1. NAVAL VESSELS SIGHTINGS AND PORT OBSERVATIONS IN NAKHODKA 2. SOVIET ARCTIC SHIPPING PRACTICES

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• Publication Date: March 31, 1960
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
SUBJECT 1. Naval Vessels Sightings and Port DATE DISTR. 31 Mo v c, L, 1966)
Observations in Nakhodka
2. Soviet Arctic Shipping Practices NO. PAGES
DATE OF
INFO.
PLACE &
DATE ACQ
three reports on naval vessel sightings and other observations
in Nakhodka, and Soviet Arctic shipping practices
Att.No. Subject
naval vessel sig ings in a urirlg_the period
including: two possible OTLICHNYY-class destroyers
16 submarines
one MTB
Also included are observations on: submarine
exercises; a submarine base; jet aircraft activity; a dry dock
with 6,000 to 7,000 GRT capacity; and other miscellaneous port
information. Attached is a sketch of the port area. 50X1-HUM
observatons made in Nakhodka during
general comments on living conditions and public attitudes, and
ship loading facilities and procedures. Attached is a sketch of the
port area and descriptive comments on piers, anchorages, industrial
and residential areas, and miscellaneous city landmarks.
usual Soviet shipping practices on the Nakhodka-Murmansk run
port area with. comments on the general cargo pier, a coal pier,
a new coal pier under construction, and harbor buoys.
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Maritime/Military and political
1 harbor sketch of Nakhoda and object index pertaining to it.
A. Harbor installations etc.
For this sketch attached and object index pertaining to it.
B. City area
1. It is the intention of Nakhoda to make a citro;e out 120,000
inhabitants. One is already i$ ,lon $1 %%A the way.
Much activity is being unfolded in connection with the construction
of new piers, industrial area, building of residences, construction
of thoroughfares, etc.
For this see among others points 114,16,17,18 sketch/object index
attached. The shaded parts on the attached sketch are already
completely built-up with residences of 1 and 2 stories. There
is building where in the mountainous area any possibility
at all for building %%%%%%%% housing.exists.
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2. Forbidden area is the land to the north of the pier, point 11 on
attached sketch. Reasons unknown.
3. Drinking water is of excellent quality and unlimited and obtainable
without cost. 3 cranes were present on the pier, point 11 of sketch
for supplying ships, Also on the other piers water pipes are clearly
present.
C. Contact with civil population.
1. The population is very friendly and obliging toward foreigners without
falling into submissiveness.
2. In conversations on the field of politics it appeared that people in
general d are more to utter their dissatisfaction than in 1958. Moreover 50X1-HUM
it appeared that the attitude of the people with regard to those
who wield authority was not as fearful anymore as in 1958. Example:
Fishing in the vicinity of foreign ships is forbidden. In 1958 this
was also done, but as soon as one of the guards approached the fishers
ran away fast. Now they go away grumblingly after being threatened by tle
guard with a revolver.
3. The dock workers are of very poor quality, loutish and brutal. There is
insufficient supervision and %%%%%% one bothers little or not at all with
the foremen. The is insuffic=W# supervision and the foremen are nd
equal to their task. During the unloading the dock workers looked
technically incompetent and played the most dangerous stunts with the
dismantling of the grain shoots. The injudicious way of handling caused
destruction of much wood. An iron support of a grain shoot was smashed.
A few times the unloading was interrupted a few hours by rail cars not
being on hand.
The unloading of 10,000 grain (si] lasted 11 days.
D. Loading and unloading
1. Was unloaded at point 1 of sketch
2. The unloading took place day and night in three shifts with 5 teams. Each
team consisted of 7 men (namely 1 crane driver, 1 rope man, 3 men in the
hold for unloading the grain and on shore 2 men by the rail cars in
which the cargo was unloaded.
3. The grain was taken out of the hold with a grab, dumped into a hopper
attached to the lifting crane and loaded via this hopper into open
rail cars.
Lt. In total there were 8 such cranes present, of which 5 in use for unloading
observer's )(% ship.
5. Many obstacles were encolntered in unloading because the dockers and fore
men spoke only Russian. Only the harbor master, pilots and the
Inflot-agent and his assistants spoke or understood English or
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OBJECTS INDEX/ HARBOR I:STALLATIONS etc. of Nakhoda Harbor
2. Pier in construction. The plan is that the pier will be ready in 1960.
Purpose: Discharging-berth for coal and ore.
Dimensions: 300 x 70 meters. Before construction
rocks were blown up. were filled with
rubbish.
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NAVAL BASE
3. Factory buildings power station) Concrete 3 to 4 50X1-HUM
large halls (each n-all a ou meters long and about 20 meters high.
One or two chimneys (no smoke) Presumably not yet in use.
Factory not yet present in 1958.
1. Six piers each 150 x 25 meters. In total mooring capacity for 16 submarines,
namely at each pier 2 submarines behind each other on both sides.
The port plan deviates from reality because the 2 eastern piers have been
extended and on the west side 2 piers were built on , All piers of even
length and even width.
5. Four oil tanks (about 10 m. high with a diameter of 15 to 20 meters)
SE of the 6 piers.
6. Anchorage for destroyers. Obviously no mooring possibility in the naval
base.
