SHIPPING TRAFFIC IN GDYNIA HARBOR

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R010600180010-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 16, 2006
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: April 7, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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painted gray, and there was a black ring at her funnel. At. 2:45 p.m..
on 23 November, a Polish destroyer with one funnel and another
destroyer with three funnels were seen in Harbor _'asin 9. Both
vessels had tripod masts. ** At noon on 13 November, the former
49 GHT regularly carried coal from Gdynia to Peyse (540391N/
20 06'E5 on the Koenigsberg 11'aritime Canal, At 10:30 a.m. on
14 November, this ship arrived in Gdynia and docked at the coal
harbor. After taking on coal she left port again in the morning of
15 November and returned empty at 9 p.m. on 17 November. She took
on coal during the night and left immediately afterwards. At 11:10a.,
on 19 November, the A.rethusa put in again and docked at the
Silesian Quay. At 6 a.m. on 20 November, she left port again
COUNTRY Poland
SUBJECT Shipping Traffic in Gd nia Harbor
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SUPPLEMENT TO
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
1. On 15 November 1951, the Polish submarines were
e in Harbor Basin 10 in Gdynia (54032'N/16'34'E). Submarine
had been sighted engaged in training in the Bay of Danzig
on e morning of that day.
2. Two small tank vessels flying the Polish naval ensign were seen
in Harbor Basin 10 on 15 November. Three landin craft and three
minesweepers were also observed in this basin,
The armament o s minesweeper consisted o one
20-mm quadruple A.& gun mounted on the forecastle and two 20-ttri AA
guns in twin mounts. On her funnel carried white-green-
white rings, at her signal mast a three-field blue-white-red
pennant was flying and the Polish naval ensign was under the gaff.
At 11:30 a.m. on 20 November the landing craft left
Gdynia tvward Hela. The weather conditions on that day were wind
3E force 2, moderate sea, moderate visibility, later fog, and wind
rising to a force of 3 to 4.*
About 10 a.m. on 21 November an auxiliary vessel of the Polish
Navy, similar to the former German torpedo-recovery boat left
Gdynia and put into harbor again at 1:35 p.m. This vessel was
German target ship Zaeh ingen was moved into the harbor by two
tugs and subsequently moored at the landing quay.
4. Polish longshoremen stated that the Soviet ship S.S. Ae hu
carrying cargo. CONFIDENTIAL
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