SOVIET NAVAL VESSELS IN THE BALTIC

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005300260005-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 18, 2007
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: November 1, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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in the area .
Thls material oontalus Iniasmatloa aRaottus the 1b-
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THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS RE-ORT ARE DEfINIT1VE.
THE AI/RAISAL Of CONTENT IS TENTAi1VE.
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15 November 195k
ship was enroute to Leningrad
a large vessel which was a considerable distance away.
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
aircraft carrier.
a very large vessel of approximately 0,000 tons.
vessel as wide and flat-decked it had no towers or supers ruc urea an was
painted with red lead. the vessel was an untiaished
a naval vessel at Na~ceva.. The vessel was engaged in
r?ng prac .ce w hits after batteries as it maneuvered .around Narva Bay.
The ship had a high tower on the bridge and a single mast mounted on a base .
and surrounded by a fence (sic) aft of the bridge. here
were torpedo tubes on deck. The ship's armament consisted of twin gun turrets
both f~'we.rd and aft and two or three antiaircraft guns on each aide of 'the
bridge .
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3. The first projectile fired by the naval vessel passed directly over the boY
of ship, and the second passed over the poopdeck. The naval
verse en s gnaled ship to alter its course and leave the firing 25X1
range. did not observe the projectiles hit the water, but the
entire as the projectiles assed. The time interval between the
shots was approximately 15 seconds. ~~did not observe any target
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observed two large naval vessels anchored 25X1
o uoys near a ngr g s p. No description of the naval vessels
could be furnished because informant was watching the pilot boat which arrived
at this point.
5. A short time later) (observed two very large naval vessels. One of the
vessels had a stack with a very unusual bend.
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