SOVIET NAVAL VESSELS IN THE BALTIC SEA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A004800230001-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 3, 2007
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: September 22, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
619-92.9
This material coatsias informs$fon aIectint_the Na-
ttonai DWMee of Lbe Un sed Stara within the mean
ft of the Ispionate 14ws. 'DItie 18. V.S.C. Secs. 793
and 794, Ube transmiiston or revelation of which in
any Mannar to an unauthorl:ed person L prohibited
by ta*
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COUNTRY USSR (Baltic) REPORT
NO. OF PAGES
REQUIREMENT NO. RD
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.:,
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
Soviet on 24 March 1954
in position N 56-39, E 20-19, the vessel was an
ex-German ship of the M-40 type. The vessel was flying the Soviet naval
flag and the naval pennant, and it was painted gray. The name ALAGES
Two inter-
national signal flags "Z"-were flying under one another from one of the
varda m Jere hauled down as ship approached.
the vessel was equipped as a.-d4 vevr-shin. as it
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oisting apparatus over the stern.
2. About four nautical miles north of N 56-39,E 20-19
were extremely clean and well-maintained. There was~'twin 20-mm gun
on the after edge of both sides of the signal bridge o each of the mine-t A'
sweepers. Each vessel had a twin 40-nun gun both fora id aft: these
three minesweepers of the T-43 Class and one submarine of .ITCH-IV
Class. The minesweepers
guns were not located in turrets but were Protected b` eids, Minew
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The submariri w,,s: u~ int.d 11'9ht
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heavy stays which were half as high as the conning tower] two stays were
located forward of the conning tower and two were
of the conning tower there was a heavy stay
resembling a periscope but th2::stey tid u~o, o e.:t '~riZEiti?T?Ax:Ik~l ~ t .r
chavacteri.otid of ports s. All the stays were rusted, a sub
marine submerged when ship passed the area.
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southerly course at a slow speed.
direction. At 1130 hours the formation altered course and turned to a
submarine was in front of the formation. which proceeded in a northerly
The three minesweepers and the submarine were in line formation. The
Two of the' minesweepers signaled visually ship. When
this signal was not answered, minesweeper moved closer to
vessel and exchanged semaphore "als. The control signal
(sic).. and the antennas were not covered on'either vessel.
At 1520 hours on 24 March at N 56-03, E 19-45,I ship passed
an ex-German M-Class vessel. The salvage vessel ti .passed at a distance
of about one nautical mile; the vessel was on
Liepaja.' The vessel
of the yardarms the Soviet naval flag was displayed.
the side deck. he ship was flying the Soviet naval pennant, and on one
was unarm a number of red barrels or buoys on
On numeroiis'occasions on 29 March;"-1954 two loud detonations
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through the anchor chain. six such explosions
each con
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sisting.of`two detonations in rabid succession, within a ten minute period,
(these sounds were. similar to magnetic mine detonations
a. Two large vessels, possibly destroyers-of the SILNYY Class.
a naval formation consisting of the following vessel
At 1600 hours'on 30 March 1954,,; at N 55-50, E 20-05
b.. Six destroyers,` possibly of the BC Class(sic).
Four MTBs of.the glide type.
One submarine of an unknown type.
three nautical miles north
had passed.
submarine submerged about
after the formation
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twin-engined seaplanes were observed flvinr over tha xn'h,o ~+
1 11 CL_LU.L6uuc. .two jet aircrart were also observed at a higher altitude.
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