SOVIET NAVAL VESSELS IN SWINOUJSCIE (SWINEMUENDE) HARBOR

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CLASSIFICATION S_E-C-R... T
CENTRAL 1Nl"ELLt JENC ENCY REPORT
MINA N MWORT CII NO.
COUNTRY Poland
SUBJECT Soviet Naval Vessels in Swinoujs#o
(Swinemuende) Harbor
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF
INFO.
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES, WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 14, sEORIONS 793
AND 794. OF THE U. S. CODE, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVEL-,
ATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON
IS PROHIBITED MY LAW THE REPRODUCTION OF-THIS FORM IS PROHIBITED.
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STATE
ARMY
THIS IS
Between 22 and 28 February 1955, Soviet naval vessels were seen in the harbor
of Swinemuende. The following details were obtained:
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Class
Type
Date
Time
Harbor
Berth
speedboats
Blco
22 February
0700
Swinemuende
Osternothafen
submarine
chasers
Kronstadt
22 February
0700
Swinemuende
Zerstoerer Pier
22 February
0700
Swinemuende
Zerstoerer Pier
destroyer
9
22 February
0700
Swinemuende
Zerstoerer Pier
submarine
Kronstadt
22 February
0730.
Swinemuende
put to sea from
chaser
Swinemuende
submarine
chaser
Kronstadt
22.Iebru
Swinemuende
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Remy As
Size: 750 to 1,000 tons; no flag; gun
forward of tower; forward seGt3an of
tower rounded at the sides; two platforms
aft of tower; three tubes tapering. to -the
top projected from the starboard side of the
tower. The tubes ended in a ball-shaped
device.
one-stack destroyer, apparently of the "G"
Class. No details.
The submgZi . jp tp.
-vra~~?
th4k
5 knots without too much effort.
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submarine ? 22 February 0740 Swinemuende Zerstoerer Pier The submarine had the tactical mark
painted in white color at the tower:
the tower was closed;.the upper section
of the tower to the aft was open and
the forward edge of tower slightly
inclined to aft. The protective cover was
rounded on top; the tower had two seeps
in the aft section. A gun of approx 88 mm
was forward of the tower; aft of the t4M:t
on the lower platform an AA gun covered
with canvas was seen. The submarine flew
no flag. 25X1
destroyer' ? 22 February 0740 Swinemuende Zerstoerer Pier The 'destroyer Ead a short, thick stack and
two masts. It was similar to theme Class
destroyers; however the vessel a seenn d
to have no elevated foc'sle and no major
sheer.
submarine Kronstadt 22 February 0740 Swinemuende Zerstoerer Pier
chasers
tug ? 23 February 0830
- 1 n'1 '72 TI
1r
Spee~.:ioa1u LICV ~" icuuaiy'
The tug put to sea from Swinemuende with
a convoy of three steam trawlers. The tug
was approx 35 meters long, painted grey and
flew a blue flag and at the upper corner at
the flagstaff a white jack with red star
and anchor. The tug seemed to function as
ice-breaker.
S'vu"iei3ilciid2 r O~Op2d n + k of a^ t, .c kU n Q ~._
p up on 7 uotai C six apecuuoauo Ci i,u2 type
wore below the were propped up on shore. The torpsdo tubes
lighthouse near and the masts with pear-shaped radar sets
Osternothafen were removed.
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motorboats
?
?_3 February
1000
Swinemuende
speedboats
Elco
23 February
1000
Swinemuende
submarine
chasers
Kronstadt
23 February
1000
Swinemuende
submarine
?
23 February
1000
tinemuende
propped up on
shore below the
lighthouse near
Osternothafen
Osternothafen
Zerstoerer Pier
near the
submarine chasers
Zerstoerer Pier,
motorboat ? 23 February 1000 Swinemuende Zerstoerer Pier,
approx 100 meters
up-stream of the
submarine, in front
of a s -mall floating
dock
23 February 1000 Swinemuende Zerstoerer Pier,
upstream of the
s,,~aLJ floating
L'oc'_
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The boats were smaller than the
speedboats of type Elco; they were
old and in poor condition.
A total of six Ele.o boats were seen in
Osternothafen. 25X1
Intensive activity. Groups of sailors fell
in on shore and aboard. They apparently
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received instruction.
A sentry stood on deck. Size: 750 tons. The
tactical number was painted in white color
at the tower. The tower had two steps to the
aft. The upper section of the tower had
a protective glass covet. A 80-mm gun was
f orwrard of the tower. Ai AA g n was mounted
on the lower step aft of the tower.
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tug
? 23 February daTti .e Swinerraei.de
Both vessels functioned as ferries be:reen
the town of Swinemuende and the
-occu-,;ied sector of Swinemuende. was
similar to a former German torpedo-recov+
vessel. Tv.g was painted grey and flew
a blue flag iith white jack with red star
and anchor. 25X1 25X1
destroyer ? 23 February 1700 Swiner.aende Entered harbor from the sea and berthed i."25X1
front of submarine ^ The destroyer had
one stack and did not appear to have been 25X1
a vessel of the G Class. Destroyer
a major sheer, and flew the Soviet war ?._i
and a pendant at the foremast.
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All s jJ,` si hLeC Vii 23 February 1955
dressed.
destroyer 3 24 February 0800 Swinemuende Zerstoerer Pier The destroyer ran off during heavyy, fog
toward Kaiserfahrt. At 1650 on 24,
the destroyer was sighted-near the
mine depot at the right, We of Kai
"!!b.
She took on oil from a hose. 25X1
tugs ? 24 February at Swinemuende Zerstoerer Pier A coal lighter and the Owe tugs put # to
noon Swinemuende from sea. Te tugs were #Wkinted
grey and flew the blue sez vice flag . 25X1
was considerably larger than Having
moored, 0 moved alongside e coal lighter
and bunkered goal by means of a gantry crane
aboard the lighter.
mine sweeper T-301 26 February 1150 Swinemuende at An Eichstaden,
in the port of the
former SeeflieCerhorst
(naval aviation base).
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auxiliary
? 26 F
ebruary
1150
Swinenuende at t
he former No work
was done aboard ship. She
was
ship
bast
ion of the an old
freighter with a long stack
and
Seed
ienst Ostpreussen two m
asts and $#inted grey. Size
:
(Sea
Service East approo
x 1500 to 2
000 BRT, Ident
ifica-
Prus
sia). tion
,
was not clearly dete
rminee25X1
mine sweepers
T-301 26 F
ebruary
1200
Swinemuende Zers
Oste
toerer Pier,
rnothafen
speedboats
Elco 26 F
ebruary
1700
Swinemuende Oste
rnothafen Nine spe
edboats were sighted
ne ovree'-or
T-3OT. 26 F
ebruar:
1600
Swineuuen(1e ai'
upsJc
Licl
e~ aasin
oal of
otac el
mine sweepers
T'-301 26 F
ebruary
1600
Swine i-cii de ?erst
~
r1
oe~.~or Pier
sD oodboats
2ICc
26 F
eb 7uary
1600
Swinerauende Ostem
no thai'cn
'o activ
ity 'oas noticed aboard the
Speo'boats ill Ostencot afen and at the
vessels propped up on shore below the
_ro
li-a_thonse, ?;ola_~u ic~~
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no loi.Ler seen in Swineml:einde at 1''00 on
2E Fournn.ary 1953.
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