BALSKOVO SHIP REPAIR AND DIESEL ENGINE PLANT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R003100730009-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 14, 2005
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: August 31, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

DATE DISTR. 31 August
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Balakovo Ship Repair and Diesel Engine Plant NO. OF PAGES
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10 To plants exist at Ba1aIs0W for the repair of all kinds of Volga rIverboats.
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petrol p engines of 'ararioua sizes were produced theme *Po r io,sl
supplied by a plant-owned power eltatiou fueled with coal and oil slate. Since
the plant has no spur tracks, incoming and outgoing shipments were trucskkec
Su The work force4 including PYd'se is from 48000 to 5,400 men, They work in
three shifts Of eight hours eache
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1e Workshop NO, is Au emb1y shop, Production of cylinder blp13 (large
size), crankshafts.' nozzles. The teat stand for diesel engines is
attached to this workshop.
2. Workshop No, 2z Department for instruments.
plant requiremsnts td ufactu g of tools for
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3a Workshop No, 3> Foundry, a steel structure building* It is equipped with
three coal firing furnaces, one large traveling crane which weighs 30 tons,
and one small traveling crane*
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4a Workshop No. 4: 153chanioal dopartmont., Its equipment includes milling
machinese Pistons and piston heads are manufactured horee
5,. Engine test stand,,
6, Workshop No. 6: Department for instruments. Manufacturing tools.
7a Spare parts for diesel engines, cylinder blocks, bushings, nozzles, piston
rings, and crankshafts are produced at this plaxrt,
Be. Two hundred ?i&s and 400 to 500 Soviots are employed for each shift, They
work in three shifts without holidays,****
25X1 Comment. There is a possibility that the initials "OKS"' in
paragraph KH" in paragraph 1 refer to the same plant. "OKti" may be
25X15X1 way of saying that the plant is under military control,
Comrante The plant mentioned in paragraph 2 seems to be the ship
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Presumably Is the diesel engine plant.
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