SOVIET NAVAL VESSEL IN THE BARENTS SEA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005800680005-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 16, 2008
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: January 25, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
Thus material contain information efeottae the Na-
tionui Defense of the United States within the meen-
ing of the isplonep Lews. Title 18, U.B.C. Bea. 793
and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in
any manner to an uneuthorlaed person is prohibited
by law.
SECRET - US OFFICIALS ONLY
COUNTRY USSR (Arctic)
SUBJECT Soviet Naval Vessel in the Barents Sea
REPORT
DATE DISTR.
25 January 1955
NO. OF PAGES
REQUIREMENT NO. RD
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN MIS RIPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTINT IS TINTATWI.
(FOR KIM SEE REMSRSEJ
1. Between 0200 and 0600 hours on 12 July 1954,9 Soviet naval vessel was
observed in the area between Kharlov Island Of 68-49, E 37-21) and Kildin
Island (N 69-21, E 34-10). The vessel tr tiellod at about 10 to 12 knots.
Wh
ile observed., the ship reversed its course 180 dearsesi this maneuver
was repeated several times. The ship
travelling at a speed of "out 25 to 10 knots
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was observed to take a sharp 180 d@gre@ turn, pres bl:y at full speed,
with
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2. The vessel appear@d to be of new 00nstruction; it was painted gran
a signal Est at the aft@r @
@ of the bridge, one low stack, and two p
turrets on the afterdeck. It was a flush-deck vessel about 200 feet in
length, and it was about the Ries of a merchant ship of 1600 to 1700 DWT.
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