SOVIET NAVAL VESSELS OBSERVED IN VENTSPILS HARBOR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005800090001-1
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 9, 2008
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: August 7, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
18. U.S.C. Sees. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
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COUNTRY USSR (Latvian SSR)
DATE OF INFO.
PLACE ACQUIRED
DATE ACQUIRED
Soviet Naval Vessels Observed in DATE DISTR.
Ventspils Harbor
MAR 7 19f25X1
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REFERENCES
SOURCE EVALUATIONS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL
From 6 to 18 September 1954, the following Soviet naval vessels were
observed in Ventspils harbor:
6 September KRONSHTADT-Cla
c asers
Date Vessel Remarks
6 September At the south pier with four other
MT boats.
6 September ossibly a At the south pier with five similar
T-301-type minesweeper vessels.
6 September Auxiliary vessel At the south _pier
6 September KRONSHTADT-Class sub- Left harbor.
marine chaser)
7 September MT boats) Left harbor.
7 September KRONSHTADT-Class sub
7 September Naval to
8 September Vessel
8 September Vessels
robably
-type minesweepers
NAVY
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t the south pier.
Left harbor with lighter 530-0250.
AIR #X I FBI
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September Vessel ,apparently Left harbor.
a tender
9 September Vessel Entered harbor.
September Vessel) Left harbor.
9 September Submarine
Entered harbor.
9 September Vessel possibly Entered harbor.
a T-4+3 minesweeper or
KRONSHTADT-Class submarine
chaser
9 September Submarine chaser )Entered harbor.
possibly KRONSHT ass
16 September KRONSWTADT-Class sub- Sighted off Ventspils.
marine chasersF______1
16 September KRONSHTADT-Class
marine chasers
16 September Submarines
18 September Submarines F
NO X
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At the south pier; No. 441 had a
blue ring around the funnel, 25X1
At the south pier.
At the south Die
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