DANUBE RIVER PORT AND SKODA SHIPYARDS IN KOMARNO

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R007700690007-2
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• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 9, 2010
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: May 31, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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SUBJECT Danube River Port and Sisk. Shipyards
in Komarno
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The Skoda Works, Komarne (P48/176) consists of the old shipyard, which was
in operation before World Waar II, and the new shipyard which was started
just after the War in 1945 Since May 1950, the old shipyard is handling
only repairs of old ships. i'his includes the mounting of now Skods. Diesel
engines. Between May 1C' August 1950 the following ships were repai d:
HASSAN (former!- the German ship UALT.EFt, which now belongs to
the USSR), Er,;ine and hull repairs.
IS!'AIL ( US-R.1 General repairs and insiallFtion of a new Skoda
Diesel :na- r,e.
SARAPOV OS S10 General repairs, installation of a new Skoda engi sex
new paint, jci ,
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ship h?d 'a rr.~-na)
Engine overhauling and general repairs. (The
STUA01%0-OSPt=:.,Czechoslovak Danube Navigation) General overhaulir?
and laying 0.' a naw deck.
S IV.rSTOPOL (IE3SR) Repairs to dock and cabins,.
EJAJAfl (USSR) 'repair to propeller and to damage caused when the
ship hit a rte .~e
30 cargo, boa, ; (mostly Soviet).
The new shipyard bui.ds towboats of between 100 and 200 tons as ordered by
the USSR, Rumania, 3 tlgnria, and the CSPD. Between 1 and August 19501, five
towboats were complir ed. The now shipyard h :u fulfilled only 80 percent of
the quota under the :' -ve year Plen. Motor beats are to go into prcduct .on
toward the latter raFu o ? 1950.
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Equipment of the old shipyard includes the following:
Machine Shop:
Forge;
Joinery:
lathe, turning length 8m
lathes, turning length 4m
lathe, turning length 2m
lathe, turning length 2
screw cutting lathe
planing machine, length 6m
small planing machine
special boring chine (type Raboma)
shaping machine
electric drilling machines
electric saw
gear and threa' cutting machine
grinding, boring and polishing machine
large g:.?indin ' .chine
5 electric furnaces
2 drilling machines
2 punches
2 shears for ct 1tting iron to 14mn in thickn?
1 compressor for Meumatic riveters
I shears for sheet iron to 100mm in thickne s
1 large shears for cutting of profile iron
s small. shears for cutting of profile iron
3 special borin machines, type Raboma.
I crane for transporting platres to Raboma boring
machines
3 electric plan5n machines
3 circular : zws
1 band saw
Carpenter Shop: l planing machine
Iszaw
: iectric Welding Shop, 15 electric welding machines
"as Welding Shop; 2 gas wolding ap?o: ratuses
Outside installations; 1 slip
I large bridge crane
2 smaller crane,,-
The no- ,,r is not completely outfitted as yet. Expected shipments of
equipment from the West did not materialize, and the yard has been dope: d.ent
on deliveries from the Skkoda Works;, Pilsen. One of the features of the new
shipyard is a narrow-?gauge, railroad and rail connections with the Komar: io
Danube port. Other eau& rnent includess
machine Shops 2 lathes
2 boring machines
I small planing 'achine
2 grinding machines
Forgo s.
Joinery:
1 drilling na.chIna
I large and 1 swill. shears
7 electric furnac+ s
1 puncher
a electric welding set
2 wood planing machines
I circular saw
kax snag
.1 polishing machine
Carpenter Shop: 1 woad planing machine
I circular saw
I band saw
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Welding Shop: 20 electric welding sets, gas welding e.ppar ttus
Boring Workshop:
5 special boring : iachine s.. type I,aboria.
1 crane for transportation of plates
Outside i.nstall.lationa: Ways for 12 towboats
I large bridge crane
A total of about 100 cieks are ereployed in both shipyards. The old shied
employs about 800 workers while the now shipyard employs about 1, 300.
Leading personnel includes the following:
a. Plant Managers Ing Frantisek Sarl.na,
b. i sputy I' nager and Skok, (from Skoda ::arks, Pilsen)
Production Chief:
Plane g Ma gar: Ing fnu Obholczea, Hungarian;
d. Workshop Forcer-Em: Ing. fnu Sedlac ekc.
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