MANUFACTURE OF MINE-SWEEPING GEAR IN THE WOLGAST PEENE-SHIPYARD
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CIA-RDP82-00457R009400480008-2
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September 13, 2000
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Publication Date:
December 13, 1951
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REPORT
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INFORMATION RE-PORT
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
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CLASSIFICATION b-W9 fr1X i uL ' U.S. Or W.M'S L4
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Gerna.ny (Russian Zone)
SUBJECT Manufacture of Mine-weeping Gear
in the Wo7..gast Peene-Shipyard
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lu x'ine-sti.ee_' ing-: equipment manufactured in the Peene Shipyard, ;vol ;ast
(4003"11 13046tTe) includes:
a. Sweeping apparatus for acoustic nines a The sweep consists of a metal
floating body, similar to a torpedo, and is about 2 meters long a At
the rear end of the floating body is a pro,,-,eller with adjustable
blade, the shaft of which drives centrifugal rollers nhich produce
a lo=ad noise when in motion. This noise can be increased or reduced
by regulating the rotational speed of the shaft. The apparatus is
towed by a vessel and its required flcatin,; depth can be set on a
depth-keeping device o
bm Sweeping apparatus for s__agnetic mine The Fear consists o_. a hollo:,
body wit'i :,wo strong cables fitted inside. These cables project from
the floating body at its nose and are connected to the hull of the
vessel, thus producing an induction .field. The depth of the swooping
gear can be ad; ustecI ',,y a depth-keeping device,
c. "weeping gear for electric nine:r... This fear has the code name of
Lie tilting 'ets and is egnip_:ed with a srr.~~ll internal combustion ens-ine
driving a generator? flo floating bodies of this gear were seem
d n Six sweeping fears for acoustic mines and the sane nursber of .sweepthg
,ears for , agnetic mines were seen in the tube-maker's shop in the
:olfa:.t Peene-Shipyard on 22 April 1951. 25X1A
-Commento This is probably the dynamo for the sweeping gear for
magnetic mines
iii, Comment. These sweepin ; ;sears were probably ardered by the ;ea
25X1A -o)ice o =,e Soviet Zone of Gel-many., since ':.olE_ast became a base of the
Sea Police in early 195l.
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