1. SOVIET NAVAL VESSELS SIGHTED IN THE KOLSKIY ZALIV AREA 2. RADAR AND SHORE BATTERIES IN THE KOLSKIY ZALIV AREA

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• Publication Date: August 30, 1957
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains Information affecting the National Defense of the 'United states within the meaning of the Sspionege Iaws, Title
18, U.S.C. Sam 793 and 794. the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
COUNTRY USSR (arctic)
SUBJECT 1. Soviet Naval Vessels Sighted in the
KolSkiy Zaliv Area
2. Radar and Shore Batteries in the
Kolskiy Zaliv Area
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Ships
30 August 1957
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group of six naval vessel sighting and descriptive reports
asp2Lt No.
cruise'~rs
1. Five
,/ 5.
6.
s report also noted the
sighting of three twin-jet aircraft in the Buita
Vayenga area.
One cruiser, one suhmexine.0 one unidentified
small vessel.
Three cruisers
One submarin
unidentified ships.
Four cruisers
Five submarin
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REQUIREMENT
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large de
s. Two destroyers
Other miscellaneous craft. TlIds
also contains data on radar installations observed.
ee destroyersI
This report, o contains
information on shore batterjes observed in the
Kolskiy Zaliv area.
STATE X ARMY I jNAVY AIR FBI AEC
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stroyer,,
ITwo minesweepers,
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13 July 1957
29-30 May 1957
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5 July 1957
11 May 1957
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Area. MUtkts.NSK
two cruisers we
moored S
shi
ftwe Was high scaffo
the ii* .r vessel but
was be Ing do
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A tankb cat was anchored about ' 1:i1.ie fr}~ the ship)-
yar'd? This Sol red ta ha to net , about
15000 tows 7s and was loaded.
On the 13th. July at OWP RT "'
anchored in V CAA ,
Several smaller naval vessoiLs were lying or
on the Say. It was raining and visibility was
,,,.;or.
2. An.
twin-enn.t-incd jet
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Information from SSSR,
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ines were place'-, c i .,)jo to
Ll o :;r a:~ is and in the middle of th
wings eras a fuel tank an each side.
See sketch,
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The vessel
.bridj, .
?ruiser and a sub-
t distance in6,
1W 41! 16 P -MW ~-.
long fore-
M -th step ArS e 1 2 turrets
e+ tie forecast1.1 bridge with high platform, mast`
fun iel, :;last, funnel, cr turret.
~co s'::etcr..
ThO Stib;.3ar.:Lfle was stall with sloping; bows and a
tower without steps. She LawouVOred on various
courses at low speed.
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a group of naval
vessels waB observed in e v cinity of a pos-
ition N 69 23' E 35u38'. The vessel. were under
way in line ahead on, a westerly course. The
group consisted of a cruiser, light cruiser or
destroyer, 2 smaller naval vessels, 2 1A`i3's and
2 submarines.
Description: The distance was so great that no
details could be noted of the cruiser which was
.r.
Ines were also sl-ilar.
ong hulls without visibii ~ artillery,
s rt aight towers rather like funnels, with a
much larger than the following vessel
described as a light cruiser or destoyer.
Th r two analler vessels were similar, one with
flush deck 2 guns in a shield on
the foredeck o bridge with a br_ll-shaped object
on top, 2 masts, 2 funnels.
See s'etczh
comparatively greater length than height and
very streamlined.
On the 5th. July bi tween C401"-) and 0500 G 1T a
naval vessel escorting a merchantman ppassed
SVI :TOI DUOS setting course for the y.II L i', SEA.
Descriptions pprox. 2000 tons,
high sloping ow w h a marked sheer in the
foredeck where there was a slit in the deck as
on an II.TB, one gun on the foredeck, high bridge,
mast funnel, anti-aircraft gun, 2 guns on the
quarter deck.
See sketch. (Step in the decklinc is drawn to
illustratet that the crew were completely hidden
by the railing until the,,,. suddenly became visible
at this point).
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The merchant vessel wad approx. 4-5OOO tons and was
loaded. Large box--shaped packages were lying on the
dock.
the KOLA INlET.
in the evening, 2 nine weepers
d a submarine
core from NE and seerina into
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A nu~liber of naval vessels were observes when
entering the KOLA I LT-,,T
3 cruisers
An apparently new submarine
was seen in Bay.
