SOVIET NAVAL VESSELS SIGHTED IN THE GULF OF FINLAND

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A004800610009-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 20, 2007
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: November 15, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
This material contains Information affecting the No.
tional Defense of the United States within the mean-
ing of the Espionage Laws, Title 18. U.S.C. Sees. 7f0
and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in
any manner to an unauthorized person is prombited
by law.
SECRET
COUNTRY USSR (Baltic)
SUBJECT Soviet Naval Vessels Sighted in the. DATE DISTR. 15 November 1951
Gulf of Finland
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THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS--(N THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF C T IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE ERSE)
1. At 1215 on 22 May 1951, a vessel believed to be an ex-German M-1+3-type mine-
sweeper was sighted at N 59-1+5, E 25-00. It was painted grey and had a
tripod mast on the after part of the bridge, a slightly raking smokestack
much taller than the bridge, and two medium caliber guns, one on?the fore-
deck and one on the fantail. The stack was fitted with a black smoke hood.
With a gentle to moderate easterly wind and a visibility of 15 miles, the
vessel steered a southeasterly course at an estimated speed of 16 to 18 knots.
2. At 1320 on 22 May, a naval vessel believed to be of the T-301 Class was
sighted proceeding at 10 knots toward Porkkala. It had a long foredeck, a
small mast in the middle of the bridge, and a smokestack with.a black hood
only a little taller than the bridge. It had no visible armament.
3. At 1400 on 22 May, two destroyers were sighted in approximate position
N 59-1+0, E 24-20. They altered course and rates of speed several times, and
then proceeded on a southeasterly course at an estimated speed of not less than
25 knots. The two destroyers were single-masted, single-stack vessels,
one a little larger than the other.
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