SOVIET NAVAL VESSELS OBSERVED IN THE BALTIC

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• Publication Date: December 19, 1958
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
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COUNTRY USSR (Baltic)
SUBJECT Soviet Naval Vessels Observed in the
Baltic
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19 December 1958
Soviet naval vessels in the Baltic
Att.No. Vessels
1 In Riga: Submarine
the MKL class.
and a gunboat of
2 In the Baltic: Two possible Soviet submarines
with a bulbous stem and a high lean turret;
two destroyers; five Type M-1+043-class
minesweepers.
In the Baltic: Group consisting of two
cruisers presumably
of the SVERDLOV class., and five cLestroyers.,
In Ventspils: Submarines
n the Baltic: Cruiser
firing exercises and submarine chaser
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Desiption s
wise: 700 to 800 tons; no armament. on the upper deck;
partly covered with mIniu.
A S viet gun boat of the HKL CLsq'
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Description: very by hu4f; driven by a high-apesd noisy ec l.ne;
on the foredeck, a built-in tank turret from an aruV
tank with a short-barrel, 40-m gm for independent
firing. Another tank turret and 20-to 30-4m AA Ms.
mounted on the quarter deck.
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It s of terert that a martor gm boat the HKL Class me*
Vwu In Riga. The vessels of this Class which have so far been
sta cried in Swinemuende9 have possibly been transferred to the area
of Vantern Baltic.
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t subsarines ver on course 609
at ition 5'N 0' . Thq ran at very for speed in Zane abreast,
a distance of about500-asters.
the two submarine sabmarged within 45 s.oocds.
The tutmarinea had a flush decks a bulbous stem and a hi .lean
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turriet..
2 Soviet destroyers were on coarse north-northeast at position
397 c00'S. They ran at about 30 knots in line ahead, keeping
a tance of 500 motors.
Description of the guiding vessel (Tallin)$
2 stacks widely spaced; two masts forward of the stacks; straight
bridge with big radar onpola or turret; two sets of to=p.dos between
the stacks; continuous deck.
a =it of 5 minesweepers of the former German type Y16%40/43 was
a an 59c06'N/21?47'E The trait a~hanged its formation several
in 20 minutes. Four vessels ran in line ahead and one vessel stepped
out portside. They 'ran in the fallowing formations e
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The a oa or um suamormw s icient
and oss not allow an exact identification, The description of the
gal destroyer fits theTALLIN Destroyer. Exercises of minesweepers
have repeatedly been reported in this area,
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The t consist d of ar>ttiigrs resaaab' of the
LMY Class, and 5 dast~c}c~Irs
ses and adgnilligg.eo 1d no's to o se .
De ont 2 atacksl
D war 2 other vessels vere apparently of identical type.
Deaa'ripticn: 2 stacks, and one mast each forward of each stack;
oontinuous deck with pronounced sheer.
A 110 superstructure could be seen aft of the second stack on the
quaaAerdeck. It consisted of rods fastened lengthwise and crosswise.
?al Vessels was
cawn at poa G~On $s making 3r8 to 20 knots,
It is assumed that the unit was an its way to Fillau.
ragrere Area ably of the K(TLIN Class, were observed
lakr the first .
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IrentspiaA .
Soviet e>bssrinee
Skates rim of the CHSH Class has been lmcam
in entepile for quite am* timo
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a big cruiser
wa observed at position rumntog in no eau ctiof.
s ratmdag in aao~ -saw direction, the vessel tired shuns from
it heavy gsnso Stibsrquat , it sue mg to reelprooel course.
The salvos were fired from, all turrets at intervals of 13 seconds.
Ta *gete and hits could
the vessels' disappeared in a white Very light amata screen.
v7-caliber gws also fired from the shore Bearings taken from the
.-AlodwaWee, md-the -smoker
a. Battery located from position 600l,7?N/29?3,5'E true course
121? and 123?.
The cams discharge marks from position 6001,7N/29?13,5'E; located
true odorse 2060 and 204?.
submarine chaser
29a17'ge
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Dstariptions flush deck,-l staokp 1 gun mounted on the forecastle,
and-depth charge chute on the quarter deck,
C+* t. The statement that the cruiser of
thi MOO' Class, ran ahead in the fairway to Kronstadt Leningrad,
Leningrad light vessel is unusual. It is assumed that the vessel
in more'northern direction. The observation of submarine chaser
snsably of the KRONSTADT Class, is probably oonneoted with the
se firing.
battery located ashore presumably belongs to the defenses
nedr Pul.kowa.
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