STRALSUND SHIPYARD

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R011200300005-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 17, 2006
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: April 8, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
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SECURITY INFORMATION
INFORMATION REPORT REPORT NO.
CD NO.
COUNTRY
SUBJECT
25X1
DATE OF
25XVFO.
PLACE
ACQUIRED
Germany (Russian Zone)
Stralsund Shipyard
DATE DISTR. 8 April 1952
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SUPPLEMENT TO
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THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES, WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 18, SECTIONS 793
AND 794,: OF THE U.S. CODE, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVE-
LATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS
PROHIBITED BY LAW. THE REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM IS PROHIBITED.
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The VVW Schiffbau and Reparaturwerft, Strals-
This shipyard was to have been placed under the direction of Seepolizei towards
the end of this year but the SCC had different plans the VVW..Peene-Werft Wolgast
VEB has been handed over to the Seepolizei. The VVW Schiffbau and Reparaturwerf't
remains under the supervision of the VVW and at the end of 1951 is to take over
the entire construction program of the Peenewerft, i.e., the completion of craft
construction at other yards within the zone. Because of this transfer, the whole.
shipyard is disorganized. The decisions of the local administration regarding the
appointment of directors and heads of departments have not yet been received.
"she location of the shipyard and general information
The yard lies on the Daenholm opposite the mainland to the left of the Ruegendamm.
A new road, six meters wide, hays been built from the Ruegendamm to the shipyard. Two
docks in the yard form aright angle, each side measuring about 120 meters in length.
The harbor of the shipyard, has been recently dredged to a depth of approximately
.6 meters.
Personnel
The shipyard employs about 1200 men, _ 15(3 of -w$Qk
side. The directorate includes the following.
are employed on the, productive
'General director, technical director, commercial director, planning director,
production director, :dispatch director plant manager, assembly foremen, two
young fo :men. The heads of the departments have not yet been appointed.
New constructions in the ye,rd.
a. At present, work can be carried out simultaneously on five ships. It is planned
to increase the capacity of the shipyard to. six ships. Power is supplied from
the mains but an emergency power station is planned in the future.
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b0 The reconstruction of the yard will probably be completed at the end of
October 1951. Permanent installations will be constructed by Pau-Union,
Stralsund and by VEM Anlagenbau Rostock.
5. Permanent Installations; (Festes Inventar)
The shipyard is composed of the following buildings and permanent installations:
1 slip of about 500 PRT capacity, approximately 70 meterslong ..(Slipan_lage)
1 a.:ministration building with a design office .. (Konstruktionsbuero)
1 watch-house, with look-out posts (Wacht-haeuschen)
2 large warehouses for new material (Lagerkeller fuer Rohmaterial)
7 forge (Sciede)
1 electric we. i plant (Elektroschweisserei)
1 mechanics ? rorkshop (mechanieche .lerkstatt )
1 painters a shop (Malerel)
1 joiners' shop (Tischlerei)
1 galvanizers 4 shop (Verninkerei)
I storage shed for drifter parts (ta.gerschuppen fuer Loggerteile)
1 seiner parts ?(Ldgerseb.uppen fuer Seinerteile)
1 " parts for other ships (fuer sonstige Schiffsteile)
1 " " " spare gear of all types of craft (fuer Zubehoer aller
S ch if f stypen )
1 coalhouse (Kohienkeller)
1 warm. water heating plant (Warmwasserheizung)
1 canteen (Werkskantine)
1 building for emergency power unit (Gebaeude fuer Notstromaggregat)
No additional buildings are planned at present.
Cranesy mobileegu Pment, etc. o
Mobile and other equipment of the yard includes the following:
1 tower. rotating crane, 13 meters in height, (25 tons) from Abus Stahlbau Halle
(Tu l.rehkran)
1 fixed crane (18 tons) from Abus Stahlbau Halle (Standkran)
various electric motors. (from VEM) (Diverse Elektromotore)
2 small cranes (up to 3,000 kg.) in mechanics, workshops (Hallenkraene)
7 welding 50nvefteis (Sch 'eissu rformej) frog VVB VENT Kjellberg, Finsterwalde.
11 welding transformers (Schweisstrafos)
1 sheet iron cutting machine (3 m.) from Wolgast - (Blechschere)
2 spot gelding machines (Punktschweissmaschinen)
I shaping machine (Shapa.x.>gmaschine)
1 planing machine (Langhobelmaschine)
2 pivot lathel(Spitzendrehbaenke)
1 turret lathe (Revolverdrehbank)
1 cutting torch (Eiektroschneidbrenner)
2 (upright) boring machines (Standerboehrmaschinen)
1 (balance) press - 5,000 kg. (Balancierpresse)
1 punching machine (lochstossmaschine)
1 large plate dressing machine (Biechrichtemaschine)
1 galvanizing plant (2.5 m. plates) (Verzinkungsanlage)
1 forge installation (Schmiedeeinrichtung)
1 milling machine (Fraesmaschine)
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