SHIP SIGHTINGS IN SWINOUJSCIE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T00246A048300370001-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 9, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: June 8, 1959
• Content Type: REPORT

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S-E-C-R-E-T
COUNTRY Poland
SUBJECT Ship S7.ghting~ iza S~w~..:r~._~~~_ ~~,i~
REPORT
DATE DISTR. ~` o~~#~ "~~'ys?; 25X1
NO. PAGES ~+
REFERENCES
INFO.
PUCE &
RD
1. The below listed naval vessels were observed in Swinoujscie (Swine-
de)
RIGA-class escort vessels at the Destroyer Quay,
with both rocket launchers uncovered, Each launche
consisted of 16 barrels located in two rows of eight each on a
rocket mounto (See sketcho) The diameter of each barrel was
estimated to be 15 centimeters, and the length was approxi-
mately 125 centimeterso One could look through the barrels
at the Destroyer Quay
T-301-class minesweepers at the Destroyer Quay:
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KROASHTADT~class submarine chasers at the Destroyer Quay,
d,
Submarine
e,
Tender,
fm
MTB~s in the MTV harbor:
gs
? ~
and two ov a en ers a
at the Destroyer uay
in the Shipyard Harbor
the northern and of Eichs a en
in he sma c anne e n e orpedo depot,. and four i
small harbor on the Wort side farther up towards Szczecin
ne n e r or, wo
(Stettin
hm Thirteen Polish landing craft were observed behind Eichstaden
eight of them were believed to be of the ODS class 25X1
an ve the classo A roxirnatel ten Polish landing
craft were 25X1
observe eh n c s a en
S TS A mclass submarine chasers
t
roe s eas o the c anne o winou~sc e
together with the tender Tha verse s were ne ner mov ng
nor were they anehoredm A fourth naval vessel was observed at the
same time travelling from Swinouascie towards Greifwaldero
it resembled a ,~,~?~.,chaserA
3a ,Eight MTEes in groups of fours two9 and two were outward-bound
4, The Destroyer Quay was blacked out there were weak blue
lights onlym Apart frorA one submari~! there were apparently no
naval vessels at the Destroyer Quayo
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were observed abreast~Greifwald ~
Sia East Garman mineswee ers were observed in almost
the same position
6. there ware bunkering facilities between the
Destroyer uay and ~ Coaling Quay with underground tanks intended
only for large-scale bunkeringe The Soviet authorities have pro-
mised to make space available at the Destroyer Quay if this instal-
lation is to be expanded, The depth at the bunker quay is said to
be seven meters. Bunkering of smaller vessels takes place in the
Fishing Harbor.
7. It was stated that the pilot office recently was inspected by eus-
toms officials from Warsaw with tha result that the ordinary customs
off icars now are afraid to take cigarettes, etco, offered to them
when visiting the ships.
8. Ei ht uns were observed west of the entrance to Swinoujscie
The guns were placed parallel to the beach in groups o
four. The four westernmost guns were farther behind the beach
than the other fouro In the same Tocation ware three camouflaged
objects and a searchlight. The searchlight was apparently larger
than the one previously observed there, but it was placed on the
same platform. 5
9. A document check took place in Szczecin The street-
cars were stopped by the Polish lice w o ma e a orough check
of the passengers paperso ~ailors wereiquickly permitted
to pass after they had showed their seamen~s books, while the ?^
checking of the other passen~erst papers was:very thorough. The
harbor inspection was normal,
Diameters about 15 cm
Length about 125 cm
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Commaents o
1. The number o1' ba-~rels confirms the previous analysis of covered
escort vessels,
The submarine is presumably) of
first two of
followed by
3. Rormally no more than eighteen MTB?s are observed in Swinoujscie.
4. The third KftOASHTADT=class subchaser
These vesselsare based in ou scie and Sassnitz.
they held anti-
su ar ne maneuvers near t e Polish coast
Swinoujscie-Kolobrze Kolber to ether with
of the M classrand possibly the two RTOA-class
escor vessels. is of the T 700 class and is based in
Swi.nou~ scie .
5. misplacements for mobile coast defense artillery are located
within the Soviet restricted areas, both east and west of the
entrance ~,o Swinoujscie. The placement of eight guns in batter-
ies of foux is Down from other Soviet coast batteries.
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