PORT OBSERVATIONS AT ZHDANOV, TUAPSE, BATUMI

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• Publication Date: December 3, 1959
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INFORMATION REPOPf r., Riv?,/ATION REPORT
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the National Dawn of the United States within the meaning of the EsPionage laws. Title
18, U.S.O. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any wow to an linelltherised person is prohibited by law.
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COUNTRY
SUBJECT
DATE OF
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PLACE &
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USSR/Rumania
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Port Observations at Zhdanov, Tuapse, DATE WM
Batumi, Izmaill and Constanta
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SOURCE EVALU TIONS ARE DEFINMVE. APPRA1
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at Zhdanoy
on observationr
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Two motor gunboats
were observed in Xerch Strait. On a spit of land about 15 miles from Kerch,
a small artificial harbor and a. railroad track were observed; about a kilometer
from the spit, there were four or five very large two-story barracks-like
structures. Sketches of the motOr gunboat and the barracks-like structures
are included.
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observed between Batumi and ZhdinOli,?,:' Andestroyer" With an utiidehtified5
apparatus under a tarpaulin on her afterdeck and a submarine werb'sighted on
near Feodosimsketchet of the Vessels are included. Annotated
sketch maps of Batumi, Zhddhov, and the Xbrdh Strait and an unannotated
sketch map of the Rumanian port ofHOonstanta are also included. 50X1 -HUM
3 report, on the ?orts of
Izmail and Zhdanov, vessels encountere Sk&"
maps of 'mail and Zhdanov are included. 50X1 -HUM
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report on Observations in the port of Tuapse,
\I construction at the Dzerzhinskiy
Shipyard, vessel sightings, and military installations are briefly
noted.
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COUNTRY. USSR (lfrasnodarskly gray) -
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Observations Made in the Port of Tuapse
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Dzerthinakiy Shipyard
3. Four ferry boats were being constructed in the Dzerzhinskiy Shipyard. They were
the twin...screw, dietiel-powered type, which can carry six freight rail cars. Four
to six tankers of 10-12,000 tons were either under repair or waiting to be re-.
paired.
Vessels Sighte
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Six unidentified natal coastal vessels,\
They were equipped with a gun mount forward, and two anti-aircraft guns
on the bridge. One .unidentified destroyer[ I The Soviet tankers
140SECIVSKII FESTIVAL, IOW" STALIN and an unidentified one were loading at the 011
Pier.
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Miscellaneous Installations
5. Behind the Chardak (sic) light, there were three/6-inch guns, and a network
of ground and air radar. Close by wore small, camouflaged buildings ard a
signal station uith the call sign K.T. or K.T.L. The sirnal tower is about
60 meters high.
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6. One mile south of the harbor entrance there wore urderwater cables.
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SOVIET PORTS
Naval Vessels Encountered
A superdestroyer or light cruiserAand two tenders nearby were observed
in the Black Sea in the vicinity of FEODOSIA, between Cape MEGANON and
Cape MUM, The vessels were about 7 miles from
the coast,
The#superdestroyer
and appeared to be anchored.
or light cruiser was painted light gray, about
110-120 meters long, single-stacked, and had two gun turrets forward and
one aft. A small tripod mast forward of the stack, and a round mass at
the base of the small mast above the forebridge were noted. Abaft the
stack and as far as the stern turret, the deck is level, and on it
noted a round mass, as shown on attached sketch, covered with tarpaulin
tied down with ropes.
The two tenders were closer to shore, and
iihey were ordinary supply vessels, about 80 meters long.
A submarine was observed surfacing near the superdestroyer
The submarine's silhouette is shown ori attached sketch. It appeared
to be unarmed, and its deck was very flat and rose about one meter above
water. The conning tower was located forward of midship. Its length
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A small motor vessel was also seen in the vicinity at that time,
towing by means of a long steel cable a very small float which was hardly
visible in the vessel's wake.
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fishing vessels, all of the same type, 40-45 meters long, with canvas-
covered materiel and some nets at the stern. The fishing vessels did not
have any equipment for trawling.
