NAVAL VESSELS SIGHTED IN THE ARCTIC AREA

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 21, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: December 12, 1957
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY
USSR (Arctic)
SUBJECT Naval Vessels Sighted in the Arctic DATE DISTR.
Area
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Four reports describing vessels sighted in the Arctic area
Att. Subject
1. Three unidentified naval vessels' including
unidentified submarine; twin-engined passenger`
planes at Dudinka Airfield; routing of vessels via Mys
Zhelaniya.
2. Sighting of 25 unidentified naval vessels outside
Kol,kiy Zaliv9 unidentified minesweepers and four
submarines at Arkhangelsk; three submarines
3. Minelayers
vessels
troop
transports in Arkhangelsk; target practice near Dvina
lightship.
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1. NAVAL
two large naval vessels and a
submarine were observed lying at anchor outside the
One large naval vessel was lying at the fitting out
wharf
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on the foredeck, bridges wit tripod mast aft tiro
funnels with a mast in front of the aft funnel, break
to quarter deck aft of the. after funnel two triple
gun-turrets on the quarter deck.
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d passenger planes were observed on
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In the sky in the dir t .on norznI sou'f
marines
".fBweepers" and sub--
he naval station
ARCHANG
Zl f One o 1th a asi bmarm e
were observed nautic
disappeared
DAserintion: The sub ariI1
I Length approx,* our t
was tralght fore and aft, smal
on the foredeck.
the other two submarines,
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were observed in position outside the KOLA INLET,
25 vessels
It was too dark to see details of th
,reaattcz'E -4 but Dome of them `were naval
o the KOLA INLET,
large tower that
un or machine gun
no description of
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 of %# ,out 2000 tons, similar to a conver e cax
with'- a long, low quarter deck, grey painted.
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Descriptions the vessel was a minelayer,
t d a ship
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Descriptions
1d t aardfnarfly
steering north just outside DVINA lightship.
ereot ype.
thu second was of a df f f
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similar with flush declts, one in stile
far forward in the forecastle, square bridge, mast, funnel,
two guns in shields one in front of the other, depth
charges on the quarter deck. (See sketch nr. 1).
Two smaller naval vessels were observed in ARCHANGEL a few
days later. One was as described above,
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flash decks slo ing bow, gun on
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forecastle head, bridge, mast, funnel., gun In shield,
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depth charges aft. {bee sketch nr.
were also seen which were apparently used as training_
to TU Same double deekered single eng mad +lanes
the a rodrome at ARCHANGEL. These were or a sa.m .,iar Hype
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machines.
an
Tromp rp
and departing from ARCHATNG L. Approximately 3000 tons,
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TT1OOP TRAN8POR! VESS LS*
art vessels were seen several times arrivin
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painted grey, Carrying infantry, cars and other materi
TARGET PRACTICL
In a SW direction from NINA. lightship flashes were seen
and explosions similar to that of heavy artillery were
heard. At each explosion the sky was illuminated over
a large area.
5. T~AWLERS.
A large number of trawlers were observed on the waters
east of V.RI.
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hatch eoaming
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he bridge
rfu arwe
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poops the
the quarter
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Thh.0 Ve had
(See slots a fir
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the top stood the
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of the poop was a 11fe-b
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