1. PHOTOGRAPHS OF SOVIET MERCHANT VESSELS 2. SOVIET MARITIME ACTIVITIES

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• Publication Date: July 7, 1960
• Content Type: REPORT

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I N FORMATION REPORT 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.B.O. Sees. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which In any manner to an unauthorized person Is prohibited by law.
C-O-N-F-I-D-E-N-T-I-A-L
(four photographs
merchant vessels
SUBJECT 1. Photographs of Soviet Merchant Vessel4)ATE DISTR. 7 7T IkI /96 a
SOURCE EVALUATIONS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
2. Soviet Maritime Activities
DATE OF
INFO.
PLACE &
DATE ACQ
f Sovket ' 9
When separated
from this report, the photographs are classified CONFIDENTIAL,
Vessel
Cargo vessel NAGAYEVO
Cargo vessel. DALINTYY
Fish factory trawler LESKOV, RRT-400
Fishing tender SOVETSKAYA LITVA
activities, ship movements, cargoes carried, new vessels, and the use of
telephotography in reporting ice conditions in the Arctic.
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A five-page report on Soviet maritime activities
in the Baltic Sea, .} he Northern Sea Route, t,ie Blac
Sea the Caspian Sea, and the Far Fast
from which copies may be obtained.` Information includes port
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COUNTRY USSR
SUBJECT Report on Soviet Maritime
Activities
DATE OF
INFO.
PLACE. &
REPORT
DATE OF REPORT
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REFERENCES
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SOURCE EVALUATIONS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL ENTATIVE. NOTE FOREGOING EXPLANATION.
The foll win miscellaneous Soviet maritime activities have been
report4d
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The Baltic Sea
The Oil Harbor in Klaipeda
1. Complaints were registered by the Latvian tanker fleet's vessels
about the administration of the Klaipeda oil harbor which was put
into operation in late 1959. Although the modern technical equip-
ment which has been installed in the harbor can deliver 800 tons
of oil per hour to tankers, the vessels are delayed several hours
both before and after the loading because of a manpower shortage,
slow service, etc. Also nnnasinnallV diesel oil has been mixed
with water or fuel oil.
2. During 1959 the Latvian tanker fleet mainly operated in the Black
sea, but in 1960 the vessels began taking on oil in Klai eda. The
oil roducts were ex orted mainl to East German
b the tankers ARTEM, BALTA, ESSENTUKHI, KOKAND, an
VENTSPILS.
The tankers ARTEM, BALTA, KOKAND, and VENTSPILS, which were of the
LOKBATAN class and had a gross tonnage of 3,330 tons, made approxi-
mately 0 trips wit nil nrnducts from Klaipeda to East Germany,
The
ESSENTUKHI was of neimmproved Leningrad c ass an a oss
tonnage of 7,949 tons. CONFIDENTIAL. 50X1-HUM
20 May 1960
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D/E KOOPERATSIYA
4. The KOOPERATSIYA
by the icebreaker KAPITAN BELOUSOV and escorted through the Irben
Strait where ice conditions were more difficult than in othe
years. The KOOPERATSIYA arrived at Riga late in the evening
M/S FELIKS DZERZHINSKIY
5. The FELIKS DZERZHTNSKTY departed from Ventspils for the Black Sea
with tourists
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New Vessels
6. The fishing tender S/S SOVETSKAYA LITVA was delivered to the Soviet
fishing fleet by Stocznia Gdanska (Gdansk Canzi7 Shipyard). The
vessel's dimensions were: Overall length 155.14 meters, length
between perpendiculars 142 meters, maximum width 20 meters, and
construction draft 8.2 meters. Gross tonnage was 11,540 tons and
net tonnage 4,590 tons. The poop was constructed as a helicopter
deck. The vessel had two 2,500-HP steam engines with exhaust steam
turbines which gave the vessel a service speed of 12 knots. The
vessel could remain at sea for 60 days. The crew consisted of 261
men. The vessel was equipped with a radio direction finder and a
NEPTUNE navigational radar.
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7. The factory trawler RRT-400 LESKOV was delivered to the Soviet
Union by Stocznia Gdanska. The trawler was the first of a series
of trawlers under construction at Soviet expense, and its dimen-
sions were: Overall length 85 meters, length between perpendicu-
lars 75 meters, maximum width 13.8 meters, and construction draft
5.4 meters. Gross tonnage was 2,600 tons and net tonnage 1,190
tons. The engine was a 2,000-HP Sulzer diesel engine which gave
the vessel a service speed of 12.5 knots. The crew consisted of
116 men, and the vessel could remain at sea for 80 days. The navi-
gational equipment included a radio direction finder and q NEPTUNE
radar. 50X1-HUM
The Northern Sea-Route 50X1-HUM
Telephotography in the Ice Reporting Service
8. The greatest danger to navigation in the Arctic Ocean is rapidly
changing ice conditions. As of 19b0, the Soviets tried to cope
with this danger by carrying on ice reconnaisance with aircraft
whose reports were supplemented by reports from Arctic stations
and vessels. These visual observations were reported in text.
