1. NAVAL VESSEL SIGHTINGS IN RIGA, KLAIPEDA, KRONSHTADT HARBOR, VENTSPILS, AND SASSNITZ 2. PORT OBSERVATIONS AT VENTSPILS (INCLUDING WATER DEPTH, CONSTRUCTION & RADAR)

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 5, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: March 28, 1960
• 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 seplonage Laws. Title
18, U.S.O. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which In any manner to an unauthorized person is prohMftted by law.
COUNTRY USSR/East Germany
SUBJECT 1. Naval Vessel Sightings in Riga,
Klaipeda, Kronshtadt Harbor,
Ventspils,and Sassnitz
DATE OF
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PLACE &
DATE ACQ.
2. Port Observations at Ventspils
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DATE DISTR. *-\L? M0. M h / 94 0
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reports of port observations in Ventspils and naval vessel
sightings in the Baltic area
A two-page report of port observations at Ventspils
including descriptions of radar inetal
lations, water depth, dredging,and oil tank construction.
Also reported are sightings of vessels,
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A two-page report on a sighting in Kronshtadt
of a formation of T-43-class minesweepers,
with sketches
of the formation being used on the lead shin.
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A brief one-page report on naval vessel sightings in
Klaipeda F_ I !n(-1 lid I no -
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RIGA-class escort vessel, one
T-43-class minesweeper wo patrol boats,
four Q-class submarines
one auxiliary vessel
A brief one-page report on naval vessel sightings outside
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Also reported is a sighting of alSO-l-class submarine c
in Sassnitz, East Germa
haser,
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VENTSPILS - Port Information
A pylon with two small Radar scanners was seen situated beside the
confirm or deny the existence of a minefield
(Nemedri No. 23) off the port. Fishing boats were seen crossing the area
and a small Norwegian vessel was soon within its limits.
2. Nothing was soon of any boom depot on the North side of the
entrance opposite the lighthouse.
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pilot station.
44 A trellis mast with Radar arra3
of the harbour near the signal statiz)n.
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The present depth of water over the bar at the river entrance is 30 ft.
6. Dredging was taking place at the eastern end of ;he outer harbour
between the North and South Moles.
7, is number of oil tanks are being biilt to the North East of the
eastern end of the export quay.
8. Eleven small vessels
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seen onshore at the eastern end of the Town Quay.
9. Three small warships were berthed alongside the Town Quay.
Sea Area Brief
:alongside the Town Quay VENTS? ILS
Y. Leaving VISSPILS Harbour
D. Good visibility
0. Restricted
F. One squat funnel
L. !:bout 130 ft.
S. Flush docked
ii. One polo mast rising fro;:, bridge
described as gunboats were
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soon in the harbour
S. Russian naval ensign
10. Three other small naval vessels
I. Depth charge racks aft
R. Half ohoeso aerial at r:,:asthead
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Soviet Naval Vessels in
Kronstadt Bay
DATI OF RWORT 9 February 1960
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15 knots on east-northeasterly course.
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six Soviet minesweepers of
identical. type were on
position approximately 15 seamiles west of Leningrad light
ship. The unit flew the Soviet flag and. made approximately
Description of the minesweepers:
Sketch:1:
Three of the six boats had a minesweeping. gear out, and ran
in the formation indicated below. The three other boats sailed
either abreast or behind the sweeping boats.
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The distance between the sweeping boats was approximately
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The sweeping gear consisted of each two yellow-colored otter
boards spaced 15 to 25 meters apart.
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