INSTALLATIONS AND OBSERVATIONS IN NOWY PORT

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• Publication Date: March 12, 1956
• Content Type: REPORT

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This material contains Information affecting the National Defense of the United Statat within the meaning of the 6pIonN Lan. Title
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SUBJECT Installations and Observations
in Nowy Port
DATE OF INFO.
DATE ACQUIRED
REPOII]
DATE DISTR. 12 March 1956
NO. OF PAGES 1
REQUIREMENT NO. RD
REFERENCES
This is UNEVALUATED
Information
sport on Navy Port (Neufahrwasser - N 54-24, 25X1
IS 10-4U). This report includes buoy locations, security measures, naval ship
sightings in the port, description of the Nowy Port airport and 3 sketches
with legends showing the fairway, harbor and airport and details of the coal
basin in Nowy Port.
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POLAND- NO* PORT
Information
The fairway begins about one and one half miles from the tip of the
Hela peninsula, off the two lighted buoys which are about one half mile
apart from each other.
This fairway is marked on the stretch of sea Hela Cape-Gdynia by
three cigar-shaped buoys% painted bback/on which Aaaa the letters, in white,
a,b, and a (see attachment No 1) up to the two lighted buoys, about one
half mile from each other, one of which bears the initials G. D. , indicating
the boundary of the port of Gdynia.
In order to continue toward Novy Port, it is necessary to charge course
near the G.D. buoyiai~an following the hoc fairway marked with
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four other smallnbuoys bearing the letters f,g,h, and i until a lighted
buoy, bearing the initials N.P. is reached. This indicates the boundary
of the port of Novy Port, which is about one and one half miles from the
mSiaac entrance mole.
The pilot cones aboard off the buoy marked N.P. where there is an
area of about 600 square meters used for anchorage.
Cl,,arance
The clearance operations, both inbound and outbound, are carried
out by the following personnel:
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Eight/ten enlisted men of the Border Police under the coamard of
a noncommissioned officer who inspect all the sleeping qua rters and other
places aboard,the cargo, ships papers, and then even check on some members
of the crew.
A noncommistaned officer of the Border Police who checks on the seamen's
papers.
Moreover, the ship's officers musideclare any arms and photographic
cameras aboard; the cameras are placed under seal.
Security Measures
On the pilot boat there was an armed sentry.
During the stay in port, there was an armed sentry on duty at all t imes
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below the ship mmim sure that all the persons leaving the ship or
had
coming aboard,," the permit issued by the Border Police. This sentry was
armed with a semi-automatic rifle of Russian manufacture ( with a half-moon
portab elephone packed
or round clip) and also a i transmitter and receiver /mod inside a cloth
bag the same mfmm color as the uniform which is carried over the shoulders.
The set has an antenna and also a plug which, when plugged in, will put the
sentry in immediate contact with the pklibe headquarters.
In the port area, there were several armed patrols ( the nonc&mmissioned
radio
officer in charge of the patrol has a portable /telephone transmitter and
receiver), road blocks, and sentry boxes mounted an trellises..
Along the quays other sentries were observed (women), armed with
Russian-made semi-automatic rifles; they were wearing male uniforms , blue
in color with red zkazdAi xamk collar insignia and visor caps with a
fed star.
Local Craft
There were three tukboats(one small and two large), with steel hulls
and steam propulsion; the two larger ones had an estimated poker of
about 800 HP while the smaller one had about 500 HP; all had civilian crews.
On each tug, however, there was an armed sentry.
No armaments aboard.
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A couple of steel water tankers with a capacity if about 250 tons.
motor
Three small/tankers, eteel hull3>Wh
Naval Vessels Observed 17hile Under Way
About halfway along the fairway, on the stretch of sea from Bela Cape
to Gdynia, ship crossed four submarines whose ro ute is shown
on Attachmcn t No 1.
t hey were proceeding single file and passed astern of the shin (see
sketch).
These sub mar`_nes were of the "U.Boote" class, of about 400/450 tons, with
no armament on deck, with do flags flying;
Naval Vessels Observed in Port
motor vessels,
Two modern/-J -r-, very likelyamoia mine sweepers, with steel hulls,
with a single 20-millimeter machine gun &Aft 6- t w ~, a
A tug with an estimated power of 500 HP , armed with a single 20-millimetej
machine gun aft; these units were m-'ored at position No 3 ( see Attachment No 2).
Merchant Vessels Observed in Port
Four ve sels of the Liberty type, of 7,000/8`000 tons
a few river motor barges, flying the Russian flag, of 70OJ800 tons
(rather obsolete), were loading coal;
1 Polish untorship, new, of 5,000/6,000 tons, was loading large cases,
very likely c-ntaining machinery, at position 18;
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two Russian motor fishing boats, of new corstruction, with steel hull,
and unarmed ;
At the head of the coal pier there were two motorships of about 350/400
tons, one of vd. ich w, -s
berth.
Maximum Depth
(Russian, waiting for a loading 25X1
The maximum depth along the fairway, the port zone of Novy Port, the
coal basin, and the port area of Danzig is 28 feet and 3 inches.
Topography of the Port Area
See Attachment No '' and its legend .
Novy lort-Aim ort
About 3 kilometers west of the pmt port tle re is an airport
recent nautical charts.