The Soviets began using telephotography in 1958, as this has the
advanbages of greater accuracy and speedy service.
For further information, refer to an article in the Soviet English-
language periodical, Soviet Union, which shows the ice reporting
service's use of telephotography in text and pictures.
The Black Sea
Soviet Aid to Foreign Countries
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on a trip
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12. Exhibitions: Soviet exhibitions were scheduled to open in the near
u ure M S FRYAZINO took on exhi50X1-H U M
tion goods in Odessa M/S FLORESHTY,
M/S B and M,S FALESHTY shipped exhibition goods
The Caspian Sea
13. The shallow-draft vessels were to begin service early in April.
T/S KOMINTERN
The KOMINTE to depart on 30 March from Baku for
Astrakhan. 7
T /S INZHENER P. MATVEYEV
15. The INZHENER P. MATVEYEV departed on 25 February from Krasnovodsk
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The Far East
Repairs
M/T NOVINSK, M/S KLARA TSETKINI S/S
M/S NORILSK
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s
16. The vesse
TSIOLKOVSKIY, and M/T VAYYAN KUTYURYE w e under repair at the
shipyard in Vladivostok in March 1960.
17.
Shipwrecks
s of northern Far East waters were criticized
nage of 5,217 tons, was built in Leningra LA
New Vessels
Anadyr.
The D/E KRASNOGVARDEYETS, a refrigerator vessel with a gross ton-
.4 i 1958
These charts were resnon-
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18. The new vessels M/S DALM and M/S NAGAYEVO, both of the ANDIZHAN
class with a gross tonnage of 3,359 tons, were delivered to the
Soviet Far Eastern Shipping Company in Vladivostok by the Neptune
Shipyard in Rostock, East Germany. Each vessel was equipped with
a NEPTUNE navigational radar.
Hydrogrhic Vessels
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19. The hydrographic vessel MIKHAIL LOMONOSOV completed research in
.a a
r a the Baltic Sea. F
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The MIKHAIL LOMONOSOV passed Gedser Rev lightship northeast-bound
Ice-Floe Stations
NORTHPOLE-8
22. The NORTHPOLE-8 station was about to conclude its work in the
Arctic Ocean. A new team of scientists was to continue the work
on a new ice-floe station, NORTHPOLE-9, which was to be estab- 50X1-HUM
lished at point N 80, E 150.
Review of Soviet Maritime Activities in the First Quarter of 1960
23. Fewer new vessel were added to the Soviet merchant fleet in the
first quarter of 1960 than in the fourth quarter of 1959. As
usual, the Soviet Union built tankers and special vessels, while
dry-cargo vessels were delivered mainly by East Germany.
24. The traffic in Soviet Baltic Sea harbors was hampered by ice
during the first quarter of 1960, resulting in long waiting periods
for vessels in the few ice-free harbors.
25. The shipping of iron piping to
Klaipeda and Ventspils increased considerably.
26. The following table shows the number of new merchant vessels in
the Soviet merchant fleet in the first quarter of 1960:
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New Vessels in the Soviet Merchant Fleet
in the First Quarter of 1 0
Building
Country Dry Cargo
N6. GRT
Special
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Total Percentages
No. GRT
No. GRT
Poland 3 16, 0
USSR 1 8,229 4 5,326
East 3 12,346 3 1,686
Germany
No. GRT
No. GRT
(1) 1 (52 ) (4.7) (0.8)
(5) (13, }3 )(22. )(21.1)
6 5~, 0 2 35.2 24.7
(8) (23,4al)(36.1l.)(31.7J
Total 625,06) (2 1 8,129)(11 0) (32,4i6)(17 2) (53331)
(9)(35, 5
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percent
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41.6
50.0
14.0
4.2
5
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The heading "Special" includes fishing tenders, tugboats, salvage
vessels, and floating workshops. The figures in parentheses are
the corresponding figures from the fourth quarter of 1959?
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CARGO VESSEL NAGAYLVO.
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CARGO VESSEL DAB NYY_
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FISH FACTORY TRAWLER LESKOV,
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