HARBOR AND RAILROAD SHOPS AT TURNU-SEVERIN

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• Publication Date: June 9, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT REPORT NO.
Harbor and Railroad Shops at Turnu-
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I. The Turnu-Severin harbor is located near the railroad station. It handles
carloads of wood from the forests of Closani, loads of cereals, the trans-
loading of merchandise from ships to smaller ships in order to allow their
passage through the cataracts of the Iron Gate, The harbor also supplies
the ships with fuel,
,2, The most important instal1r'stions along the Danube are: The navy yard
Sovromtransport No, 2 (ex Dinamica) (No. I on sketch) which builds barges
and. oil tankers for the Rumanian traffic on the Danube. Wooden ships
with motors and high bows are constructed for the Soviets. These ships
can also be used alt. sea. At present, these ships are called fishing
boats, but--considering the way they are constructed internally as well as
the special attention given to their construction,, they are evidently
troop transports. The navy yard has a complement of 1,500 workmen. There,
is no permanent Soviet control commission but a commission always comes
to receive the ships when they are ready.
3. Slaughterhouse for exports Comcar (Office for Commercialization of Meat)
is located near Sovromtranspo'rt No. 2 (No. 2 on ?sketch). At present there
is no extensive slaughtering for export, since the animals are sent alive
to the USSR. In the summer of 1951 there were at Comcar approximately
40,000 pigs which were to be raised, fattened, and sent to the USSR.
a factory for canned meat was supposed to
be established at the slaughterhouse in the' autumn. of 1951.
4, SovrcmtranspOrt (SRT) (Nr, S on the sketch) constructs barges and oil.
tankers for the Soviets. It also builds ships for transporting merchandise
and passengers (cargo boats), also for the Soviets. The cargo ships are
constructed in the following way. The hull only is built in the navy
yard of SHT, Turnu-Severing The navy yard has,a big electric crane and
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dry--dock installations with small dollies which haul the his ashore.
The navy yard also has iris own station for supplying the ships with .Bela
In the harbor near a buoy,, there are anchored four .launches of the naval,
border patrol. Each of the launches has a crew of four to five saydi.ers
with an automatic gun and machine pistols. They patrol daily on the
Danube for possible escapes or contrabandists (on the sketch at No. l...l) a
6.. East of the harbor, ad rd..nistration offices (No. 12 on the sketch) two big
Sov--"_ct; Launches are anchored, (No a 16). One of the launches is a re-
frigeratlon ship fow? food, and the other is a dormitory, canteen, and
,.x theatre a hip for the Soviet sailers, On the shore there is a smnal
building (No a zt,.) in which an o 'five of the Soviet rxa 1 ation organization
lc ated0 There is also,, ,in the same bu...l.ding,, a depot for military
mate-. iaisr, (Non 15).
7G Just east of the laun,hes is a Soviet repair barge (Noa 17) and some
1.00 meters east of the repair barge is another repair barge of the SRT
company .damaged in the cataaract s o
a There are anchored about. t.wzmty Soviet oil, tankers at position Noa 20 of
sake'^3aa
A oe;r; for the cataracts helcnge to the Turnu-,Severin Harbor, The boat
is .:,catt ;. near the point: of Paulina (sic),, west of the ha. ?lboa a 1 hen
,he waters of the Danube are low e the boat helpss ships which go up the.
nu Sep+e.~n,
Danube by palling them with a cable ?, In the harbor of Tur
, -F a1led cataract pi' 9t.s board and a,,.=mpny the sh _ ps on 'hear =ass. e
through t :tie .::at.aa?a:ct s the Iron. Oates p
Hav,""`.os Adff.d yai. .~traation ice, ur:df..r the supezrri.sion o
Lipo vea.nu~,, member of' ',he ; cmarf uni t Parrt .
. .a ff.i c.cer- of the Har'I;.cr 1 ..1...E h are Chief'}? Lieutenant
4~i:y.j~ .~ :ant9 Mas .,, 3f a"geant Vassle Procc .
arcel.
are Cc:.. nian.der . ..'.. L .euterian . _a _u'. -I:. S ! T'.'ant h ^l'".1! scu
t ale 5'tait~t c 1 4,:''}: 0
.l ra _ ri.. be, seen the an en.../ f CRY`? ? e:xd. k.n recei 7.u1
One of ahem is near the building which houses the offices
of he 132" and the other d..; near the office of the Sov=iet navigation.
organ. 8.2, alu.il.on
Spect.al permits are needed. to enter the harbor a The permits are granted
by the harbor adEdni.st .a-1-i.on and, bear a, visa of the harbor Militia.
