PORT INSTALLATIONS AND VESSELS SIGHTED IN AND NEAR ARKHANGELSK

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• Publication Date: November 14, 1957
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COUNTRY USSR (Arkhangelsk Oblast)
SUBJECT Port Installations and Vessels
Sighted in and Near Arkhangelsk
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14 November 1957
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Six reports containing fragmentary information on the port of Arkhangelsk a e B
Subject
1 ~} Construction of a new quay.
Sighting of several small tankers;
modernization of Sawmill No. 23.
Enlargement of a quay.
Sighting of an unidentified destroyer
and two submarines at Kolskiy Zaliv and
15 "ducks" (DiJKW) in Arkhangelsk.
Navigational data; description of mine-
sweepers in port; port installations;
sighting of unidentified submarines and
a new destroyer.
Unidentified naval and merchant vessels
in the shipyard.
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The 13ihthouso boat, "D IRi" was painted red and there were many men in blue
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uniform on it, The boat had a large iter, delta, on it. The boat had a long
name,emodit
The ship was at least 50 years old. It had two bewspritsj. two masts, a W/i`, a smoke-
stack, and many side port holes. It appeared that it operated under its own powero
The lighthouse boat is.not always situated at the same place. The light is located
on the east of the prow and it suits a steady mite light. The harbor's channel entrance
is very narrow and the pilot follows the alignment signs located on land . This is dome
when entering and leaving. The channel is also dangerous. There are three romboid buoys
along the length of the channel which the ship leaves behind upon entering. Two of then
are on the ship's right and the third is on the ship 'a left. It is xada wn if the buoys
are lit at night because the ship entered during the day and left during the day due to
the season. The three alignment signs within the in channel along the route which the
ship follows are comprised of wooden posts which fora a kind of widened net at the peak
during the day and they are lit at night. The ship docked at the pier of the Island of
KEGOSTROW which is exactly across from the city by the sage ease, The local people call
this pier, pier muuber 2. This pier can take two ships of 8000 tons for leading and un;;
`loading, with ease. It even has room f C R to side of
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ful current. In officer of the ship measured found
that it waved between 26-31 feet. The depth allows ships to enter and leave which have
a draft of 24 feet. Even though the pilots maintain that a ship of 26 feet can do the
saw. This is probably true when the tide is high.
There were two sheds, open at the sides ,which were located 200 asters away from where
Informant's ship anchored. One was across from the other and vertically located to the
pier. One of the sheds was very new. The sheds contained half processed lumber and
small wooden buildings which had been taken apart. There were about 15 minesweepers bt
anchored by the Iiyand of KEGOSTROW. ( At the point on the sketch indicated by the anchor.)
Ii.]. were similar with the exception of two. They were painted. They had a vertical prow
similar to that of the warships and the stern was round. The smokestack was unproportion-
atsly large for the size of the ship U A was located towards the stern aide of the
bridge. The ships operated by diesel engine. The outside works were very low. The
largest was at the prow and the height was that of a person. They had the mast doubled in
order to paint the ship. In addition to the mines, they had 4.5 objects which looked like
shells. They were located at the prow and the front part faced downwards. The pier did 25X1
not have any cranes
Five land cranes were observed at a distance at the $LOST location. They were also-
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trioally operated and they had a hoisting power of 5 tong.
There were no water installations on the side
There was a sman shipyard located at the onabFfi&W mod. An iron tag was
being built there. They A _7 t dpwn old and useless iron b~e`la at the name lo-
cation
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One was free to T"
No one outside of some of the
lover Grew members vent on liberty to the Club to dance. Liberty wa, issued S& the
ion of the pass and the seaman's passport. The ship was guarded by three pistol
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armed guards during the entire stay.
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observed between LW1BO 1SKI BAY and the ISLJM OF Ifl IDI>X. An additional six submarines
were observed anchored in LUNBOI&I BAY. Two of the submarines were moored to a freighter
which probably belongs to the Soviet Fleet. It was painted a lead color. There should
be an observation post and a signal station at the end of LUMBOba9KI because signals were
and a sailing tug which belonged to the Soviet
exche4ged between the and of the land there
Fleet.
a now destroyer between IILOV
ISLjMD and the and of RIBATSCSI 11-'i.