On reaching ROSTA Yard it was seen that one
of the cruisers and 2 "destroyers" were lying at
the quay.
2. SU`: i')RY.
4 mooring-buoys wer
of the cruisers and
e se
3 l
en in
ar-er
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vess
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s were
one
moo
re
d
to one of them.
2 large mooring-buoys were seen off LY "CT:: I Pt.
No vessels were moored to them.
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1) 3 large `Vessels were lying in buoys. Cruisers: 2
sta-c'::., v ~. turi'o ts.
- 2) JVay its d r t
3rt+
(Described rA8 destroyer. ; 1 large naval
yea ~a1 s.,~ f? s :acu tioned In pars 1.1)) .
4) 4 submarines with their atoms pointing towards tx -a shore.
2 newly painted, 2 very rusty ones as if thcj C b.:10 fron a
1on cruise. The sub arinos were of Tedium size.
5) On 25 April in the waters outside the I olshoi is1.a::d a
submarine sailed around. No definite course, but apparently
just ordinary practice. In contrast to the other vas eis
that we baerved, the color of it was very dark tray.
No ordnance. The conning-tower was low and
placed slightl r abaft the middle of the ship. A very large
upright "knife (translated literally) on the stem,
6) moth on 21 and 25 April t,'. ere were 2 patrol boats off the
entrance to the Kola Bay. They cruised around.
nahnrak 12 now 1 vessels, lying
destroyer., quite
3) RO TA
tilon';9:uC3 r , ? V03 301.3
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2. 1) The LETIN3J" C Point
There ?.a a radar approximately 300 meters ao.u th of the
light. The screen is an ordinary girder screen of the
type : iat 13 Used in nserchant ships. There were quite a
few houses in the vicinity of it.
2) About 300 meters south of the radar there is a girder mast,
height 12-l meters. There is a square object on top of
it. The mast is painted white on the side facing east.
3. 1) in Murmansk itself
vaere 13 a spouT, or a n n apatite. Ori,?ianll.y there
were 2 spouts, but the newest installation is not in
working order at the present time.
2) A floating dock of an old typo was 1 n close inshore in
the bay a Che ustikal
nor* were many ems . verse s,
as a whole s.:.~..n~ cutters, In the same bay.
4?
Control
The control or. departure was ~,inexpectedly thorough. All. cabins
were searched, drawers and closets were opened. Hatches were
taken off and the cargo searched.
CON ENT3
The cruisers are all of the Swerdl v-class and have all been
observed previously. Destroyer has previously been
reported as Sko -class
t ere Is a pa err-c ass cru ser
Were are not able to comment on the submarine observation.
It is likely that
the two rusty submarines have been on a long cruise*
observed before.
Unfortunately the description of the upright object on the
submarine by the Bolshoi island in too deficient for evalua-
tion. It is possible that this is a SONAR installation which
has been observed previously.
We have previously received reports about installation at
Letinsky Point, but descriptions of this type has not been
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Inlet. type same as Skory destroyer, 2 stacks,
3)
4)
torpedo u s a ter each stack, typical "destroyer island"
(translated literally) abaft, 1 gun on the fore deck.
(This ship was not there on 12 May.)
I cruisers were anchored in the Vaanua Rav_
At Rosta: At shipyard 1 cruised
S) At Rostas Slightly closer to the town
side the quay.
6) At Rostas 2 destroyers
cruiser along-
(no description).
7) No submarines observed in the whole Murmansk area these
two days,
e bar-
rels protrude from some cement boxes which look quite
email compared to the barrels. There are steps in the
back of the cement boxes! ., x T
2. Ent lac.ments Observed at Entrance to Kola Inlet
.rt~i i i ^ ~r~n~.a.n w i r r .w r
1) 3 guns south of the Volokovaya Bay.
2) 3 x 3 guns on the mainland behind the Toapsi island (right
inside the Ryskinkaye Strait). The guns bLd.~ very long
and heavy barrels, bust because of the di.et.na.
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2 round, slightly arched domes, covered
t..
by grass, behind Pinagori Pt. and Chelmpuske Bay. Compared
to the surrounding landscape, they were very obvious and
looked as if they were ceiling domes over underground con-
tainers. Quite a few green oil barrels were seen in the same
area ashore.
Control
2) The control in Murmansk itself was quite thorough this
time. The search of cabins and rooms took about 1 1/2
hour - both on arrival and departure.
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