(SANITIZED)OBSERVATIONS IN THE VICINITY OF NOVOROSSIYSK(SANITIZED)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 26, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: August 12, 1960
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT I N FORMATION 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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SUBJECT Observations
Vicinity of Novorossiysk
DATE OF
INFO.
PLACE &
DATE ACQ. ,
SOURCE EVALUATIONS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
2. three-page reort on observations in the vicinity of Novorossiysk 5:.-
Observations include the following:
and three landing craft engaged in landing exercises off Mys Penay (N 44-41,
and a large tug carrying frogmen, in the harbor of Novorossiysk; and, 45 men
naval vessels, merchant vessels, port construction, military installations,
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twelve miles to e norin. , h three guns,, on the
foredeck. She was surrounded by 14 small naval vessels which the aforementioned
eight joined. The report includes an annotated sketch map of the harbor50X1-H U M
Note: Washington distribution indicated by "X"; Field distribution by "#".)
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USSR (Krasnodarskiy gray)
1~ Sighting of Soviet Naval Vessels near
Navorossiysk;
20 Observations Made in the Port of. Povorossiysk
and Photographs of the Port,
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4.
during a snow storm accompanied by strong winds, a small flepl
of Soviet submarine chasers and coastal patrols exited the port to conduct 50X1-
exerciseso
an unidentified submarine chaser
port towing a targeto
a large tug exited the port carrying frogmen in thei
exited the
5, The following naval vessels were observed in po:t.
ao Five unidentified submarine chasers 50X1-
bC Five MO-VI-class r'lP13 subchasers
c. One T-43-class minesweepe
do Five unidentified coastal patrol vase?e1.s, and various ra-va-I
construction work iiati hait?ed
because of bad weather,, Behind the ra r Berated, H did$nr, ()oint? 'I on sketch 50X1
below), military installations were observed, and teen mil.lta trucks were seen
carrying beddin and soldiers" personal wagons
there is a gars a for military areh:ics and s a1l. arnor?ed cars
in that area. 50X1
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7. Four unidentified submarine chasers
When in the open seas, they met two small destroyers,3 and sailed 50X1-HUM
together in a southeasterly direction toward Tuapse. The four submarine 0
chasers and the minesweeper returned to port the next day. 50X1-HUM
8. Despite the prevailing bad weather landing exercises took place in the Mys I
and a T-1&3-class minesweepe ex a por
Penay (N 14-141, E 37-53) area Three 50X1-HUM
landing craft and about 45 men took part in the exercise which lasted until 0
hich time the vessels entered the Naval Base. 50X1-HUM
9. The following merchant vessels were observed in port:
a. tankers loading petroleum
b. vessel loading lumber
c. Four Soviet vessels loading grain destined for Europe and Africa
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10. A large searchlight equipped with radar had been installed in the Ozereyka -50X1-H U M
(N 44-1s0, E 37-38) area.
it may replace
the watch ships.
the extension of
the pier (point 2 on sketch) under construction measured about 150 to 180
meters in length and 100 in width. Approximately 25 workmen and four trucks
were engaged in the work. the depth of the water at the head
of the pier at over 28 feet; alongside the pier, the depth is 211 to 28 feet.
At the base of the pier there are cement slabs which are arranged in a way that
they form a hump in the middle and slope toward the sea. Something appears to 50X1-H U M
be under these slab because of the sizn. th
slabs can onl be e m n c . osz on on the sketch
L a ditch had been dug; oneside es with a 22-inch diameter.
From the size of the ditch only one pipe would be installed.
This pipe will connect the Petroleum Pier with the fuel storage tanks.
12. The already completed section of the pier east of the Grain Pier (point it on
sketch) measures about 280 meters in length and 140 meters in width. Sixty to
seventy workmen were working on widening the pier; the 50X1 -HU M
final width will be over 80 meters. Approximately 30 pieces of cement pipe
were on this pier; they were 80 centimeters in diameter, and two and a half to
three meters long.
130 There was no shipbuilding activity in the port. The small shipyard located at
point 5 on the sketch Sudoremon7 was deserted. Three Soviet merchant vessels
were undergoing repairs in the Eastern Shipyard (point 6); the floating dock
(position 7) was vacant.
114, Behind the refrigerated building, work was un er way to improve an area of abort,
150 to 200 meters by 100 to 150 meters. Some- old buildings have been cleaned
up and are being used as barracks.
15. The following Soviet naval vessels were observed in the 1Taval Base;
a. Four or five submarine chaser
b. Seven or eight -T-43-class minesweepers.
c. Seven or eight coastal patrols.
d. Five or six auxiliaries.
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181,
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port awaiting their turn to 1oaa
tanker were outside the
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the depth alongside the northeast side of the Grain Pier is just under 22
an a half feet. The depth on the northwest side of the pier was measured at
26 feet.
24. A small old-fashioned submarine was at the pier which lies between the Petroleum
and the Grain Piers (point 8)0 One or two of the metal sheets of the conning
tower had been removed. Men carrying "farms'' (sic) were using this opening to
enter and leave the submarine. 50X1-HUM
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Port of Noyorossiysk
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