PORT OF ARKHANGELSK

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80S01540R004800150004-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 27, 2013
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: March 4, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
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COUNTRY
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DATE OF INFO.
PLACE ACQUIRED
USSR (Arctic)
Port of Arkhangelsk
REPORT
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REFERENCES
4 Warch 1954
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group of minesweepers was observed iion the Dvina River. Usually
the minesweepers let in the morning and returne in the evening; several
times they went out in the evening and returned in the morning. There were
always fourteen or sixteen ships in the group. About fouu or five of them
were slightly larger than the others and probably could be described as
small destroyers. The mailer vessels were flush?deckers with square sterns.
Each ship had one stack, one gun on the foredeck covered by a tarpaulin,
two smaller guns on each side aft, and two long guns, probably antiaircraft
guns, placed one behind the other on the afterdeck. There was also a number
of floats which resembled torpedoes on the afterdeck
They were stacked in layers of three. The larger
vessels did not have these floats.
Sawmill No. 26.
probably could accommodate three ships.
Thpre was enough water along the pier
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There was only an ordinary sawmill at No. 26
and there were no other factories. There was not much lumber left in stock.
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4. There were several shipyards on both sides of the river between Sawmill No. 26
and Solombala (N 6)-f-36; E 40-33). one:of:the shipyards 150X1-HUM
located directly north of SaWmill No. 23 on the west Side of the river. -
This shipyard was engaged in the construction of lighters capable of handling
100 standard. These lighters were launched sideways.
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observed two floating drydocks at the shipyara; znere werv oupm,
small merchant vessels of approximately1,200 to 1.400 tons each in the drydocks.
observed only one large iron lighter, which left the port loaded with
cut lumber. The cargo appeared to be of poor quality'; '50X1-HUM
Except for two patrol vessels in the vicinity of Cape Orlov (N 67-13, E 41-18)
did not observe any naval vessels at tea.
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