SHIP SIGHTINGS IN THE SWINOUJSCIE AREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T00246A044600080001-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 10, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: September 26, 1958
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL d171b70 ? ?`?a GENC AGENC!
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United ?tatea within the meaning of the Enpionagr Lawe, tie
18, U.S.C. Sees. 793 and 794, the 7anamiasion or revelation of which in any manner to an nnanthorised person is prohIbite? by lam.
COUNTRY Poland
SUBJECT Shi ~ Sighting*a :fir to
Swii onjecie Arm..
DATF DISTR. $ 6 SFP i8
DATE OF
INFO.
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SOURCE EVAILiATIONS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL 0 CONTENT IS IENTAWIE
10 A Polish naval vesse' was observed
ou wax o s speed 7~8 kuot
MTh in the basing escort vesseat th oir Et 25X1
2a There were no naval vessels in Swinoujscie (Swinemuende) harbor
three for Th ashore one
Depot? and two old landing craft at Eichstadelnm
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30 tpHA wing observations were made in Swinoujscie
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ao The Polish destroyer, GRO ws ,an its way
through Ka.iserfahrt to Szczec n Aa .es 1i n. at 1330 hctur' 25X1
b0 At the same time the Polish dstroyer :BUBZA~
was observed at the Oil Quayo
c0 Two large East German naval vessels of unknown type were on the
city side at 151 hours a The had a vary on pact t ,auperstr ;ca:..
tore m.idshi e
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MTB's outside of Swinoujscie
1. The other naval vessels presumably participated in a naval maneuver along
the Polish coast.
2. This is the first time that the GROH has been observed in Swinat4jacie; it
is normally seen in Gdynia.
3.
5.
6.
twelve to fifteen.large naval vessels,
Swinoujscie towing the large target which gave a radar
reflection.5 25X1
hich were seen together with them, at 1755 ours.
entered Swinoujscie shortly afterwards The rest-25X1
remained in the channel. Shortly afterwards'a tugboat entered
larger than-the two Riga -class escort vessels
The BURZA is also based in Gdynia.
Gunnery practice has apparent taken place outside Swinoujscie. There 1125X1
no description of the vessels are based in
Swinoujscie. As far as the larger vessels are concerned, it is known that
besides the GROKs, the SKQRYU-class destroyer was also the
area,
ujscie.
7. This vessel is of the Idbau class.
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these MTB Is are normally not observed in . Swinom
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POLAND SZCZEC I N SV/ I NOUJSC I E
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