SOVIET NAVAL VESSELS IN THE EASTERN BALTIC SEA

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006400420007-1
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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 16, 2008
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: April 13, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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tional Defense of the United stet.., within U w mean-
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Soviet Naval Vessels in the
Bastern Baltic Sea
REPORT
DATE DISTR. 13 April 1955
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a large number of naval vessels were seen at
anchor e e light a destroyer was under way in the
direction of tM anchored vessels.
course approximately west-southwest and was made up of three large ships,
probably cruisers, followed by six destroyers.,and a number of submarines.
The distance between vessels was about 200 meters. No ships were at anchor
in Bela Bay at this time.
a long column of naval vessels
was observed 10 to 15 minutes east of the Bela light. The oolamn was on a 25X1
one cruiser and six destroyers were seen about
four minutes - ortheast of Bela light. The ships were pm a course
approzimatel south-southeast in column with the cruiser as
leader. All of
the ships had two masts and two at e .
guns were pointed at a target that was being towed from the east toward
Bela light. At about two minute intervals the cruiser fired three or
possibly four salvos, estimated at 16 shots per salvo, at the target,
which could not be observed for hits.
two stacks, was seen approz tely three el nu es northeast of dastarnia
(N 54-42, Z 18-41). As the cruiser passed, it was observed that its heavy
one cruiser with two meats and
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