PORT OF ARKHANGELSK

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This material contains information aEecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
18, U.$.C. 8ecs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person 1s Drohibited by law.
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1. At 1100 hour^ ~!i' on 27 l!sition
15 nautical aile? northxest of Tsyp Navq,lo]c, R~bachiy Peninsula. The sub~arine
proceeded oa a course toward the Cola F~a~rd at a speed of eight to niru 1~nots.
It had a eonaing tvrer with rounded edges, end tro periscope-like objects pro-
~ecting up lroa the top of it. Tbere vere guns risible. 8osething white on
the side of the to~nsr+ possibly a number, could not be distinguished. (bee
sketch No. 1, page 3,)
2. At 0700 hours ~ on 28 May, a naval vessel was close in to land at S to
Nos on an easterly course at a speed of about'l~ knots. I
bridge, a break in the deck at the mast, one funnek, a structure on the after-
deck which could not be seen plainly, and a railing arrangement at the stern.
(See sketch No. 2, page 3 .~)
Was about 170 to 180 feet long, and had one gun on .; a
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r e w topmost part overhanging slightly, a tripod mast at,t~ e:.~e.
3. In and out of Se~rernaga Drina there were several vessels of the follarrin t e?
a large rangefindiF~. aad an t'lnidentified round object, possibly a
and approximately tMea- gun In a sh eld on the foredeck; a
tarpaulin-covered searchlight, above and abaft the rangefinder; a pole mast at
the after edge of the bridge; one funnel; atwin-barrelled gun like an Oerlikon
on each side of the funnel; and two guns of the Bofoxyt type on the centerline
on the aftt='~]r~~ (sae sketch No. 3, pegs 3 ). On the morning of 30 May, eight
of t~tese vessels were anchored off Severnaya ]3~riLla..Lightship. At noon on 11
June, ten of them were observed along the, quay at Solombala. In the evening 4~
of 11 June, five or six of them lay at anchor off Severnaya Dvina Lightship.
~. At 0700 hours Q1'P on 13 June, a submarine was observed on the surface at a
position 13 nautical miles north of Cape Teriberka,on a northeasterly course
at a speed of Ij or 16 knots. he foredeck was thrice, and
the afterd~eC~[ twice the length of the conning tower. It had a raised bow with
visible torpedo tubes on the side and a square ct~nered conning taxer with breaks,
and a rounded after end, and a dark vtrtical stripe on the forxard part of the
ush deekere~about 1~0 Peet long,
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There were tiro Aorta in the after portion of the tc:nrer which were not 25X1
v a until the weasel was seta from ~yo abaft the beam; uadsr the ports there
wss ^arthing which resembled a !.ergs d40r; abaft the tearer there was a structure
which could bare been a gun turret but no gun barrel was observed. (See sketch
No. k, page 3.)
5? On 7 Jana at 100 hours tom, the I.ENA passed out the main ?baanel of the
Severnaya Drina trot ArkhangeUk. The deck cargo included Pour petroleum tanks
oa the farredeak and two an the at'terdACk. The tanks were cylindrical, each
with a capacity of about 20 taxis. They were designed for horiaontal installation.
Also included is the deck cargo was an undetermined number of truc]ur probably
military, am the forsdeak and afterdeck. There were many passengers aboard
both civilians and people is arsq uaifarms. On g Jtme, a white pusenpr ship
of abaft g~000 DNT passed ant the main channel of the Senrnaya Drina !Scam
Ar]~hangeLk with no deoY aargo, but many passengers. Ou ll Jtiae;a training ship
o! about 300 DWT lay at aaohor about 1~ nautical miles is tram the pilot station.
It had three mast^ with ;cards on the tore~^ast, but the main east and aissa~smast
were level topp~ro. It had to ausilLary eagiae. A nvoaber oS young boys were
painting tho boll. A railway leerytopped at 8awai1l No. Qg twine dtiziag the
periot tiros 30 11a;r to 11 Jtime, and loud 1 t traas-
portel ~ the river. It had ARI~A1Qf~I8K PCltT is the 25X1
Cyrillic alpyabet. It was about lOO:Q30 toot long with a boar at the aaindee]c
oS abaft 64 lest. There was a dofbli ?lerator tower is the box whiah hat a
iutisaro ]eight share the 't~fh of ~0 to ~S teed sad a oabia Sac the ?le~stos
eperatar is the tower. A lpw bsidp with built?~ pilot hofee Mood abaft the
?lerater towers there were two llmaele in lies o~n the oeaterliaej a strwture
face a ~iahlia~ rotes alt.j-and a stars gaagray lra? the bride to the poopdeo~c.
On the tech ware tiro ag to sr8 toot loses hoist plattoa~u all the way lm~eward
with traolu Nei straight ahead ones thee, sad two rwitohes lassdiateZr alt of
the yLttt'm~s, leor the startiaard and port side traolcs . There were wiaahe? ova
both site^ all the way torward,xith a hotuiag on one ?ide! a long ?agine houaiagf
eat larN gates on both sida^ of the aSter~k. Feavlr butlers were boated ~?'
below the to~wwart etge of the poop. A lame warping oapstaa way placed at the
stern. There was a closed space belo~r the poop. A wooden deoY was built up
to teach !steel so that motor vehicles could drive on the deoY uahiadered through
the gates on the aiterd~ak, The lairedeoh o! the terry was stroa~ly hared out,
bat the hull had a sore sacral shape below deck. The vessel was actor-driven
had two ^orrnn~ sad maneaveret ver~- easily. It was stated that the Sorry could
aacaar~odate 38 oars -probably aa~diaary freight acre. (bee ^ketah Ro. S~ page ~.)
6. 8x11 airplaaes~ probably single-engine het planes, circled over the area aon-
stantly,about sit nautical miles softh of Povrakul (Admiralty Chart Ito. 2280).
At about 1300 hanQS local time am 11,Jtime, a ].argt two-engine passenger plane
flerc over ArYheageLk city and leaded directly at Keg Ostrov Airtield~ probably
toward the mirth ca? northxest. Right after twat came a small single-engine bi-
planewhich landed in the same direction. '
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At Sawtill Ao, $g, on the asst bs-nk at the Severnaya Drina Rivet ~fnt north of
Pmrraknl, there wu a d~ shoat 600 et 1 , built-up from wute' !unbar with
a poor plsa]t deeY. Depth.~ot water a~the ~auay was ten feet, 18 feet at about
? ix !'set oft teas quay eedge ~ sad 28 feet at about 20 feet out tram quay edge .
Bottom profile was as shbwa is sYetah No. 6.) The quay had four wire straps to
moor te. Because of the poor soar arrangeaent~ ships lie with their anchor?
out . Oct the etas end of the gwyr, the was a Perry bascule . A ~ diapatchiag
office, a me-story building about 8, by 1Z asters, had been erected ~tist above
the pier. Entrance to the building wu in the middle of the long side of it.
The off ices in the !Stoat part of the' building were, as follows : A Lrge ace aunt ing
office to the right of the entrance; the secaa~d dispatchers office to the left
of the entrance; and the chief dispatchers o2'fice in the left hand warner of
the building, reached by g0ias thr~gh the second. dispatcharts office. The
building teas heated with ateaa~ cvndueted in underground pipes fret the sawmill.
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8. The.flaating bridge betxeen Solaabs.la and Arkhangelsk xas being laid out.
It xas said that the per anent bridge xould not be put into use until next
year.
Sketch No. 1
A submsrine near Rybachiy Peninsula
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