SHIPBUILDING: INSTITUTE FOR SHIPBUILDING; THE KUBAN; NEW COMPASS; FALKE-TYPE SHIP

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A008000940004-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 22, 2008
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: September 29, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTfLL1GENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
COUNTRY :'xast Germany
SUBJECT Shipbuildings Institute for Ship-
building, the KUBAN; New Compass;
Falke-type Ship
DATE OF INFO.
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REFERENCES
1. Institute for Shipbuilding, Wolgastl
a. Director, - Klewitz
b. Deputy - Boetger (Notes There is also a second man of the same name
in a junior position.)
2. B.7. (KUBAN)
KUBAN left on second trial on 23 July 1955. Everything was in good order
except the degaussing installation which required adjustment. The ship
is expected to sail on her final sea trial early in August.
3, New Compass
TO Geraete- and Reglerwerke9 Teltow9 is producing a new compass because
the old type was adversely affected by degaussing gear.
4. The Falke-tye Ship
a. Plans for construction of the Falke-type ship were awaiting approval
at the Institute for Shipbuilding,, Nolgaste during the third week in
July 1955,2
b, The Falke is to be powered by turbines and to have a speed of 30 knots
according to the director of the institute,
co Amarner + (see sketch)
(,.L) 5 guns of 10.5 cm caliber with other weapons of lighter? but
unknown,, caliber.
(2) 1610 armament launchers in eight pairs almost identical in appearance
to 1939f1~5 ware German smoke grenade throwers (Nebelwerfer) 3
y .
(3) Depth charges.
(4) 4 torpedo tubes.)4
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do Rails at the stern indicate the possibility of mine laying.
e, Further equipment is to includes
(1) Degaussing equipment.
(2) Radar manufactured by VSB Funkwerk Leipzig,
(3) 5 acoustic sets., type unknown.
SKETCH OF THE FALKE-TYPE SHIP
KEYS
A -, 10.5 can, guns
B - Bridge
C - Torpedo tubes
D - Throwers
1. Comments Formerly known as Zen al Konstruktionsbuero No. 1
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11Comments Possibly an ahead throwing anti-submarine weapon.
Comments The position of the tubes conflicts with other reports.,
e positions of the torpedo tubes are unique for a dwetrnvs
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