SOVIET NAVAL VESSELS IN THE BALTIC AREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A007300630001-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 9, 2008
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: July 6, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY USSR (Baltic)
SUBJECT Soviet Naval Vessels in the
Baltic Area
DATE OF INFO.
PLACE ACQUIRED
DATE ACQUIRED
1. At 0730 hours on 28 Mav 1955, Snyipt rs
destroyers and single-stack
destroyers were observed off Seyskari Island
(N 60-02, E 28-23) heading west.
20 At 1100 hours on 28 May, Soviet cruiser was observed at the
buoy near Leningrad Lightship; the cruiser had one stack and two
turrets on both the foredeck and the afterdeck. At 1200 hours
destroyer and a battleship of the GANGUT Class were observed
at Kronshtadt Harbor.
3. On 16 June Soviet cruiser cruiser uwith one stack, and a
battleship were observed in Kronshtadt Roads. At 2300 hours on 16 June,
E 26-41) heading toward Leningrad. The submarines a had no deck armament.
40 At 0600 hours on 19 June, Soviet naval vessels
were observed at the 'unction of channels Nos. 55 and 1, heading toward
Warnemuende. Vessel was the leading ship in the formation.
Each vessel towed two small oat-shaped bodies equipped with masts.
Minesweeper followed the formation at a distance.
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