The airport starts about 150 meters from the beach and extends for
two kilometers along parallel 1;o the beach. It is, about 4 kilometers lord
(see Attachment No 2 and its legend.)
On the beach t1-.ere is a suall wooden tier on which is located a small
,,oder. be-rack.
Along the beach, in front of the airport, there are two trellises with
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sentry boxes on top, took about 300 meters distant from..S other (50).
behind the serf. ry boxes;there is a J_wpir tPfl ~
running for about one kilometer parallel to the beach, and
aim field
about 150 m tern deep. At the edge of the forest, toward the
it is possible to see the roofs of two masonry buildings (49) above which
are mounted an undetermined nunt er of antennas for radio transmitters, sore
of ',~ ich are painted white and others are painted red.
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At the ed-e of thefrie1d, at the opposite erd from the beach, there are
five hangars, as shown on Attr.chmentNo 2, whose dimensions are approximately
100 by 50 mete rs , with corrugateJsheet iron roofs (48).
In position No 51 there are four masonry buildings (perhaps used as
mt living quarters), two stories high, whose dime*ions are arnroxinately
 On he field several airplanes, all propeller-2riven
and most of them vi-th two engines, some sainted silver and others painted
ardmrkw a dark colorjperhags g 'ay).
Some tractors were also seen pulling plumm planes from the Hangars toward
the masonry aar16wamiirn buildings (51).
There were also three p' =aes, presumably ready to take off (see sketch).
No signal tower was observed, ror any cement runways, No radars stations
were noticed.
Pehind the airport, in pos ition No 52, there is the Danzig-0d~miafrailroad Line.
The air traffic was light.
General Inf cr:mt ion
From chat has been said so far, it can b- seen that security neasures
regarding both the shi and the crewmen are cuite strict. In ' is Connection,
it is of interest to point out that crewmen on leave are not permitted to
move about the port areas of either Novy ?ort or Danzig. Once they cone
ashore, the crewmen are required to enter a hus placed at their dimosal
~y the lccal autorit,ies and then are takei? to Ddvnia to a pace called
the "lnterclub," T: is club is run by, party members, one of whom was wearing
the uniform of the Navy. The patrons of this club vary from one night to
the other.
Ruins tnd debris were very much in evidence everywhere in Danzig and
Gdynia. Loth.ing or very little has been done to reconstruct since the war.
Cnly the port facilities of Novy Port are adequate to meet the traffic
reouirements.
The stacrlard of living of the people is low; salaries are not high
eno,igh to ne et the demands of modern life.
The corruption of women is rather high; suffice to s=q that a deal can
be concluded with a package of American cigarettes or a pair of nylon sbeck`ngs.
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Legend
NOVY PORT- Port Area
1- Anchorage area while Waiting for berthing speace
2- Completelyrebuilt mole
3- Berth for naval vessels
4t 3 a- Bqrracks for sMilors
4- 12 electric cranes
5- Basin with masonry quays
6- Warehouses
7- farehous e
8- Warehouses
9- Electric cranes
10- Office build*ngs
11- Pilot House- Port Office
12- Electric cranes
13- Masonry quay
14- Grain elevator
15- Small craft port
15- Berth for small steamers
17- Grain elevator
18- Large masonry warehouse for general cargo
19- Wooden barracks
20- Electrid power plant
21- Warehouse for cement
22- Com-lately-abandoned mole., on which are visible piles of rubble
23- Storage area for cut lumber
24- Three cranes
25- Scales
26- Ten cranes, "mancina" type
27- Berth for small steamers
28- Various offices
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29- Bridge transporter
30- Crane with grab
31- Barracks of the Border Police
32- Coal basin
33- Three cram si, "mancina" fype, with a capacity of 7 tons
bridge transporters
34- Five with a capacity of 7 tons
35- Bashmm Offices for the Customs, Border Police, and Morska Agentia.
36- Wooden trellis for sentry box
37- Wall of reinforced concrete
38- Masonry building, fenced in
39- Shop for the repair of cranes
4A- Administrative offices
41- Belt conveyors
42- Bebth for small steamers
43- Shore completely quayed
44- Fenced-in area
45- mall of reinforced concrete
46% - Road
47- Inhabited area
48- Hangars
b9- Two masonry buildings over which several radio transmitting antennas are
visible.
50- Two wooden trellises suprorting sentry boxes
Four
51-/Small masonry buildings (perhaps used as living quarters)
52- Danzig-Gdynia railroad
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Attachment No 3-
Details of Coil Basin- NOVY PORT
16- Berth for small steamer
17- Grain elevator
18- Large masonry warehouse for general cargo
i*- 26- Ten"mancina" type cranes
23- Storage area for cut lumber
25- Scales
25/a- Electric SON&ERn bridge transporters
28- Various offices
32- Coal basin
33- Three "mancina" type cranes with a capacity of 7 tons
bridge transporters
34- Fiv with a capacity of 7 tons
35- Offices for the Customs, Border Police, and the Morska Agentia
36- Wooden trellis for sentry box
37- Enclosing wall of reinforced concrete
38- Masonry building, fenced in
38/a- Shop for the repair of cranes
40- Administrative offices
41- Conveyor belts
42- Berth for small steamer
41-a- Guard post
39/a- Steel trellises
44- Fencedin area
46- Road
47- Inhabited area