SIGHTING OF SOVIET SUBMARINE AND OTHER NAVAL VESSELS IN THE WHITE SEA AND KOLA INLET

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T00246A032700920001-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 24, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: February 20, 1957
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT INFORMATION REPORT
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
18, U.S.C. Secs. '793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
S-E-C-R-E-T
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COUNTRY USSR (White Sea)
SUBJECT Sighting of Soviet Submarine and Other
Naval Vessels in the White Sea and
Kola Inlet
DATE OF
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DATE ACQ.
REPORT
DATE DISTR. 20 February 1957
NO. PAGES 1
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SOURCE EVALUATIONS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
A two-page report on sightings of Soviet naval vessels in the White Se425X1
between 3 and 5 October 1.9562 has been deposited
This report contains four photographs of
inferior quality of three Soviet naval vessels. as well as a sketch of a
submarine which was sighted in conjunction with three of the vessels.
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WARSHIPS SIGHTED OFF NORTH RUSSIA
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westward, The course of the destroyer was approximately S.W. and was heading
into the WHITE SEA.
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four vessels were sighted on the starboard side on a crossing
course of about 24.30.
Conditions at the
time were dull and it was impossible to obtain any detail,
(b) The ships consisted of:
(i) A parent ship which at first glance appeared to be a one?funnelled
passenger ship of about 12,000 tons, She had a flush deck from
stem to the bridge with one turret just forward of the bridge,
The after decks wore terraced towards the stern and there were
two turrets aft, one above the other. There was one mast forward
and a short mast aft. (See photograph No.1),
(ii) Two escort vessels of the Artillerist class, identified principally
by their squat single funnel placed clear of the bridge structure,
(See photograph No.2),
(iii) A submarine, which was not noticed until it started using a signal
lamp to the parent ship, This submarine was astern of the parent
ship, appeared to be very low in the water with practically no
hull shoving, There wore two objects protruding at an angle
from the after end of the conning tower (see attached sketch),
Two vessels near KOLA INLET in line ahead.
Course at first
appeared to be to the northward and then to the
north westward tQ alsi'tion off NOR7 CAPE.
Speed approximately
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Y 13 miles NE of TSP NAVOLOK, course 305?, speed 9 knots.
D. A fine clear day*
0: Unable to make notes at the time of observation,
Leading ship*
F. Two funnels forward funnel fairly close to bridge.
Number 32 or 52 painted on side under bridge*
L. About 660 ft* (twice length of own ship)*
M., Two tripod masts* One mast forward of each funnel*
S. The hull step was at the after end and there was superstructure side
plating flush with the hull in line with the forward funnel*
16 Two turrets on the fore deck, two turrets on the after deck*
A. Distance too great for observation*
R. Distance too great for observation*
S. Not reported. See photographs Nos* 3 and 4*
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FILMSTAR procedure was not carried out in respect of this vessel*
the ship as a very large destroyer or a light cruiser.
fitting
The only unusual
described was a large air sea rescue craft between the mainmast
and the forward funnel.
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12,000-TON NAVAL VESSEL SIGHTF? IN
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ARTILLERIST CLASS ESCOURT VESSEL
WHITE SEA
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