These spec'.al permits are necessary for those who only occasionally
enter the harbor on servicce. For those who work perraanent?_y9 identity
cards areiss::ed,, printed on cardboard and bearing photographs as well
as mentioning the occupation of the bearer. At the exit of the harbor
there is a control by the border guards for contraband merchandise av,
There 1.s also a control by the harbor Militia for paper-,a
;5 p Railroad yards at. Turuu.,Severin (No. ) are on the national road of
` urnu.:-S: veri_n Orsova;, near the -rail._road station of Tu.rnu-Severina The
Director is Constantin Dalulescu,, graduate of the industrial Railroad
School. of Tur nu--Sev'erin, a e rv e n Communis ;,
i6o The yards have the following section.s*.
as The locomotive sections where general repairs and periodical checkups
on all types of locomotives are made,
'ha The coach section, where mostly freight cars are repaired. and onl?y-
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small repairs are made on coaches. For rebuilding or general repairs,,,
the coaches are sent to the Grivita-Bucharest yards.
c. The mechanical section which includes molding plants., metal forges,
plants for making vats, metal sheeting and lock plants, and paint
shops.
17. The yards employ 1,500 workmen.
18. Regarding the political situation., the majority of the workers are
registered in the Rumanian Workmers Party (Communist) but very few are
enrolled through conviction; many are.enrolled to keep their Jobs.
19. Psychological attitude shows a state of discontent which is often
manifested by protests against the leadership. This is due mostly to the
great promises made by the Communists., the small salaries, the lack of
necessary objects of daily use., and the regime of forced labor. Other
cauaess of dissatisfaction are the high :standards (amount of work and time
involved) imposed upon them ae well as the so-called "socialist challenge".
Those who showed dissatisfaction were sent to labor at the Danube.-Black
Sells Canal. The dissatisfaction of the workers is demonstrated by the
very low quality of their work.
20. The wo?rker s believe all the statements the Communists make at,
politi a,l meetih)gs are true, i..e. that Tito has transformed fugnslav a
into an- American base. since the beginning of the war in Korea, many
workers who had been registered in the. Commun.-ist Party, Ll:~rpcd their
active `1f., almost entirely, took no more initiative and withdrew them,
;eLae, from demonstrations and meetings.
21. Att...,iched is a sketch of the city and the harbor of TurnumSeverin.
Ex.`_til.ar at:i on of the sketch
3.
Home for the Rumanian` railroad apprentice workers and pavilions
for the Rumanian railroad workshop personnel.
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ovxorntransport No. 2 (ex Dinamica Navy yard %
Costar slaughter house
Railroad workers ' sport. stadium
Railroad. yards Rumanian,. railroad locomotives
Rumanian railroad wo ? s lops
Turnu-Severin RR station
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3. SRT navy yards
9. Public parks
10. Medical dispensary of, the navy yards
11. Pontoon which anchors the launches of the naval border group.
12. Administration of the harbor.
13. Warehouses
1.4. Offic es of .he Sovjetski Dunai Gospodarski Plavie--Soviet Navigation
Organization (SDGP)
15. Mater ial. warehouses of the DGGP
16. Two big Soviet bargees one refrige.ration barge with food, and the
other a dormitory, canteen:, and movie house.
17. Soviet barge used to make rep=airs on other ships .
18 . SR T repair barge .
19. The ruin of the Emperor Tra ,jan_ bridge.
20. Oil tankers
2l. Turnu-Severin east railroad station, called also Closani .
22, The narrow gauge of forestry railroad of the forestry society
Closani, used to transport wood.
23 . Community bathouse .
24. Barracks in which is located the headquarters of the infantry
division.
25, Government restaurant 23rd of August, formerly,the building of the
National Theatre.
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26. Emperor Traian High School.
27, Palace of Justice
28. Dormitories on the campus of the Emperor Traian High School,
29 Military Hospital of the division.
30. Barracks of the 9 Border Guards Regiment.
31. Barracks of the Infantry Regiment.
32. Iron bridge over the Topolnita river.
33. City hall of Turnu-Severin. iSuilding of the People's Council).
34. 14 Artillery Regiment barracks, formerly 37 Artillery.
35. Water plant for the city.
36~ Public gardens.
37. Civil hospital "Grecescu".
3$, Gasoline station
39. Border guard station.
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