OBSERVATIONS, INCLUDING THE SIGHTING OF NAVAL VESSELS, IN AND NEAR KOLA INLET

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• Publication Date: November 17, 1959
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contalne lafoem$ttan affeoling the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Zsplonsge Laws, THIS
18. U.S.O. Secs. 783 and 784, the true'" 'on or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
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:OUNTRY USSR (Murmanskaya Oblast) REPORT
UBJECT Observations, Including the Sighting of DATE DISTR. 17 November 1959
Naval Vessels, in and Near Kola Inlet
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REFERENCES
SATE OF
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LACE &
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SOURCE EVALUATIONS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIV .
reports on the
vessels at.Rosta, in Guba Vayenga, and Guba '.?'yuva; four-efgined swept-wing Jet
aircraft over Sol Inlet; possible 'buoys for a torpedo net in Guba Vayeenga;and
gun eat on Myo t ki . Two destroyers observed at N 69-30,
35-W ~
1, contain,$ sightings of submarines at the
mouth of Kola Inlet and in the vicinity of Polyernyy; unidentified naval
these vessels had flush decks an hue oug
belonged o e L T'LIt . Class.
2. Attachment 2, cos:-tains sightings of unidentified
naval vessels and four or five Su r nees at Rota
3. Attachment 3, centair`! sightings of four
poslri*l* RIGA-crass escort vessels entering Kola Inlet, a,.nd of two sunmarines
and tmrt% naval vellsels s 05MIN-class destro rs
at Murmansk. observed at
Muymazlstwhich resembled SV DL-OW class cruiser
was also described, and a description of the harbor at Murmansk was included.
tinge of three cruisers in
4. Attachment 4, - contain3 :h
Vayenga 'Tay. One cruiser, ad two triple gun turrets
on the forecastle,. two smokestacks, a break to main deck at the forward
stank. and two triiple gnin turrets on the afterdecko, The other two cruisers,
had two triple gun turrets on the forecastle,
two smokestacks, a breaktD the a terdeck aft of the after smokestack, and
two triple gun turrets on the afterdeck.., A sketch (which as included) of the
deck line of these latter two vessels indicated that they were ~'1I RDLOV=class
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5. Atta t k also +c=tai" . - tilts . Of a cruiacr
txo au 111ary reue1s
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soriptie~Ta of ailitary ewe a is atieis fear the Kola Islet aid of karber
activity at Murmansk Are also included.
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I BJ ECT: Port Report - The Kola Fjord
DATE OF REPORT: 8 October 1959
NAVAL: a)
4 a position 694 301 N - 35? 0011 E, two medium-large
naval vessels were observed as they seemingly engaged in some sort of maneuvers,
as they sailed around on varying courses.
Description: The ships were flush decked, had
a gun turret forward that had two barrels, followed by a bridge, a mast, a
smokestack, torpedo-ejection tubes, a mast with a very large radar-like an-
tenna screen at the top, a smokestack, torpedo-ejection tubes and a gun-turret
on the after-deck like that on the forecastle.
b). That same day, several submarines were observed at the mouth of the Kola
Fiord, but all of them were seen at such a great distance
in Tyuva Bay, several naval vessels were observed lying at
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there were d%s"here, as well as smaller units.
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After passing Polyarnoye, a submarine was sighted
seen at such a great distance
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resembled an ordinary submarine.
a number of floats were observed in Vaenga Bay
buoys for a torpedo-net. Inside the obstacle were four
fiery large naval vessels lying at anchor. Three of the vessels were identical
and appeared to be very modern, while the fourth appeared to be somewhat older
and was evidently the same size.
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f) in the naval shipping yard at Rosta, a very large naval ship was
observed that was identical to the modern vessels in Vaenga.. The vessel had
partially
scaffolding around the masts and smokestacks, and was/red-lead painted. The
ship appeared to be undergoing a thorough overhauling.
No submarines were observed at Rosta.
in the Kola Fjord there was great activity
on the part of . very large jet-airplanes. The planes flew in over the Fjord
and appeared to land on an approximate southerly course at an airbase south of
Vaenga.
Description: The airplanes had wings angled sharply back, and had four
jet engines on the wings.
Some of the planes appeared to land behind the mountains southeast of
Letinski Point.
