SOVIET NAVAL VESSELS OBSERVED IN THE BALTIC

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• Publication Date: March 22, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT N0.
COUNTRY UssR (Baltic)
SUBJECT Soviet Naval Vessels Observed in the Baltic
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was sighted off Lavansaari heading an easterly course and proceeding
at between 15 and 18 knots.
At about 0930 on 13 November 1954, a Soviet war vessel was sighted
on.a westerly .course proceeding at a speed of eight or nine knots.
near Fa.ckerort. This vessel was about 30 meters long, carried a
sma~l gun behind a protective shield on the foredeck, had a flat
bridge with projecting wings and a mast with topmast on the bride.
A squat smokestack with a slanting hood and a total height exceeding
that of the bridge was located just aft of the bridge. The deck
sheered at the after end of the bridge, a.nd several unidentified
apparatus and a gun behind a. protective shied vrere seen on the
fa.r.ta.il.
2. At 0930 on 11 December 1954, a Soviet cruiser
Prom clocktime 0010 to clocktime 0150 on 14 December 1954, a vest,el
Describing circles about 1.5 sea miles in diamter at slow speed
maintained a position ir. approximately 59?53~N/24?16~E. This vessel
turned out to be a brightly illuminated war ship, which swept the
sea, with her searchlights. She was about 110 to 120 met rs long, had
a raked stem, a gun turret on the foredeck, a box- bridge with
a massiv`superstructure and low .squat smokestack a the bridge
followed bT
amid.shir,
far as a ~;
counted i3+i
stood f -smokestack. Another vessel, also traveling
in circa s without changing position, was observed about 5 sea miles
south of the position of the first named ship from clocktime 00?0 to
0110. The two war vessels which were proceeding at slow speed, were not
seen leaving their
on Cape Nina.ma.
on the sea w^s
~~ere ] it Conti
:~ constant bea,
ght a searchlight casting
he two lighthouses located
sting a constant beam
The two searchlight
~. f,t 0?i5 on 14 December 1954, a: Soviet destroyer c~ ~ ~rl,y course
was sighted proceeding at 15 to 17 knots off rapt, The vessel
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nother smokestack fitted about
tack deck structurextended as
f the fantail. A gun turret was
eck superstructures. A tripod mast
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waa about 1?0 to 130 meters long, had a. raked. stem, a short foredeck
and aft of the gun turrehk~ on this short foredeck, a square vertical
bridge with a ling rrojecting step. An unidentified superstructure
wa.s seen at the after end of the bride. A mast with a topmast carrying
radar devices was dimly made out between the bridge and the first
smokestack. T}~.e deck sheered between the bridge and the fore smokestack.
^_ tripod m-^st with a. yard was in front of the second smokestack which
~~~as fitted about amidships. Deck superstructures ~rrere seen between
the two smo'-,estacks a.nd aft of thF second smokestack. ~~ gun turret
was mounted. on t':e fantail.
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TOPIC Observa-~ion of Soviet ?oar Vessels
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1. At about 0930 on 13 P?ovember 1954, a Soviet war vessel was sighted
on a westerly course proceeding at a speed of eight or nine knots. 25X1
nenr Packerort. This weasel was about 30 meters long, carried a
?ema'1 gun behind r~ protective shiFld on the foredeck, had a flat
bridge with projecting wings and a mast with topn4st on the bridrre.
A squat emekestack with a slanting hood and a total height exceeding
that of the brid~~e was located just aft of the bridge. The deck
cheered at the after end of the bridge, ^nd Eevera.l unidentified
errar~atus and Q. gun behind a protective shied were seen on the
fcntAit. .
2. At 090 on 1" December 1954, a Soviet cruiser
wsa si~~hted off Lavansaari heading an ea3terly course and proceeding
at betmreen 15 and 18 knots.
3. From clocktime 0010 to clocktime 0150 on 14 Deoember 195q, a vessel
desca?ibing circles about 1.5 sea miles in diamter at slow speed
main:trained a position in approximately 59?53'L'~24o16?E. This vessel
turned out to be a brigrtiy illuminated war ship, which swept the
sea with her searchlights. She was about 110 to 120 meters long, had
n r:xked stem, a Cun turret on the foredeck, abox-shaped brid.~;e with
a m:~ssiv?surerstructure and low, squat smokestack aft of the bridge
fo7'~awed by a s}leer in the deck. Anotrer smokestack ~~as fitted about
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