SOVIET NAVAL VESSELS IN SWINOUJSCIE (SWINEMUENDE) HARBOR

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006600560018-2
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• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Sequence Number: 18
• Content Type: REPORT

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Class &
Date
Time
Harbor
Berth
speedboat loo
22 February
0700
Swineruende
Osternothafen
submarine Xronstad 4
chasers
22 x ebruary
0 700
Swineruende
Zeretoerer Pier
submarine ?
22 February
0700
Swinemuende
Zerstoerer Pier
dest:voye; - ?
22 Fobru j
0700
Sti #nemuende
Zere vaerer er
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22 .' ;obi awy
0730
5ei. nemuendo
put to =,~:w iron
chaser
G~~ezauende
Remarks
Size: 750 to 1,004 tons; no flag; gun
forward of tower; forward sec+i 04
tower rounded at the siA:o; two platforms
aft of tower; three Tubes tapering to the
top projected :room the starboard aide of y.ass
tower, The Nu-bee ended in a ball-shay-.d
devi-ae
^. -stag destroyer, appe-rrm-31y of the 11011
Class. to details.
Eu 1al1 ' .s 9a ar 1 r iq S sL rde The - _ 4 Trusuubms,rs Ine put to sea from Swinemuende,
c;aoer t ,ned larboard and ran off larboard. There
was a thick layer of ice at 8winemuende; although
the Chip eeened to have nun at a speed of
5 knots without too such effort.
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submarine 22 Fet 'ua 'y 04740 Sainoiuende 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 steps
in the aft section. A gun of approx 88 mm
was forward of the tower; aft of the tower
on the lower platform an AA gun covered
with canvas was seen. The submarine flea
no flag.
destroyer 22 Feb,-aax~y 0740 Swinemuende Zerstoerer Pier The destroyer had a .short-, th tsok and
sr~b to ar s%ro ~s ac~F 22 rob ?tk; ; .wO 5f,.+ r;uende Zerstoerer Pier
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two masts. It w milar-to th G C1aas-
destroya4~ie~_1t . 1 Daeeme-d 25X1
to have no elevated foc,.le dnd no major
sheer. 25X1
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.
speedboat, Moo 23 Feb.= rbe -y .000 St, f n