SIGHTINGS OF SOVIET NAVAL VESSELS IN OR NEAR MURMANSK

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
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• Publication Date: December 6, 1957
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
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CCU =Y
COUNTRY USSR (Murmansk Oblast)
SUBJECT Sightings of Soviet Naval Vessels in ' DATE DISTR.
or hear Murmansk
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6 December 1957
SOURCE EVALUATIONS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
The following reports describing Soviet naval vessels
Murmansk
Att.No. Subject
Two cruisers, L
seven destroyers
three submarines,
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unidentified naval vesse
ker a vessel similar
a merchanhi cargo ve ssel,
carrying 12 MTBs; and a
rep ,air vessel
I construction of a
television station in Murmansk.
Group of naval vessels, steering a course
north-northeast in the direction of Kildin,
consisting of one submarine
two cruisers,
one destroyer pendant
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four MTB
Also sighted in or near Murmansk
were six destroyer:
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the following naval verses ere 25X1
A shipyard.
Two cruisers moored to the qua, 25X1
Apparently similar, length 600 ft., V ,.--
guns turrets on foredeck, imposing bridge structure 25X1
with mast, tall, straight funnel, tripod mast, funnel,
deckhouse, step down to quarter deck, 2 gun turrets,
round stern.
appeared to be quite new, or newly over-
hauled, while the other cruiser was older.
Lying on the outside
was a destroyer,
Three destroyers) I All similar,
approx. 300 ft., medium forecastle mod, bridge with
large director, tripod mast, raked funnel, torpedo
tubes, tripod mast, raked funnel, deckhouse and pun on
quarter deck. These vessels left the shipyard
A submarine was Lowe(.! into the dock L_
She had patches of
lead paint and there were signs of having been a long
time at sea.
A vessel was lying at one quay which
was a naval vessel.
the shipyard
one funnel.
two similar submarines came into
three destroyers,
anchored near a tank boat
that was lying loaded on the west side of the inlet
halfway between ROSTA and POUR vL AIdSK. The destroyers were
similar, length approx. 300 ft., flush deck, 2 guns
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raked funnel, torpedo tubes, long casing with a short
mast and funnel.
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The destroyers ran alongside the tanker and bunkered
one after the other and left
Three smaller tank boats, Ireech
loaders, ran between the tanker and different vessels
in the harbour.
a vessel similar to an ordinary
merchantman with a powerful mast and boom aft came
into the harbour.
a cable vessel,
passed in the direction of MITRMANS .
arrived a cargo vessel,
with 12 MTB's three abreast and two deep on the ore ea
and quarter deck.
quarter ee .
a repair vessel anchored outside ROSTA.
one funnel and a large crane on the
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1.1AVA'..
On the same date two cruisers were seen moored side
by side in the ROSTA shipyard. The outside vessel
had pendants 4. The other could not be seen.
2. TELEVISIONS
The pilot volunteered the information that a television
station was under construction in MURMANSK and he
pointed out the mast, an ordinary lattice mast estimated
to be about 100 meters high.
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1. N' VAL.
group of naval vessels
on ne aneaa passea ue norzn of TOROS, stee
course NNE at aspeed of 15 knots. A submarine
was lying stationary in the course-lin8 about n.
es further north. The vessels turned 90 to starboard
and continued in the direction of KILDIN.
Cruiser QLed the group followed by cruiser
at a distance of 2 cable lengths. Third was a destro er
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followed by minesweepers
followed am& in at some distance 4
Description of Cruiser) Length 200 meters two
triple turrets on the foredeck, slightly conical tower
with a wide platform above the bridge, mast aft of the
bridge, step from forecastle to maindeek, funnel, torpedo
gun, mast, funnel, director, 2 triple turrets on the
quarter deck.
Description of Cruiser ~ Same length and similar
except for the forecastle which was about 2/3 of the
hulls length with a raised part amidships.
Description of Destroyer Length approx.
120 meters, flush dock, twin turret on the foredeck,
large director above bridge, tripod mast raked funnel,
torpedo gun, tripod mast, raked funnel, torpedo gun,
deckhouse, gunturret, transverse stern.
Description of minesweepers) All sim-
ilar length 70 meters, long oreeas e, one gun in a
shield in front of bridge, mast aft of bridge, low funnel,
gun in shield on quarter deck, davits in the stern,
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passed south of TOROS I
patroll vessel,
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similar, a _ medium forecastle
seen outside the Pilot station in TY
A destroyer was lying in VAYENGA BAY and
further in the bay were 10 other destroyers moored to
the quay.
a cruiser passed PINAGORI
Pt. on her way out of the Inlet.
Descriptions two triple turrets on the
foredeck, tower above the bridge, mast aft, tunnel,
torpedo gun a large launch, mast with boom,~funnel,
two triple turrets on the quarter deck.
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Cruiser
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nd another cruiser was
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seen at the quay at ROSTA.
hid the of
appeared to be similar and of the same type
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a destroyer) I was alongside
the quay at the shipyard.) Ilay at anchor out-
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side. They were similar, forecastle to aft of the bridge,
2 funnels and 2 masts. They were apparently moved at
night because the were both
at anchor with a third es roger This was
a little smaller and had only one runnel.
appatitt quay was apparently set on fire
An old naval vessel that was aground south of the old
destroyers and that she was set afire to the
breaking up, She was burning fore and aft and no-one
showed the slightest interest.
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