PORT OF VENTSPILS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A008100260010-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 9, 2008
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: October 4, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 2008/01/09: CIA-RDP80-00810A008100260010-6
Th1s material contains informaWon atteCtlpg the Natlorul Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
18. U.S.C. t3ecs. 793 and 794, the tranemisslon or refrelatlon of which 1n any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
COUNTRY USSR(La.tvian SSR.)
SUBJECT Fort o_ Ventspils
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which had visible to u es; an wo naval ves~Pla
4 October 1955
On 13 June 1955, there were s?~veral vessels moored along the southern side
of th~~ river in Ventspils. There were bly mine-
sweepers; four MTB1s _
'these latter had two funnels? the forward on bei
h
e unnels were vertical.
These shi s were about meters long. There were also two submarines
and B 225. hey were both about (40emstershlong,l) moored outboard of B 200
foredeck and a smaller one on a step on the after side of 'the conningotower.
It had a collapsible frame antenna on the front of the conning tower.
Owa~ either under repair or construction. No gun was visible, nor
was a periscope or bridge screen installed on the co ower. The
conning tower was higher and bigger On top of the
conning tower there was a closed hatch. Tizere were al ~n +.A? Q..,fl? ~..,
vessels -
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e,
an e after one standing all by itself Th f
25X1
25X1
25X1
25X1
25X1
25X1
25X1
25X1
25X1
25X1
~. e a a i e with one raked funnel with 1~X~
a cowl, one mast on the after edge of the bridge with navigation radar
installed at the trucks a straight stem, a flush deck, and a cruiser stern.
They were armed with one gun with a shield on the foredecks, and two smaller
guns aft(see sketch no. 2a). There were also four small high-speed motor- 25X1
boats
as well as a warship 25X1
moored there at the naval ua
had no funnel. It had one mast with a flagsl,aff ingthe middleloftthevbridge,
a straight stem, flush deck, and a vertical stern. There was one unshielded
gun on the foredeck, and one on the afterdeck where there wa:> also one
rapid firing gun on each side. Just before tl.e bridge there was a short
heavy mast with a radar dome on top of it. It was butressed with shrouds
and looked as though it could be laid down. At the stern there was a canvass
covered square box. (see sketch ~~ ~t,l