RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR NAVAL ENGINEERING IN VIENNA

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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 22, 2008
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• Publication Date: March 29, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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Austria
Research Institute for Naval Engineering in
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
1. '!fie ~'us* IW
Engineering, also known as the Model Testing Basin) is located at Brig ttenauer
Laende 256, Vienna XX (Soviet sector). Formerly a combination of private and
government interests, the institute is probably still backed by private industry
although the installation comes under the direction of the Austrian Ministry for
Transport and Nationalized Industries. The building, which is believed to be the
property or the Austrian government, houses a model testing basin 180 meters long,
10 meters wide and five meters deep.1
2. Before the war, the Institute had been the property of the Irste ;Donau Dampf-
schiffahrts ~'esellschaft, Vienna I. Immediately after the war, the Ministry for
Transport and ?ational .industries repaired, at considerable cost,' the damage
caused to the building by a direct bomb hit. Even though some of the machines had
been destroyed, the Institute resumed operations. At this point, the Soviets
assumed control over the use of the model testing basin. None o the equipment
has been removed, but the Soviets do not allow the Austriangi.1.,_. ,dr to exercise
more than minimal control over the Institute.'
. The activities of the Institute are supervised by Ingenieur Kretschmer (fnu). The
former Austrian director Dr. Ing. Friedrich debers has retired) 25X1
The Institute accepts orders from anyone connected with 25X1
shipping, mainly ose engaged in Danube river traffic, for such work as repairs,
construction of some craft, construction of models for barges and motors, testing
of instruments and materials. The Institute does not do the actual designing for
any of the work accepted. A large amount of ,cork is performed for the Soviets,
who are believed to pay for it.
i~. At about the beginning of 1954, the Soviets sought to have work done at the model
test basin on the acousitc control of submarines but did not have much success.
As tf late December 1954, no research was carried out at the Institute.
The Soviets and Satellites also utilize the services of the firm Otto A. Ganser
oc Co., Feimmechanische :lerkstaetten, Schottenfeldgasse 93, Vienna VII, which
produces ships' instruments. The director of this firm is Egon Ganser and its
a' nit to ]W. D s3
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Crrlrrent. The unsettled jurisdiction over the Institute is of great
concern to the Austrian ,overnment which would like to restore to the Institute
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Comment. It is not known if the firm does any work for the Institute.
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l .. i he achiffbautechnis-ciie Versucr sa nstal? (research institute for naval
En.gineerirg, also known as the Node]. Testing ''a., z ) is 1ocar e d at :f i :~? t .~ ,:.: lax ' _' 25X1
Laende 256, Vienna XX (Soviet sects r-) F _ orr :rl. a roinbi_nation of private arird
government interests, the institute is probably st=J1 backed by pri fiat _r-:.tustr,
although the installation comes anc er the direr tic..::cf the. Austrian i-ii - strr or
Transport and flationalized industries. I hxu building, which is believek. to be t: e
property or the Austrian government? house::; a model testing basin 180 waters long,
10 :peters l.ride and five peters deep.
2. Befo-r.: the war, the Institute hal been t'b;y proper r of the Erste Donau Dampf
schiffahrts esellschaft, Vienna I. Imrr:e.i,..tely after the war, the ,Ministry for
Transport and Nationalized Indust-?ries re:r i_3:?cd, a-.. considerable cost, the damage
caused to the building by a direct bomb hi" ,u h the nach_Lnes 'b ..d
been dee;troyod the Ins itute rash' op ionsu s po , the Soviets
assured control over the use of the model.. testing basin. done of the equipment
has been removed., but the Soviets do not allow the Austrian tc sx,.rcis c
more than minimal control over the ::nst,itute.a
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