The destroyer was on exoercises and it ws tir 1
After the destroyer had
salvos either at a target which was on land or near the shore.
ceased firings, it turned from the Southeastern direction towards Northeast and it threw
swwr.- enemy which would be at a southeasterly
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direction. The ship was estimated to be going 25 ailes per hour.
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surface warskips (abou
At the open sea and as a distance of 10-12 miles other
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They were probably firing at a . t
were observed on aaneuyras.
They were
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At Nr. 2 pitprops swill a
construction north-west of the old one. Length
prcas 90Oft. A wall of corrugated irons 3 .. )+ft.
as e the surface of the water is being laid at
the end of the quay and about aft. inside this
another, apparently similar waU, is erected, The
space between these two walls is filled with sand.
On the inside of the outer wall a Efto high concrete
well is cast over the iron plating. Several lathi,ngs
could be Been.
The area behind the new quay is quite flat and open.
Approximately 2?- 30 men were working on the quay
and the mechanical equipment noted was a eor presser-
driven ramer tractors cranes and a T-shaped crane
which was used to unload timber from the barges.
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several small takers at DVINA, Five
vessels o the same type were seen, each with
slight1 different details. They went up to A C L:.NGE.L
in ballast an,j came down loaded,
Descriptions Approx. 500 t.d.w., breech loading, rod
markings on funxiels. Approx. speed 12milea, all had
radar scanners and gyro.
2. SA"A:;4ILL.
a.s sass flea
Sawmill Ni', 23 has been completely modernised during
the last Year, The whole sn"fin plant is new.
the sawmill has new
o e s an much new machinery. As well as the usual
straddle trucks the sawmill has several fork trucks
which are used to transport tuber from barges to
storage or to those ships to be loaded,
3.__ t;AY
The quay at the sawmill has room for two ordin
ary
timber vessels. There is a ferry berth at the south
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The quay is to be enlarged to about 600w. in length
and work is in progress. Iron girders are rimed
into the edge of the quayr, the inside is filled with
sand and the surface is of concrete. Three large
concrete buildings stand inside the continuation of
the quay. They look like office buildings
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i Russian vessel. was loading round ti~-ber in Fort
EicoNOMYIA. It was said that the tuber was intended
for :VALBARD.
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la "destroyer"
sowing a practice target was observed on a northerly
course approx.. 50 no miles NE of the entrance to the
KOLA INLET. Immediately after the vessel was sighted
thick fog decended and further details cannot be
given. Gun fire was heard later and about the same
time two submarines were seen. They disappeared
immediately and no details were observed.
On a quay Just below the Naval ckyard 15 smalr.
vessels "duck"' were ste..u-
ing. Th at dock and a
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10 twelve tugs ;3 . u t nozzles were on shore
at Rybssudostro Shipyard i:a A_rk ngel ,vi - , All tugs were rusty and
will persumably not be ccpieted a A &a rial.a-ddismantled naval vessel,
former minesweeper or eu Brine chaser was on shore. No slipway was
obverved, An old outmarine which, appa rently, was also being dismantled,
was hmifway ashore and halfway in tre ? Ater, supported by floating
pontons?
2 o Several Soviet merchaat weasels of oidvz t~ pe, were lying at
Kraesa a Kusnitsa Shipyard,, preaum h4v for repair? A large seagoire
lighter (not a new e:noetruction) a wcis placed on a disorderly looking
slip, Scveu-al tugs ,1th r .dar, atnM.ar to the DECCA 45. type, which
tow the s going lig stems in the were berthed in the shipyard
basin or a s m,11 bay tfthe t'rLrra River,, `,:iomen with rifles were
tuir rtxrwrii.y ke voinn ;zho tclT at U.) vtw~dau shipyard gate and at
'tb .fet e
It 1.3 ;Mst u that cr ?ft s.r* being dismantled at
Rybesudk t t.ro Shipyarr,1 Three 6U PS) rrras r pparently used for dismantling
rustk, Kre-,.aan4,yp. Kuranitea Shipyard i*S &11,01.& to carry out major repairs
s.irc it 1ncisd!es a floating dock for --h psi up to at least 8,000 G.R.T.
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