WISMAR HARBOR: DREDGING; THE ICEBREAKER KRASIN

• Document Type: CREST
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 10, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: October 5, 1959
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
COUNTRY East Germany
SUBJECT Wismar Harbor: Dredging;
the Icebreaker KRASIN.
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according to a harbor pilot. The depth of entrance channel, which is'
particularly important for large tankers, is always kept at 29 feet.
Dredging in Wismar Harbor
A large bucket dredge is operating in the shipping channel of Wismar
The width of the channel varies between 36 and 40 feet and the whole
channel will now be widened to 45 meters. As a result, the banks of
several islands near the channel will disappear.
2. Icebreaker KRASIN
After approximately 5 to 6 years, the icebreaker KRASIN has been delivered,
completely remodeled by VEB Mathias-Thesen-Werft. Except for the hall, it
has become a completely new ship. The superstructure has also been
completely remodeled. The same applies to the engine room, etc. The old
nose screw has been removed. The ship now has three screws. The ship is
to keep open the East-West passage, together with the new Soviet atomic
icebreaker. Th..s should make uninterrupted navigation north of the
continent possible.
3. Key to Sketch Map of Wismar Harbor (See Attachment)
1. Wendorf residential district, in the center is a tall building, the
Hochhaus. The workers of VEB Mathias-Thesen-Werft live here as well
as a large number of Soviet officers and their families.
2. VEB Mathias-Thesen-Werfto
3. Hull of a 2+, 000-ton passenger vessel, launched on 13 June 1959, of
type built in series at VEB Mathias-Thesen-Werft for the Soviets.
4. Potassium silos with six loading trunks.
5. Switchyard for oil tank cars, etc.
6. Five goose-neck cranes.
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7. Grain silo bearing the inscription, Verb-Wismar.
8. Grain silo.
9. New construction crane, hoisting power approximately 5 tons.
10. Quay under construction. The sea wall is being renewed here and a new
roadbed built.
11. Barracks of the harbor fire bri ade oat house (Point lla), in which there
ars.- two new fireboats. a drill staged by the fire-
brigade on board a vessel in the harbor d not come off 50X1-HUM
smoothly. The firemen wore old German army helmets with leather
neckpieces, blue overalls, belts and gas masks.
The fire boats of Wismar are new.
12. Pump house oil pier, still uncommission.ed.
13. Office of Deutrans..
14. HQ store for seamen.
15. Offices of Customs.
16. Seamen's home.
17. Hospital.
18. Barracks fort' ln' NVA,,_: tatioas._;People a s Army) contingent
19. Oil tanks (four large tanks with a capacity of approximately 1,000-1,500 tons
and three small tanks).
20. Oil fueling bridge; tank ca?s.take on oil alongside this bridge.
21. Oil pier with jib arms (point 21A).
22. Engine room.
23. Boiler room.
24. Footbridge from loading bridge to distribution room (24A); the various
pipelines run across this bridge.
25. Canteen for workers of oil facilities.
26. Coal storage.
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7. Grain silo bearing the inscription, Verb-Wismar.
8. Grain silo.
9. New construction crane, hoisting power approximately 5 tons.
10. Quay under construction. The sea wall is being renewed here and a new
roadbed built.
11. Barracks of the harbor fire bri ade oat house (Point lla), in which there
ars.- two new fireboats. a drill staged by the fire-
brigade on board a vessel in the harbor d not come off 50X1-HUM
smoothly. The firemen wore old German army helmets with leather
neckpieces, blue overalls, belts and gas masks.
The fire boats of Wismar are new.
12. Pump house oil pier, still uncommission.ed.
13. Office of Deutrans..
14. HQ store for seamen.
15. Offices of Customs.
16. Seamen's home.
17. Hospital.
18. Barracks fort' ln' NVA,,_: tatioas._;People a s Army) contingent
19. Oil tanks (four large tanks with a capacity of approximately 1,000-1,500 tons
and three small tanks).
20. Oil fueling bridge; tank ca?s.take on oil alongside this bridge.
21. Oil pier with jib arms (point 21A).
22. Engine room.
23. Boiler room.
24. Footbridge from loading bridge to distribution room (24A); the various
pipelines run across this bridge.
25. Canteen for workers of oil facilities.
26. Coal storage.
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