INSTALLATIONS AND SHIPS OBSERVED AT SZCZECIN (STETTIN) HARBOR

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 16, 2009
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: August 5, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL I NT.ELLIG .NCE AGENCY REPOR_
CD NJ
COUNTRY
SUBJECT
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF
INFO.
Poland
Installations and Ships Observed at
Szczecin (Stettin) harbor
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DATE DISTR. Apgus`e ',
NO. OF PAGES 4-
0. 'r5O BELOWr
NO. OF ENCLS.
SUPPLEMENT TOY. 25X1
REPORT NO.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
1. On her arrival in Stettin harbor ship was directed to her berth 25X1
at the Czechoslovakia quay In the ebicki Canal (previously Bresiauer Fahrt,
Lrosl.au pe ssago) . The water alongside the quay, was 28 feet deep. A flat
r cirked by a buoy was off the entrance to the Debicki Canal. The quay in-
stall?ations were new and had spur tracks running to the pier. Two loading
sheds, each 180 by 40 meters, one 90 by 40-meter loo ding shed and a large
administration building were on the Czechosloveki quay i elect]"Ic l
cranes were at the water frontage of the quay, rather heavy 25X1
traffic at the Dunzig quay, which had a loading shed a lout 200 meters in
length, a fridge crane at the eastern end, two large heavy-duty cranes and
four medium-sized electrical cranes.
2., A large shipyard area was between the former Odexwerke shipyard in Grabow and
the former Vulkan yard and the Gollrow & Son shipyard. An isolated large crane
of between 80 and 100 tons lifting caapevcity was the, only conspicuous equipment
observed on the premises of the Gollnow shipyard., The Oderwerke had three opera-
tion-1 building slips. New ships were built on two slips on 16 January 1954.
On 20 January 1954, a. new ship of between 2,000 arad 3,000 GRT was launched from
the midmost building slip. The new ehips under construction were of similar size
and seemed soon to be ready for launching, The hull, which had been launched,
was moved to the outfitting quay, where another two ships were nearing comple-
tion. ti fourth ship, Soviet motor ship CHULYM, lay alongside the outfitting
quay at the Oderwerke shipyard. ''$ch luilding slip had a large tower crane and
four modern quay cranes, which had been installed sfer the war? The old-type
cranes were in the shipyard area. Three 68-ton floating cranes lay alongside
the shipyard premises.
3. :Tips observed in Stet" in from 16 to 27 January 195.4 included;
Date of Ship 9s Name Netiona.lity Rera .rks
Observation
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List.cont7d from
Du to of Ship I's Name
16 January
IIatiorA 1-1. ttly
: oebre ser, Lought in
F rka former nQnie
PPVTTA MIX
OKSYt3" Polish Io dtied .: c;: s at COP uav
.9 January
GAI WYE P011 s b' left C FT:-Qu .y
F_?'YDE YK (.FI OT .IIU Polish
25X1
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n tenffjeci +;.'ov'iCet
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Po].i sh left in bo'11'r-'st
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List cont'd from pagae 2
Date of Ship ?s Name Nationality
I:bservation
24 January
Icebreaker left port
25 January
26 J?. uar?y
?? January
OMA
LOROPINO
ODRA
Soviet
Soviet
Polish
tied up to Dunz .Y-Cuav-
Soviet seagoing tugboat
with lit.1) s;er tied up to
C CSR-Quay
towed off from CSR Q y
left port
put in ,- nd tied up to
unzig-Qwty
moved to CSIRQ y
5X1
tied up, E,o CSR..cuay coning
with cargo fr'or, r eihenwweardor-
TTafen r nd took on 1,60 zeto:r,..
25 K?-type tractors there.
Polish train ferry YOP-TIHNIK was berthed at the superpower station In Stettin-
s=E.crniti from 16 to 27 J?tnt'?ry 1954.
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4, 1 nave]. horne,located in 1,uildings areas TTo$ 107 through 109 on the
right-hand side of former Talkenwalder Strasse (aJojskQ PoI,ii o),
was designated "Dorn I' rinarsTd" An old anchor and a :;Yhiri If, prc.
pe11er lay in the front garden,
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