ROPUCHA LST CONSTRUCTION GDANSK SHIPYARD NORTH STOCZNIA POLNOCNA, POLAND

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 25, 2011
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: March 27, 1982
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NOCNA, POLAND
1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: THE CONSTRUCTION OF ROPUCHA AMPHIBIOUS
VEHICLE LANDING S IP_(LST) AT THIS SHIPYARD APPEARS TO BE
UNAFFECTED BY THE STRIKES AND POLITICAL-UNREST IN POLAND.
2. (S/D) REMARKS: TWO ROPUCHA LST HAVE 25X1
BEEN LAUNCHED AND ARE AT THE FITTING-OUT QUAY. AN ADDITIONAL
ROPUCHA LST IS IN THE MID-TO-LATE STAGES OF CONSTRUCTION ON AN
OPEN BUILDINGWAY. COMPONENTS FOR ADDITIONAL ROPUCHA LST ARE
OBSERVED IN STAGING AREAS OF THE YARD.
ROPUCHA LST CONSTRUCTION RESUMED AT GDANSK IN LATE 1980 AFTER A
HIATUS OF APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR. TWELVE ROPUCHA LST WERE
CONSTRUCTED BETWEEN 1974 AND 1979. SINCE AUGUST 1981, AT LEAST
THREE ROPUCHA LST HAVE FITTED OUT AND DEPARTED THE SHIPYARD.
CONSTRUCTION OF YU`G`OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH SHIP (AGOR) AND
FINIK HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY SHIP (AGS) ALSO CONTINUES. ONE YUG
AGOR AND ONE FINIK AGS ARE FITTING OUT AND ONE YUG AGOR AND ONE
FINIK AGS ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
3. COORDINATES 54-22-30N 018-38-30E
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