CHANGE IN PORT OF REGISTRATION OF THE SOVIET VESSEL GATCHINA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A003700360003-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 24, 2009
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: March 10, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
10 11
This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the"tlnited 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 prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
SECRET/C0NTR0T,.- USS OFFICIALS ONLY
COUNTRY USSR (Baltic)/Germany
SUBJECT Change in Port of Registration DATE DISTR. 10 March 1951
of the Soviet Vessel GATCHINA
NO. OF PAGES
REQUIREMENT NO. RD
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
On 11 November 1953 the Soviet steamer QATCUINA assed through Ea-ltenau Lock on
the Holtenau Kiel Oana.l? Its port of registration was " aced on the
stern as Leningrad. The vessel previously had Tallinn as the port of
registration. all ships previously sta-
tioned in Riga and Tallinn were now assigned. Leningrad as their port of
registration.
England in 1920. The ship is 21+5 feet long, 39 feet wide; its gross
tonnage is 1,395 tons, and its deadweight tonnage is 3,900 tons.
Comment- The GATCHINA is a cargo ship which was built in 25X1
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