7. Pier and as it appears exclusively destined for fishing ships. No cranes,
a few small stone and wood sheds on the new part presumably for storage of
fishing-tackle and supplies for fishing ### ships. sticks out
Concrete pier and continuous to point A. At high tide4about 2 to 2z m.
above the water level
8. Ship repair yard, at which floating dry dock, which has a receiving
capacity of 6000 to 7000 GRT.
forthe scrap heap
9. Collection of old ships/among others, fishing etsasels, 2 old floating
cranes, an old suction-dredger.
10. New pier, has become ready along NW and NE sides of the harbor.
Concrete pier about %% sticking out about 3 meters above the
water level at high tide and about !i0 meters wide. In the %%% part of the
f6femost
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pier a shed (farther no sheds)
Eight riding cranes, lifting capacity of 6 cranes = 12 tons and of 2 cranes
5 tons each.
along the pier 2 or 3 rail lines.
11. Pier
No modifications observed in sheds.
About 20 lifting cranes with a lifting capacity of 5 tons and 1 crane with
a lifting capacity of about 30 tons.
In an open space at points b and c lay large} quantities of old metal
from dismantled propeller planes*
with
In an open space at point d boxes %%%machinery& Presumably already were there
in 1958. Wood of the boxes %%%%%%%%% faded.
In an open space at point e. storage place for coal. This storage is being
given up as the pier at point 1 of sketch becomes ready.
The JI remaining open spaces 1~1~J/ in front of, behind, and between the
sheds are used for storage of wood (trees, beams, and planks), No shipments
of wood observed.
12. Finished pier. (General cargo pier)
Concrete, length about 400 meters. No sheds. Four landing cranes with
lifting capacity of 5 tons. Estimated depth along side the pier about
30 ft.
A ship of about 6000 GRT was unloaded along side the pier.
13. Presumably cement factory. A few tall scuare buildings, with a chimney
on four of them. Day and night are worked. (at night illuminationp and
smoke from the chimneys).
114. New industrial area. In this area last year many factory buildings arose
(many new factory chimneys(. Presumably also a stone and steel factory.
No additional data.
15. New residential and industrial area.
In this area NNW of America Bay many explosions. The ground v M' made
suitable for building dwellings and factories and construction of new
roads.
The intention is that the Nakhoda/Amerikakka area spread to 120,000
inhabitants in 1960.
16. New large thouroufare in construction Suchan - Nakhoda - Amerikanka.
In this area likewise explosions.
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17. Newly constructed road and new residential quarter.
Road about 20 meters wide, two lands with green median, asphalted.
Shaded area on the sketch completely built up with new dwellings.
18. Newly constructed road
About 12 meters wide, asphalted.
In Nakhoda working very hard on road improvement. Many muddy roads in
1958; now almost all asphalted.
19. Amusement park. On top of a molntain about 200 meters high a dance floor
with bowers all around. This point also suited as an observation point,
in a NE and S direction.
20. Culture palace (see also sketch II) New concrete buildin , 3 stories.
Large staircases to colonnades. On 2nd floor [European) likewise columns
with built in balconies. Width 100 meters, depth 50 meters.
21. Civilian hospital. Concrete, 2 stories, 60 x 10 meters.
22. Building in which more harbor offices, also agency of INFLOT. Concrete,
2 stories.
23. Military casern. Concrete, 3 stories. At the buildings soldiers were
observed dressed in uniforms completely like the frontier guard. No further
information.
24. Movie theatre.
25. Excellent observation point over the harbor area.
26. Radio sending station, consisting of a series of %%% masts standing 2 by 2.
27. Prison.
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Maritime/Military
Naval vessels, military installations etc, of harbor of Nakhoda.
1. Sketch of Amerika bay
2. Sketch of Nakhoda bay
1? Photos of the harbor of Nakhoda, of naval v
description were i already received earlier
Maritime/military objects
1) Naval vessels observed:
2 destroyer
Amerika bay,
Description:
at points 2 and 5 sketch I 50X1-HUM
Supplement: Presumably armament on board (however.,
was surrounded by crating ) Propulsion by
steam-engines (oil-fired boilers for supplying steam.)
16 submarines, of which 4 regularly in Amerika Bay and 12 in the naval
base (point 7 sketch I)
Description: Submarines observed at points 3 & 4 sketch I were
photographed.
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Supplement: All ships of the same type except 1 submarine of a larger
type. No %%" deck armament observed,
On the conning towers.,,gf_~he ,submarines
In misty weather and at dark 3 or 1a submarines always sailed out the
harbor and picked ","`between Ostroy Lisiy and rlys Krylova,
presumably to guard the entrance to Amerika Bay.
Exercises: Exercises were held daily by the submarines in Amerika Bay.
Diving exercises, attack exercises, in which sometimes another submarine,
sometimes a destroyer and also once observer's ship served as target.
No torpedoes were seen launched. Exercises limited to % choosing
positionsof the submarines (visible by the foam streak of the periscope)
1 MTB, at point 5 of sketch I
NTB disappeared behind Kamsnsgogo cape.
MTB base presumably in Vrangelya bay(point 6 sketch I)
A few patrol Vessels of which no further description, moored in the naval base
(point 7 sketch I)
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Maritime/. litany objects
a) Submarine naval base (point 7 sketch I and points 1,2 and 3 sketch 2)
- point 1 sketch 2: Two westerly/ %