1. NAVAL ACTIVITY IN LENINGRAD AND VENTSPILS 2. POSSIBLE AMPHIBIOUS LANDING PROCEDURE OBSERVED IN THE GULF OF RIGA

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CIA-RDP80T00246A039401010001-2
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January 13, 1958
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REPORT
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/05/05 :CIA-RDP80T00246A039401010001-2 .. . ? ~ ? ? N A ? ? t . CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY This material oontataa information afteotiag the National Defense of the IIaited States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Tilde 10, 1J.B.0. Bea. 71i9 and 7Pb the transmisdon or revelation of which 1a any manner to as unsuthorlaed person !e prohibited by 25X1 USSR (Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland) SUBJECT 1. Naval Activity in Leningrad and DATE DISTR. Ventspils 2. Possible Amphibious Landing Procedus'~IO.PAGES Observed in the Gulf of Riga REQUIREMENT NO. DATE OF INFO. PLACE & DATE ACQ. Attachment Description Sighting in Leningrad'"of six W-class submarines and one SKORYY- c ass s rove Also observed was a 350-ton barge Describes alleged violation of Navigation Act by - - trol Sighting of a new Soviet 8000 DWT cargo vessel in Leningrad which was loading. `what was possibly, lead ores Notes heavy barge traffic through Morskoy Kanal~ Sighting in Ventspils of KRONSHTADT-class fi i'i~ CYi 15 E~ e 3 ~ possible T-301 mine ~yrer~'? wo su ar nest ? two P- -class speed boats; and three auxiliary vessels, STATE (Notes ARMY NAVY AtR Washington distributan indkated by "X"J Field distribution by "#".) 13 January 1958 25X1 2 REFERENCES~ROG.~~~J+'1~1~ '`Qp'Y' !` 25X1 25X1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/05/05 :CIA-RDP80T00246A039401010001-2 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/05/05 :CIA-RDP80T00246A039401010001-2 , Sighting in Yerrtspils of two possible Q-class submarines eight KROftSHTADT-class subchaser class minesweeper Si hti~ in Yei i of two submarinest and several subchasers~ o Also observed was a shore based radar installation. Detailed description of an appareAt amphibious landing exercise in the Gulf of Riga off 1Karkgrafen (Mersragaciems, N 57-2; E 23-07 ); in .which five landing craf t, six fishing luggers~, and. one RIGA-class escort vessel participatedo Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/05/05 :CIA-RDP80T00246A039401010001-2 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/05/05 :CIA-RDP80T00246A039401010001-2 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/05/05 :CIA-RDP80T00246A039401010001-2 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/05/05 :CIA-RDP80T00246A039401010001-2 - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/05/05 :CIA-RDP80T00246A039401010001-2 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/05/05 :CIA-RDP80T00246A039401010001-2 ~/ N w~T...r~(/y.. f..i 2. ~_M~HCHANT_~~3S~L8Z A o?mparatltely new Rutaia~ Qargo e?aao.I. of app~oa. 8040 t.d.v. waa lying at tha ~raat and of thf quay at RAZD1'ELNAYA DAMBA loading a golden brmxn aubatan?a from an enormous pile ~ th? auag. SECRET D Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/05/05 :CIA-RDP80T00246A039401010001-2 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/05/05 :CIA-RDP80T00246A039401010001-2 ? SECRET ~ h-~ . ~= Barg~a heavily loaded with ore and nand arrived ~ t!?oa rve~ry day from 140~8~4'~ CA~tAL and unloadid at the pier batr~aan tht Qanal and BAR4C ~A3s~FAi. Farther along the pl~r war. bode bra at aand. SECRET Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/05/05 :CIA-RDP80T00246A039401010001-2 S~~~CI Sanitized Copy App \ ved for Release 2010/05/05 :CIA-RDP80T00246A039401010001-2 sul~carine chaaer~ of the ~L~~ aeG en ere en sp 1.s iarbaar and anchor north of the pontoon bridge. the afternoon, submarine oh ~+as no longer seen there, In ed at the same pleoe, veasa~.sl presuc~ably submarine c oera of he KEtON?TA17T C1 ea, as Weld. as minelaying boats presumably of the T-301 Class, rare ear n e arbor o2" Ventapil.a o 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 submarines were berthed 25X1 in the harbor. Furthermore txo s ed ~a s, ype and auxiliary ?esaels mere identified, C . t Of the ura~.ts mentioned ? the tray KRONBTADTa have already been identified in Ventspils r~sported tea be submarine chasers, are believed to be vessels of the T~.~1 Class u a ne c seers ?2 t A!S have Blot azyeeArac3 Auxilia yeas e~aas obaervec~ for the first time. re,vesaels of T-301 Glass; they have belonged to the harbor occupe,tion of ~pents~ila for c~ulte some timed SkI;~, a~ .- U ~ S . 0~'FiC J'AI,S ONLY ~~""'?""""~""' Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/05/05 :CIA-RDP80T00246A039401010001-2 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/05/05 :CIA-RDP80T00246A039401010001-2 25X1 Next 1 Page(s) In Document Denied Q Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/05/05 :CIA-RDP80T00246A039401010001-2 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/05/05 :CIA-RDP80T00246A039401010001-2 Ar: c~aate:~ted source a u~iit consisting of 1 frigate tyre A, ~.z~.nd .e~; c~?,~^'~c ani' a t'iah loggers was at position 57025'N,23?50'E atn th? Gulf ~rf Ri;;t~ on c~~u~?'~ea 3~D?, making 8 knots, The unit ran in the follo~ricag f~+rcnatR.L;r~; 3 landing cz?aft at the head, 1 landing ~~raft stepped. aft to~rd Ht?ax?hoa-rd, 3 ~.a,nding Draft stepped aft toward portside anc3~ in ?~he tpraah of the landing craft at the head and, about in lin? witf~ `:?~e ~.ft landir-g cra~'t at portaide, the 2'rigate of th.e 13IGA '~~rv . Si;; fis~i loggers forming double line rshead followed he RIG? ray; aii~ int~ral of about 900 meters, The .landing craft ran g4:, clc~; ~ foraation, k?eping a boat' a length distance between each o~t`~2ez? , Tfie ,r'~ l.i~wi:~g details were learned on the RIGA: uontinuoua deck line ~~.t?~ t1ie forecastle raised very high and oonanicuouslS :~ raked st~r~i; taro superimposed guns mounted oA the f~ecast~.e ae?cl anther ~.?r~ ~~n the quart?r deck; square bridge tirith .tripod mast an~i, ~.t?f~? 8 ~aH compact stack, a free space, and then low deck sixp~?str~:~:~~~saros wt.tAi chart po3.e mast and thin stack cXoaely drawn ?~ mKS?~o '1"zc :landir~ craft were deaoribed as follova: - ;aq~:erg Shape w~.th raked Rxr.M trap which prAtruded over the ship' a wall; they wc~ s apA~`p]eilr~c= 4~~y 3~3 meters long, of identical type and not mire than ~ p~ce~t ::.oFxdad ~ 'Phi: six ~'iah loggers oorrespond to 'the standard ty~ ?~ic~. -: