SOVIET NAVAL VESSELS SIGHTED IN THE BALTIC

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REPORT ? ?
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CENTRAt INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United states within the meaning of the Espionage LAWS, Title
18, U.S.C. Bees. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person L prohibited by law.
USSR (Baltic )East Germany REPORT
SUBJECT Soviet Naval Vessels Sighted in the DATE DISTR. 16 May 1955
DATE OF INFO.
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1. On 5 July 1954, Soviet auxiliary) followed by five landing
craft in line formation,was sighted east of. Ransow,heading south on a
route toward Sassnits at a ed of seven knots. The group was presumably
on the way to Swinoujscie. p~ was an unarmed vessel of about 800 tons. 25X1
(See sketch 1.) It was painted gray and appeared new and well cared-for.
It was flying the division chief?s pennant. The landing craft were appa-
j-,ntly former German H rina Paahr-n smml, about 40 meters long with a dark 25X1
grey hull. A gun of about 37-mm. caliber was forward of the bridge* and
another gun of about 20-mne caliber was aft of the bridge. The landing
craft flew a battle pennant with a white tip. 25X1
See sketches 2 and 3.)
2. At 0715 hours on 6 July, two minesweepers were sighted 25X1
travelling at a speed of 14 knots on a 0900 oourse1about 11 nautical miles
east of 1:4pn9Aw. At 1220 hours, the same vessels were seen a little farther 25X1
northwest. This time,one of them was at anchor, while the other maneuvered
on a north-south course at a speed of about 12 knots. At 1813 hours, both
vessels were seen going toward. Sassnits. The vessels were gray and flew
the German flag. Both vessels had a tripod mast forward and a pole mast
aft of the stack. The armament consisted of a single 37-mm. gun, possibly
a double one, with a shield on the forecastle, and two single 37?mm. guns,
one on each side of the after boat deck. Presumably, there was one double
20-mm, gun just aft of the bridge. On the deck, there were many minesweep-
ing floats. Neither of the vessels, however, was seen with its mine-
sweeping equipment in the water. About ten men were seen some 25X1
of them in mixed civilian and'na'al attire.2
3. Prom 1206 to 1248 hours on 6 Juiy f iring was heard west of Ruegen. Eleven
salvos were fired. The caliber, of the guns seemed to bb'i20.nm. or more.
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2.. These vessels were minelayers and mineswe are of the H1BICHT Class.
They belonged to the Seepglizei (German coast guard and were presumably
stationed in Sa.ssnitz.
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Sketch 1. a 1 a Ve el
Sketch 2. Soviet Lathing C,x,a,,.
Sketch 3. Brides Landinx :raft Seen frog. I',orward.
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