SIGHTING OF SOVIET KOTLIN-CLASS DESTROYER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T00246A038200280001-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 25, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: October 30, 1957
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION ? INFORMATION REPORT
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE 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. Sees. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
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COUNTRY USSR
SUBJECT Sighting of Soviet KOTLIN-Glass DATE DISTR. 30 October 1957
Destroyer
DATE OF
INFO.
PLACE &
DATE ACQ.
SOURCE EVALUATIONS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL 0= CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
Two sirhtlrif re'morts of a XOTLINN?Class destroyer
STATE X ARMY NAVY x AIR FBI IAEC
(Note: Washington distribution indicated by "X"; Field distribution by "#".)
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Soviet destroyer making 20 lots on
radar screens,, three quadruple AA guns and taro twira- ^reled
mounts, 2 military mate with the aft mast somewhat lower,, very large
had a Conti uous docks 4 pronounced sheer in the shape -of a gondo3.
in tht f oc i a le 2 low stacks of almost equal height two torpedo
course , was seen on position 56005' r~' 351 E; The destroyer
mounts,, a stream anchor and a Soviet star at the bow..
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The report reform to KOTLIN d?astroyex hich
was sighted 30 s les southeast Ystaad with
course north. as . the vessels had suhee ti ntly
chancod course tower won anti return to the- Kattdgat
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a destroyer with the following distinguishing
marks was seen running on course northeast at high speed about 30
seamiles southeast of Fated, flush, continuous dock, two plump stacks
of almost equal height, and with large space between them; two
sts an twin od or tripod, with the first mast closely drawn to
the command bridge.f d of the first stack and the secona
mast forward of second stack but somewhat stepped aft of stack;
a lar, , longish bulb on the focsle,,
the Soviet ensign was
clearly seen. A star either painted or as relief work was seen
at the upper edge of the bow,
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