WARSHIPS AT LIBAU

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CIA-RDP82-00457R000300080005-9
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S
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1
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November 9, 2016
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December 10, 1998
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5
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January 23, 1947
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IR
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Approved For Release 1999/09/08 : CIA-RDP82-00457R0003000 C:ONih'Oi LL nq NT L ITLL~Q Ra ?NT UssR/iatvia SUBJECT Warships at Lieu 25X1A6a ORIGIN INTELLIGENCE REPORT 25X1X6 DATC. 25X1 X6 D ST. 23 Janes 1947 SUPPLEMENT . - za early June- 1746 ~ ie i oiiovinL, vac.r::ihips wore observed in Libau L arbor: a. Five Soviet submarines; old .;iodel, approximately 2,000 tons; ar.t.ed tryith L, 10.b cm ;uri both on focsle and aft; one of them carried the nuxiiaer 53, on the conning tourer. b. Seven ex-Uermwi U-boats, "of the type which appeared just before the %valt er U-boat", v,ere beiri , completed. lhe~ were art d with a ,four-barreled 2cri iia Gvn on t~1e corznin ; tovr.wr: c. Three b.aither U?-bo&ts, tv4o of vvhich were not completed and one of u;hich had already made trial runs. The ov a is are concerned ,with, the sintil radius of action of these boats. d. Te.ent '-one Soviet :-bo&ts viith one i~?#>rn-n and ono 75mm ;un forward and depth char ,e: . k,. I'`ive or six ?-~a.iti? tainesweepers. f. One new-typc Gov et minesweeper. 1 . Wive ~iovir. t destroyers of approxironateiy 600 tons, armed V.ith four 1bc:;; finis and torpedo tubc8. h. The ex--Ueriaan tanker ".. rnter." . 2. at no time was anythiri6 heard of -?dicers servin , on Sovic t' U--boats . 25X1A9a Document No. S 1,0 CIANGE in Class. ~ ' DECLASSIFIED Ms. CHANGED TO: TS S 1 - 11." DDA Memo. 4 Apr 77 !:nth: DDA REG. 77/1763 Lath :0 4 APR 1978 By: S 1 D A D-Ef, FBT S60DF ADSO W ~?. sL Rik SPOT CFCB "A"s y