PORT OBSERVATIONS AT VARNA

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• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 25, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: July 14, 1960
• Content Type: REPORT

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I N FORMATION REPORT INFORMATION REPORT
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.
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COUNTRY Bulgaria REPORT
SUBJECT Port Observations at Varna DATE DISTR. 14 July 1960
NO. PAGES 5
DATE OF
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PLACE &
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Warships
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the following warships called
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the northeastern side of the naval base No. 1 on ketch). Each week-
day mornin two and sometimes all three submarines left 50X1 -HU M
the inner harbor ^
The submarines were the first ships to leave the inner harbor each
morning and they proceeded in line-ahead formation. 50X1-HUM
one of the large submarines moored alongside the north-
ea a of the naval base. 50X1-HUME
One small submarine)
side of the naval base (No. 5 on Sketch).
Four minesweepers) were berthed50X1-H U M
at the Southern Mole o. on Sketch). Each morning these ships
sortied from the inner harbor. They did not return until late after-
noon. On several occasions the minesweepers took on fuel at the depot
at the northern side of the entrance to the Devno (Varna) Canal (No. (9
on Sketch). three of the
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(Notes Washington distribution indicated by "X"; Field distribution by "#".)
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minesweepers moored by their sterns to the Southern Mole with two other
ships moored to port of them, the fourth 50X1-HUM
minesweier berthed at the northern side of the naval base (No. 3 on
Sketch). I
d, Destroyer GEORGI DIMITROV and two smaller identical destroyers3 were
moored by their sterns to the Eastern Mole (No. 1 on Sketch). Each day
When the destroyers moored they first dropped50Xl-H U M
three destroyers sortied,
their starboard anchors and then made fast to a buoy with a chain from
their port side. When the ships got underway they took in the chain 50X1-HUM
from the buoy and then hoisted their starboard anchors. It was noted
that the destroyers maneuvered quickly and smoothly and moored and 50X1-HUM
unmoored without the aid of t The smaller destroyers -
cular made sternwa rapidly,
e. One landing craft moored by her bow to the Southern Mole (No, 7 on
Sketch).
f. Several small craft were on slipways at the eastern side of the naval M
base, 50X1-HUM
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g. One small motor torpedo boat was lifted into the water from land around
the naval base by a large floating crane
h. Several small warships were moored by their sterns to the northern side
of the naval base No. 3 on Sketch
Shipbuilding and Repair
3. A 1500-ton tanker was on the slipway southwest of the small warships berthed
at the northern side of the naval base (Paragraph 2h above). Behind the 50X1-HU
tanker the white mast of a Soviet freighter under repair at the dockyard was
visible.
a second tanker outside the harb 7 '
identical to that seen on the slipway at the shipyard. 50X1-HUM
the tanke a b ilt at the sh and and her eng nes ad come from East
Germain, an unloaded merchant ship entered the
shipyard at the entrance to the Devno (Varna) Canal.
this ship was going to be repaired.
Harbor and Coastal Defense Installations
1.. At the entrance to the harbor on the Southern Mole is a signal station that
checks ships entering and leaving the harbor (No, 8 on Sketch). The static50X1-H U M
is manned by sailors and a ui ed with signal lamps of different colors fo-
communicati with ships.
n the southern s varna nay across irom e g ouse ere is a coastal defense gun of
approximately 28 cm. On the ridge above Varna beach a second coastal defense
gun of the same caliber is mounted on a turret,
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2, The m are actually ARTILLERISTI and KRONSTADT
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class patrol craft (PC). The two other ships moored to
port of-the patrol craft are a double ended caiquemtype miscellaneous
service craft (YAG) and a 9610 class district patrol craft (YP).
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The smaller destroyers are RIGA class escort vessels (DE), '
The landing craft is a German MFP class landing craft utility (LCU) 50X1-HUM
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now used as a miscellaneous service craft (YAG),
also shows a naval tug (small) (YTL) not previously identified.
5. The tankers are presumed to be of
the 4000 dwt ton FEDYA GUBANOV class being built at e eorg iimi rov
Shipyard for Soviet account, 50X1-HUM
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Dock Yard
Basin
Darn
Canal
2 Northern Quay
-5-
Eastern Quay
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