KOTLIN-CLASS GUIDED MISSILE DESTROYER (DDG) CIENFUEGOS PORT, CUBA

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 8, 2009
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: March 15, 1952
• Content Type: MISC

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SECRET KOTLIN-CLASS GUIDED MISSILE DESTROYER (DDG)
CIENFUEGOS PORT, CUBA
OLD HEAD MISSION G-336 22-08N 080-27W
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC
INTERPRETATION CENTER
25X1
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U.S. NAVY PHOTO, 5303 0003 72/CONF/GP-3
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REFERENCE TO: OLD HEAD MISSION G-336
KOTLIN-CLASS GUIDED MISSILE DESTROYER (DDG)
CIENFUEGOS PORT, CUBA
1. SIGNIFICANCE:
2. LOCATION:
A SOVIET KOTLIN-CLASS GUIDED MISSILE
DESTROYER (DDG) WAS OBSERVED FOR
THE FIRST TIME IN CUBA AT CIENFUEGOS
PORT.
CIENFUEGOS PORT FACILITIES
-- ON THE SOUTHERN 25X1
3. REMARKS:
4. COLLATERAL:
COAST OF CUBA AT 22-08-25N 080-27-20W.
ALTHOUGH SOVIET NAVAL TASK GROUPS
HAVE BEEN OBSERVED ON PHOTOGRAPHY
AT VARIOUS CUBAN PORTS DURING
1970 AND 1971, THIS IS THE FIRST
OBSERVATION OF A KOTLIN-CLASS DDG.
A SAM KOTLIN-CLASS DDG IS A
MODIFIED KOTLIN WITH A SURFACE-
TO-AIR MISSILE LAUNCHER IN PLACE
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use
should be restricted to the particular briefing boards (s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Imagery Exploitation
Group NPIC.
GROUP 1: EXCLUDED FROM
AUTOMATIC DOWNGRADING
AND DECLASSIFICATION
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4. COLLATERAL: (CONT) OF THE MAIN TWIN TURRET AFT.
ONE QUADRUPLE MOUNTING OF ANTI-
AIRCRAFT GUNS IS POSITIONED
IMMEDIATELY FORWARD OF THE SUPER-
STRUCTURE. TWO-TWIN 130MM GUNS
(TWIN-MOUNTED) ARE LOCATED ON
THE BOW. (JANE'S FIGHTING SHIPS
1969-1970)
5. DIMENSIONS/
TIONS:
THE SAM KOTLIN-CLASS DDG IS
APPROXIMATELY 129.5 METERS
(425 FEET) LONG, HAS A BEAM OF
12.6 METERS (41.5 FEET), AND HAS
A MAXIMUM SPEED OF 36 KNOTS.
CREW NUMBERS 285. (JANE'S FIGHTING
SHIPS 1969-1970)
6. MISSION READOUT: ONE SOVIET SAM KOTLIN-CLASS GUIDED
MISSILE DESTROYER (DDG) WITH AN F-CLASS DIESEL POWERED
TORPEDO ATTACK SUBMARINE (SS) ALONG ITS PORT SIDE WAS
BERTHED AT O'BURKE PIER.
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use
should be restricted to the particular briefing boards (s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Imagery Exploitation
Group NPIC.
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These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use
should be restricted to the particular briefing boards (s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Imagery Exploitation
Group NPIC.
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