SOVROMCONSTRUCTIA SHIPYARD AT GALATI

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R010400400006-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 2, 2011
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: March 7, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT
SECUFTTY INF0f MATTON
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
CONFTDENTIA
CLASSIFICATION F7/CONTRO1, 4 Us S. OFFICIALS ONLY
'OUNTR? Rumania
SUBJECT Sovromconstructia Shipyard at Galati
PLACE
OF TIR UNITED STATES. WITNiN THS MEANING Of TITLE ICi, SECTIONS 798
AND 794. Of TUN U. S. CODE. AS AMENDED, ITS TRANSMISSION OR RBVRL-
ATION Of ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT BY AM UNAU714ORIZED PERSON
Is PROHIBITED By LAW THE REPRODUCflON Of THIS PORCH IS PROHIBITED.
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DATE DISTP 7 March 1952
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
The Sovromconstructia shipyard at Galati is a part of the general. Russo,
Rumanian building organization known as Sovrornconstructia? whose head
offices are at Bucharest0 The two other Sovromconstructia shipyards are
at Braila, where only fishing vessels are built, and Turnu Severin, where
fishing vessels and tugs are built
The Sovromeonstructia yard at Galati occupies the site of the former
Fernic yard.; which was merely enlarged. A year ago another small shipyard
was incorporated into "the Rumanian 50X1-HUM
shipyard0"
3. The following workshops are located in the Sovromconstructia shipyard:
a.7 Mild steel plate workshop: Jilil.d steel plates 1 cm. thick are cut to
size., rivet holes of various sizes punched, and the plates hammered
into the required shapes0 The workshop is about 100 to 500 meters in
length,, There are ten electrically driven machines,,
b., Foundry: The foundry is about 200 meters long, and contains two
electric furnaces.
c. Turner's shop: Winches are made here. The workshop is 300 to 400
meters in length, and contains 25 electric lathes.
Brass-working shop: Brass plates 1 cm,, thick are cut here;, for use
on fishing vessels. The workshop is about 50 meters longs An unknown
number of cutting machines are operated here
e, Sawmill and carpentry: Building timber is cut and trimmed here,
.The workshop is about 2400 meters long, and contains six electrically
driven ma4,:h?_:xes0
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Two power stations produce electric currents One of these, with
two generators, is used during the day, The other one has one
l enerator^ and is used at ni ht.
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twe special barg-, t.[Y soi-v as he spitaa. ships were
th ng needed by
bui. t at the shipyard ~ They were f,-quipped w:th ever-
the crew, but, had no sp,!wc a';I hospil:al.
1i The shipyard also makes all repai- on Ui.' type of her-c:: On c-ne i csFax on howeVt3?.,A large itt `.is'I bearing fa
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naw.e with a loading capes; sty uf 6,()O0 tons remaintcl it dock there for
r . ena.irs for yeas-