PORT OF ARKHANGELSK

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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 18, 2008
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: April 15, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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COUNTRY USSR (Arctic)
Sosnovets Island (N 66-29,, E 40-41) and sail in a northerly direction. They
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13 naval vessels come out from
the White Sea Strait.
were observed during the entire forenoon while they performed maneuvers in
peared in the direction of Cape Kanin(I 6845. 2 4348).
Port of Arkhangelsk
the vessels moved line format at a high speed; then in pairs
and from time to time by fours on various speeds and courses. They disap-
The vessels were similar, about 250
feet long. Each had one stack, with a mast forward of it and a short mast
aft; the break from the forecastle was just behind the stack. The stack was
situated quite far aft on each vessel. On the foredeck there was a gun be-
hind a splinter shield and on the afterdeck there was gun on a mount.
ship was overtaken by a naval vessel west of
Svyatoy Nos (N 68-10 E 39-40Y.-
9-4A . It looked like the same type as those ob-
served in the White Sea Strait. The vessel sailed without navigation 25X1
lights.
4. In the evening, before) (ship arrived at Svyatoy Nos, four mine- 25X1
sweepers passed going in the opposite direction. Each ship had one stack
and no large guns. They were considerably smaller than the vessels seen in
the White Sea Strait.
our large naval vessels between Kildin Island N 69-
21, E 34-10) asld the Rybachiy Peninsula (N 69-42, E 32-36). Three of them
were seen simultaneously just outside Kola Inlet. There was about +,en nau-
tical miles distance between them and they all seemed to be patrolling on a
north to south course. The fourth ship was seen a short time later north
of Tysp Navolok (N 69-42, E 33-08). This vessel was 350 to 400 feet long and
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~iad two stacks with a mast just forward oy each stack.
No other details were observed.
lat Sawmill No. 26I located closest to
the river's mouth on the right bank. There was room for two ships along
the quay.
re
had been no changes in the sawmill since The19520
except that there were many more houses in the area. It seemed that the
sawmill was cutting more lumber than the amount that was being,, shipped.
Much of the timber on the storage place consisted of old black boards shich could
not be exported. during the past year
9,000 standards had been exported from th,~, sawmill.
One day a largd railroad ferry came to the quay at No. 26. It was about
250 feet long and 60 feet wide. The bridge was on a large 15-meter-high
built-up section forward. One stack was locatPr1 nlong the cenerline.
There were no tracks on the ferry, automobiles
could drive straight o e the ferry
come un to the quay.
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