, at latitude 43? 10' and longitude 340 20' in the
Black Sea, a naval supply vessel of about 800-1,000 tons gross and 70-80
meters long, was observed in the distance with a crane working over the
starboard. No other details were noted owing to the distance.
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Port of ZBDANOV
There were only two coast guard vessels in the naval area indicated
on the sketch.
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pier.
at the pier identified by No. 1 on the sketch.
/observed four narrow-gauge railroad tracks and four cranes on the
On the quay between piers No. 1 and No. 3 were noted 21 cranes,
some of them placed away from the edge.
On pier No. 3 was a grain elevator rectangular in shape, about 30-40
meters high, whose undulating exterior revealed that it contained 11 bins
along its length, and 7 along its width.
At pier No. 6 was seen a steel floating dock about 100 meters long.
Black Sea
The area shown on the accompanying sketch is restricted to navigation
and used by Soviet naval vessels for exercises.
Ports Along the Coast of CRIMEA
, any merchant vessel can enter any port on
the southern coast of CRIMEA by first informing the harbor commandant,
stating time and date of arrival and reason for visit.
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Strait of RERCH
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observed a fast
motor patrol vessel described as follows:
- hull - steel, painted dark gray
- bow - clipper style
- stern - square, slightly cut in
- overall length - about 30 meters
- deck - single bridge
- mast - one, pole-type, small, placed immediately after the fore-
bridge, between the bridge and the deck house
stack - one, oval, low, placed on the deck house and not too
far from the mast
- superstructure - forebridge with open navigating bridge, deck
house, and engine room painted gray
- power plant - two diesel engines, dual propellers
- armament -.four AA machine gum mounts: a heavy one fore, another
heavy one aft, and two light ones on the deck house.
(2) Mooring area of numerous fishing vessels of 40-50 tons
(3) Fortified area
(4) Artillery battery of four self-propelled guns
(5) Railroad yard; numerous cars and locomotives, and several buildings
observed
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(6) Same as above
(7) Ferry terminal. There are four ferryboats linking the rail lines
of CRIMEA with the CAUCASUS.
(8) Concrete berth for ferryboats
(9) Ferryboat coming from the Sea of Azov with more than 500 workers
aboard
(10) TUZLA Spit; numerous single-story buildings observed along the
coast. They could be large warehouses.
Port of ZEDAROV
Landmarks:
(1) Quay being worked on and equipped with railroad tracks and cranes
(2) Observed 7-8 electric cranes which lift rail cars loaded with 9
tone of cargo
(3) at the coal pier; along the inner apron
run four cranes: two of 15-ton, and two of 10-ton capacity
(4) The pier is equipped with two tracks: one for the cranes, and
the other running almost along the center of the pier
(5) Area where new tracks are being laid
(6) Yugoslav freighter Makedonija, bunkering
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freighter /loading coal\
(8) Yugoslav freighter loading coal
(9) freighter loading coal
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BATUMI
Description of port and urban areas:
(A) Neftyanaya Cavan
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The average height of the quay and the outer breakwater above sea
level is about 3 meters. Water depth ranges from a minimum of 3.5 feet
Cat the piers] to a maximum of 5 feet.
(1) Berth NO. 1, for loading crude oil
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(4) " 4, " " gas oil
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? 50 benzol and toluene
(6) Berth of the only existing tug. Quayed area
(7) Various pipelines: they are all exposed, and each berth has 12-15
outlets.
(8) Various buildings, some masonry and others frame
(9) Port railroad yard
(10) Quayed area, for loading coal
(11) Quayed area, for loading and unloading general cargo; quay equipped
with electric cranes
(12) Cold-storage warehouse
(13) Wall
(14) Railroad track, ending at X
(B) Urban area
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(15) Inflot
(16) Maritime station and harbor captain's office, customs and police
offices
(17) Pilot station with 3-5 pilots
(18) Fresh-water outlet
(19) Interclub
(20) Military barracks; numerous sailors seen gardening
(21) Barracks
(22) Mooring area for fishing vessels and small craft
Miscellaneous information: About 10 miles south and 10 miles north
of the port are two powerful searchlights, with a range of 12 miles, which
constantly sweep the sea at night. Merchant vessels proceeding to BATUMI
are followed and brightly lighted by the searchlights.
the surveillance maintained by the searchlights is geared to that
of a radar network.
