1. SOVIET NAVAL VESSELS IN THE BALTIC 2. PORTS OF KRONSHTADT AND LENINGRAD

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• Publication Date: May 21, 1954
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
ThL mtterial contains information ai[ectina the Ns-
tlonal Defense of the IInited 8tstes within the mean-
in[ of the ilt~looap Lws. 1Ytle 18, II.s.C. Becs. 7R3
and 7R4, the tn-nsmiwoa or revelation of which la
aaT manner to an unauthostsed person fs prohibited
bT law.
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COUNTRY USSR (Baltic)
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SUBJECT 1. Soviet Naval Vessels in the Baltic
2. Ports of.Kronshtadt and .Leningrad
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THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS RETORT ARE OEi1NITIVE.
' THE A--RAISAL Of CONTENT /S TENTATIVE.
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lg October 195+
while enroute to Leningrad, ship was passed
y ive naval vessels, moving in line formation west o eyssar Island (N 60-02, ?
E 28=2g). The naval vessels traveled on a westerly course at a slaw speed.
Af't~ they had .passed, the vessels sto ed a n~. a>~td they maintained
this formation
The vessels dis-
played pennants and they sailed in that order
in the forinatio '
2. Vessels we're identical; ',each hats .one ,gun .on the foredeck and a signal, mast
on the`al~'tar sage, of the 'b~~3,ge. On the mast there was a crow's nest and yardarm as
well as'~ Decca-type radar screen. The deckhouse extended from the bridge to? ?
ward the stern. Amidships there was a slanting stack with a blue ring. There
was one?gun on the afterdeck and a davit on the stern frame. Each ship was
equipped with two lifeboats.
3? Vessel ~~was somewhat smaller than the above-mentioned vessels..r?It had
guns ;on the foredeck, a signal mast on the after edge of the bridge, a low deck-
house or enclosure around the stack, and a low afterdeck with two davits on the
stern frame. On the after edge?of the deckhouse amidships there was a large
covered with canvas. Red and green paravanes lay on the deck. Vessel
was the same type but it did mt have a dLVm on the after edge of
the deckhouse.
~+. Vessel ~~was smaller than...vessels It had a low bridge
with a short mast, and ..the stack was higher than the bridge. On the deck there
were some red-painted crates of various sizes partly. covered with tarpaulins.
5? ~ small naval vessel was observed anchored five nautical
m les west of Shepelev Islandl~ It had a flush deck, a mast on the after e e
of the brad e, a crow's.nest,and a radar screen.
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6. At 0850 hours a naval vessel was passed at Shepelev Island.
It had one gun on the foredeck, a small as erne an a~ ridge
w a woo n mast on which there was a crowts nest, a radar screen, and a
direction .finder. The midships superstructure was connected to the bridge.
The ship had one stack, and-there were two davits on the stern frame. The vessel
had two floats out from the stern but no paravanes were vi signal
flag ~ was displayed on the mast, and-the pennant
7. From Shepelev Island to Leningrad Lightship stakes were set out with black and
yellow flags. The distance between the stakes was one-half nautical mile.
ship navigated with the stakes to starboard. Naval vessels
maneuver~d.on the opposite side of the stakes. The ship received no
report about these stakes from the Soviet`authorities.
8. At 09+5 hours a small guard boat was observed tied to a buoy at the lightship. It had
pennant ~. It had a short mast on the bridge and guns qn the afterdeck.
On the bridge there was an egg-shaped, gray-painted dome on a short mast which was
about oneihalf meter high.
9? At 0950 hours a naval vessel with pennant ~ on itsway
out to sea at a speed of'approximately 20 knots. The ship had guns on the~~i'ore-
deckr a bridge with a straight mast, a slanting stacks four antiaircraft gone
in a line along the afterdecks a flush deck, and davits on the .stern frame.
10. ~As ~~ ship passed Kn~aat 1ti0 ~,~ t~~owing naval vessels were observedY
a. The .OK'I'YABRSItAYA REVOLYUTSIYA and a larger naval vessel lay moored to buoys
outside the naval harbor. This vessel had a turret with three gun barrels on '
the foredecks a bridge with a high circular ~:to~rex'~r a masts and a square
stack with~an extension which slanted towaxd the deck at the forwaxd edge.
On the top of the stack there were several vertical pipes; smoke was seen --
rising ,from one of the pipes. The ship also had a mast astern of the stackx a
superstructures a turret with two gun barrels: and a .turret with three gun
barrels. Two cranes were located amidships. The afterdeck was low and rounded
off along the sides. The vessel had no visible name
b. In the west basin th ~ five submarines at a wharf. Two of the submarines
were similar; ~ had a noticeably flat deck, and
were similar.? The submarines were seen under difficult con-
. ditions~ and'a more detailed descrRiption could not be ive
of 'the submarines Mere smaller than the others
c. In the middle basin there was one large naval vessel with pennant
It-had a,eommand tower, a wooden mast: a'slanting stacks another mss , a
second stack, sad many guns, There was also a dismantled old.cruiser or
large naval vessel with a straight stack. ~A vessel with pennant ~~was
being repaired in the basin. The same vessels observed on a prev ou3 s ~~ip
were also in the middle basin.3
11. In the canal shi assets. a naval vessel with pennant ~ which
was the same a ae vessel ~ At 1330 hours one naval vessel with
pennant We al past the grain .elevator. This vessel was
also the same ype The guns on the afterdeck had two barrels.
a motor boat with pennant ~~went up the canal. It
open ~r3c~.ge wit~a short mast. The. boat went out again at 0800 hours .and
there were many naval officers on board. At 1030 hours two small naval vessels
with pennants eased up the canal. They each had.one gun on the
sterns an open bridges a small mast, and .a low afterdeck.
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13? Several lifeboats with many.milita
up and down the canal. z`y and civilian personnel on board were towed
observed A small motor vessel with pennant
with apparently high ranking officers on board. was
amount of traf'f'ic on the canal was a he reason for the large
no further information. However fla~sbwere~flbout which
be heard .from aboard "the_ ships in the harbor. Ping eve ?~d gather
rywhere and music could
1~+. .When
ship passed KT'onshtadt on departure
naval vessels, other than those previously mentioned, were seen; thesesincluded?
a' One ~'ay-painted transport with two stacks and marked
b ? Two light cruisers ~.ih two ~acl~ each, displaying pennant
c. Four' large destroyers .with two stack
displayed pennant two wooden masts each; the ships
d? Five minesweepers marked
e ? Three similar naval vessels with one ~,sts,di
~',y marke
f. One naval vessel with one stack, displaying pennant
g. Three motor boats marked
bridge with a short mast c
They each had an open
ts.
15. West of Kronshtadt a motor to
in towards shore at a ver farpedo boat with pennant
motor boat with pennant
eed. A short time later anotherbsomewhate maller
was observed.
16.
off' Bhepelev Island~l vessels were observed in the area
speed.
s These v~sse s were sailing back and forth at slow
17.
a naval vessel was passed abeam of Helsinki Lightship.
p ayec pennant and. it had a-short forecastlg?r a bridge with a low
signal masts a slanting stack with a blue ring, a low afterdeck, and an open railin
Paravanes were observed on the deck.
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o,~ e, nt: Bhepelev Island (N 59-59, E 29-07) is also known as
rave y Island. .
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