure aft of the smoke ta? k which was even higher than
the bridge structure and seemed to be a1rivat lcval with the low mot trucks a
.AA about 8 pcz 66 8 August 1953, the sail school ship again fmUv-w*#
the single- er was aiWhted off Rixhoatts, making for the Pay of Dan
Sh? hg all sails set and made about three knots
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