SHORE INSTALLATIONS: The
ship passed near Letinski Pt. on its
way eastward. On the mountain near the point were observed several large guns
in various places. The guns were placed in positions that were very difficult
to sight.
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5U BJ ECT : Port Report Murmansk
DATE OF REPORT: 13 Octobe50X1-HUM
two very large naval vessels, lying beside sac ,
were observed at the pier at Rosta.
Description: The vessels seemed to be identical.
the ships were in for overhauling and were partially red-
after sides. No armaments or other objects were visible*
was of wood and had a gray-brown color as if the wood had aged.
Four or five submarines also lay at Rosta. The subs lay in such a way
The subs
that
with a tower that seemed to be straight on botn forward and
were ordinary,
stacks there were wooden scaffolds all the way to the top. The scaffolding
-QJ lead painted. The ships had 16 gun turrets aft. Around the masts and smoke-
Several destroyer-like vessels were also
observed at Rosta.
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At the beginning of August, the ship bunkered at the same place. The
ship this time was given only about 120 tons in spite of the order
having been for 300 tons. The oil this time was extremely poor and contained,
among other things, rags and other trash.
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SUBJECT: Port Report - Murmansk
1. NAVAL i
DATE OF REPORT: 8 October 1959
a. On a level with Pier No. 17 but on the west side of the fjord was a
naval vessel, lying -.at anchor.
be On a level with Pier No. 24 but on the west side of the fjord was a
naval vessel, lying at anchor.
the vessels were very
similar and were five or six thousand tonners.
KOTLIN clki$s that the vessels most resembled.
c. At Pier No. 23, or possibly No. 24, was a naval vessel that resembled the
two mentioned under a and b, but this latter ship was much larger, a ten or
fifteen thousand tonner.
the SVERDLOV-class as being most similar to the ship,
d. At the pier just north of the dry-dock lay two submarines at anchor.
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passing Sedlovati, four naval vessel entered the Kola
Fjord at a speed of about 20 to 25 knots.
Description: All of the vessels belonged to the same class and were about
two thousand tons. There was only one mast and one smokestack. On being shown
the vessel silhouettes, he vessels resembled the RIGA 50X1-HUM
class.
f. Somewhat later,
MPB's went by, into the Kola Fjord.
2. THE HARBOR:
a.
east of Toros, eight or possibly ten
Pier No. 10 was approximately 800 feet long, and
the depth along the southwest end was 26 feet,
b. The apatite was stored in a silo on the pier*
the silo took fifty thousand tons. Two belts brought the cargo to the ship from
the silo.
c. The silo was theieight of an ordinary three-storey house. Railroad
tracks went from the top of the silo and in towards land on the pier. From
the railroad cars, the apatite was tipped through openings at the top of the
silo. This also continued while the ship took on cargo.
3.
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SUBJECT: Port Report - Murmansk
DATE OF REPORT: 13 October 1959
1. NAVAL: a. one cruiser, one destroyer and some smaller vessels
were observed tied up aide by-side at the;pier in Rosta.
Descriptions The cruiser and was of the same type
see Point d).
b. At the same time as the above an auxiliary vessel was observed at anchor,
outside of Rosta. On either side and tied side-by-side to the ship were
three submarines.
the after smokestack, two triple gun turrets on the after deck.
Veliki Pt.
.gun turrets on the forecastle, two smokestacks, break to the after deck aft o
Description:
fourteen MYT'H'S were observed on the shore at
hree cruisers and twenty smaller naval vesse
lying at anchor in Vayenga Bay.
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Kola Fjord on its way out to sea*
a submarine was observed at the mouth of the
Description. The tower was
straight on the forward and after sides and rounded at the top. The sub did
not carry any visible guns.
2. SHORE INSTALLATIONS: Up on the shore, above the eastern shore of the Kola Fjord
at a position circa 69a O1' N. some military barracks were sighted. In front of
the barracks stood a number of guns covered with tarpaulin, and only some of
the barrels were visible.
the guns were BOFORS.
in the evening, a grow of red lights were observed on an ele-
vation, south of Graznaya Bay.
On an elevation west of Roslyakova four "tank tops" were observed that
seemed to be the tops of tanks buried in the ground.
3?
On the pier stood ten tank. cars.
nine tank-cars pulled by a steam engine on
the way northward on the railroad line east of the pier.
4.
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