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Naval Vessels
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A fast Soviet corvette came out of SEVASTOPOL'
observed between Cape KHERSONES and
Point SARYCH a large Soviet naval formation engaged in exercises, con-
sisting of 12 surface vessels, among them cruisers and destroyers, and
three submarines. The latter submerged and surfaced continuously.
In an area closed to navigation between Cape KHUDA and Cape TAKII;
noted three surface vessels and a submarine engaged in exercises.
noted a Soviet
North of Cape TAKIL, near the Strait of KERCH
corvette.
that area.
the corvette is permanently stationed in
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Port of MAIL
2 - Merchant vessels in port
The/
freighter
arrived in MAIL
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mooring at the side of an empty barge (shown on sketch by 50X1-HUM
an arrow) to unload ore (No 1 on sketch).
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Soviet ship of 8,000 tons loading rolls of tarred paper which were
stacked on the pier (No 2 on sketch).
Soviet ship of 4,000 tons loading cement (No 3 on sketch).
Steel river lighter of 1,000 tons, of Czechoslovakian make and
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Steel river lighter like the foregoing, on which the mineral cargo
was loaded and directly transported to Czechoslovakia (No 5 on sketch).
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Modern floating crane of Czechoslovakian make, 10-ton capacity, with
luffing jib and grab, used in transferring the ore
the above-mentioned lighters (No 6 on sketch).
Floating crane similar to the foregoing (No 7 on sketch).
3 - Port, naval area, military defenses and installations, commercial
and industrial area, etc.
Letter A on the sketch shows a number of masonry buildings used for
commercial and business offices.
Letter B on the sketch shows the stacks of tarred paper rolls on
the landing in front of the port area, including those loaded by the ship
identified by No 2 on the sketch.
Letter C on the sketch shows a stack of cement in bags.
Letter D on the sketch shows four luffing jib cranes of 5 tons, of
Soviet make, running on rails and with electric power take-off on ground.
(la stretch of quay about 50 meters long (letter E
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The port is connected with the city by a well-kept road, indicated
by two black parallel lines on sketch. At one point on the road there is
a permanent control post (letter F on sketch), where police inspect all
Incoming and outgoing traffic.
4 - Miscellaneous information
the present call letters of Radio 'MAIL are
11B0 2, and
it operates on a frequency of 486 (kilocyclesfl. The
call letters are not listed, and
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were assigned to the station of the port of SUKHUMI.
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knots.
ZEDANOV
Port of ZHDANOV
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2 - Merchant vessels in port
SovOlgt freighter of 4,000 tons engaged in commercial operations
(No 2 on sketch).
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Yugoslav freighter of 7,000 tons loading coal,
(No 3 on sketch).
freighter
waiting for a berth (No ii. on sketch).
Firmly anchored reinforced concrete hull used as a tank. Vessels
tie to the hull to bunker with fuel oil (No 5 on sketch).
3 - Port. naval area, military defenses and installations, commer-
cial and industrial area, etc.
The approach to the eastern breakwater is made through a channel
lined with metallic nets. At the end of the channel is a round buoy with
a green light, which serves as entrance light (letter A on sketch).
The red light is located at the head of the pier (letter B on
sketch).
The green light of the northern entrance is located at the head of
the northern breakwater (letter C on sketch).
The red light of the northern entrance is located at the head of
the southern breakwater (letter D on sketch).
On the southern breakwater is located another red light (letter E
on sketch). The corresponding green light is on a round buoy (letter F
on sketch).
A masonry building houses the coal weighing scale (letter G on
sketch). It is located near a beach, indicated by broken lines on the
sketch.
Four fixed-jib cranes mounted on rails, of 10-ton capacity, Soviet
make, used for loading coal (letter H on sketch). They are equipped with
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tilting hooks to grab the small coal cars and dump the cargo directly
into the ships' holds.
5 - Miscellaneous information
a blast furnace in the area of ZEDANOV, about 35 minutes
by car from the port, in the direction indicated by an arrow on the
sketch. The blast furnace employs 10,000 workers, and produces rails.
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