THE DINAMICA DANUBE SHIPYARD IN TURNU SEVERIN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005800080012-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 8, 2011
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: September 12, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTR INTELLIGENCE ~1GENC1~ REPORT
SUBJECT The Dina~mi.ca Iaanube Shipyard in Turnu Severin
e managemen sac y
~.n a ands o e engineers, as afore. Friar to nationalization,
Engineer Vasiliu who, far the time being, works as a simple engineer
in the shipyard, was managing engineer.
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TH{S IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
1. The former natue of the shipyard was Santierul Naval Dinamica. Consequent
to the nationalization decree of 11 June 191x$, the name was changed to
Santierul Naval Da.nami.ca, Societate Nationaizata, Tiarrna Severin (Dinamica
Shipyard, Nationalized Campa~r, Turnu aeverin)o Construction of the shipyard
was begun by a C3erman-Rumanian corporation during 1910-1917., being completed
i.n 19ta3Q The German shareholders withdrew and, as a result, it became the
property of a purely Rumanian corporation.- The cTM~ief shareholders were one
Adrian Dta.mitrescu and Colonel (retired) Mica, both of Bucharest. During
World tiliar II, the shipyard was not bombed nor did it sustain arty war damage.
The shipyard is now under the ~urisdietion of the chemical and metal
Working industrieso
2? Prior to nationalization the general management of the corporation was in
Bucharest. The general manager was Adrian Dumi.trescu. Only the technical
management of the yard was located in Turnu Severin. After nationalization,
the ;general management office was ab?lished, only the management of the ship-
yard proper remainingQ This new management consisted of the following
membersa
a. Technical manager: Geor~escu. a one-t;_me fitter'
b. Administrative managers One Jodi (probably a Cormnunist Party cover
(Previous to nationalization, the administrative
manager of the yard was the s?cond shareholder, Colonel ~.ctio
c. The controller, a representative of the Ministry of Interior: One
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'fCONTROL --~ Ubu. OFFICIALS ONLY
do Teektx~.csl and designing officex Head -Chief Engineer Tancu,
farmerly manager of the yard. An expert. h? is
also in charge of the designing offices 50X1-H U M
3a As the shipyard works for the Sovf.et Union on reparations accounts,
there is a SovS.et control co~mmisrion at the yard consista.ng of a
lieutenant commander and three civiliansm The control commission has its
headquarters in Turnu Severin at the seat of SQrDP, the Soviet Shipping
Coanpany. This commission controls the production and takes over the
ships after they have been launchedo
fit. As o~ late Au~xst 191$, the yard employed from 1,2001 to 1,300 workmano
They were divided into the following categoriesx
a.
Boatbuilding
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