SUBMARINE ACTIVITY KOLA INLET, USSR

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• Document Creation Date: January 4, 2017
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: June 14, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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REFERENCE:
SUBMARINE ACTIVITY
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1. SIGNIFICANCE:
2. REMARKS:
KOLA INLET, USSR
HIGH DEGREE OF SUBMARINE ACTIVITY. FOUR MISSILE-
LIKE OB~'~ECTS AND A LARGE AMOUNT OF MISSILE-RELATED
EQUIPMENT IS OBSERVED AT THE POLYARNYY NAVAL
MISSILE SUPPORT FACILITY KISLAYA GUBA.
POLYARNYY NAVAL BASE IS THE LOCATION OF THE 4TH
SUBMARINE EHSKADRA AND ITS SUBORDINATE 69TH, 96TH,
161ST, AND 211TH SUBMARINE BRIGADAS. IT IS ALSO
THE LOCATION OF ONE OF THE 4 NAVAL MISSILE FACILI-
TIES IN THE SOVIET NORTHERN FLEET AREA.
PALA GUBA NAVAL BASE AND SHIP REPAIR YARD IS THE
LOCATION OF THE ONLY SUBMARINE REPAIR YARD OUT-
.SIDE OF ROSTA IN THE KOLA INLET AREA. GUBA
OLENYA SUBMARINE BASE IS THE LOCATION OF THE 12TH
SUBMARINE EHSKADRA AND ITS SUBORDINATE 18TH SUB-
MARINE DIVIZYA.
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should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
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3. LOCATION: POLYARNYY NAVAL BASE: NE EDGE OF POLYARNYY.
PALA CUBA NAVAL BASE AND SHIP REPAIR YARD:
1 NM WEST OF POLYARNYY,
GUBA OLENYA SUBMARINE BASE: 1 NM NW OF POLYARNYY,
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5. FIRST IDENTIFICATION: POLYARNYY NAVAL BASE: 25X1
POLYARNYY NAVAL MISSILE SUPPORT FACILITY KISLAYA:
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GUBA PALA NAVAL BASE AND SHIP REPAIR YARD: 25X1
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should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
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Division, NPIC.
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GUBA OLENYA SUBMARINE BASE: 25X1
6. NEGATION DATE: POLYARNYY NAVAL BASE: NONE
POLYARNYY NAVAL MISSILE SUPPORT FACILITY KISLAYA:
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GUBA PALA NAVAL BASE AND SHIP REPAIR YARD: NONE
CUBA OLEI~TYA SUBMARINE BASE : NONE
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7. SUBSEQUENT COVERAGE: 18 KH-4 AND 3 KH-7 MISSIONS
8. DIMENSIONS
SPECIFICATIONS: H-CLASS SSBN:
LENGTH (OVERALL): 380 FT
LENGTH (SAIL): D 25X1
CARRIES 3 SS-N-4, 350 NM, BALLISTIC MISSILES
IN THE SAIL.
THE H-I-CLASS SSBN CARRIES 3 SS-N-4, 35o NM,
SURFACE-LAUNCHED BALLISTIC MISSILES IN ITS
SAIL.
THE H-II-CLASS SSBN CARRIES 3 SS-N-S, 650 NM
SUBMERGED-LAUNCHED BALLISTIC MISSILES IN ITS
SAIL,
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E-II-CLASS SSGN:
LENGTH (OVERALL): 395 FT.
LENGTH (SAIL) : ~ 25X1
CARRIES 8 SS-N-3B, I+50 NM, SURFACE-LAUNCHED
CRUISE MISSILES IN 8 MISSILE TUBES WHICH ARE
FAIRED INTO THE DECK.
N-CLASS SSN:
LENGT~I ( OVERALL) : D 25X1
LENGTH (SAIL): O 25X1
CARRIES 28 TORPEDOES.
G-CLASS SSB:
LENGTH (OVERALL): 320 FT.
LENGTH (SAIL): D 25X1
THE G-CLASS SSB CARRIES 3 SS-N-4, 350 NM,
SURFACE-LAUNCHED BALLISTIC MISSILES IN ITS SAIL.
THE G-II-CLASS SSB CARRIES 2 SS-N-S, 65o NM,
SUBMERGED-LAUNCHED BALLISTIC MISSILES IN ITS
SAIL.
9� MISSION READOUT:
POLYARNYY NAVAL BASE: OB: 14 F~Z CLASS SS, ~+ POTI-CLASS PC, 3 KRONSHTADT-
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CLASS PC (1 IN FLOATING DOCK), 1 5.0. 1-CLASS SC, 1 PROBABLE STRIPPED P-6-
CLASS PT, 2 YURKA-CLASS MSF (FLEET MINESWEEPER), 3 T-43-CLASS MSF (1 IN
FLOATING DOCK), 6 VANYA-CLASS MSI(INSHORE MINESWEEPER), 1 OSKOL-CLASS ASL,
1 BOLVA-CLASS APL, 1 YR, 1 HULK, AND NUMEROUS SMALL VESSELS AT PIER AREAS.
POLYARNYY NAVAL MISSILE SUPPORT FACILITY KISLAYA: FACILITIES CONSIST OF A
PIER AND 3 SEPARATELY SECURED AREAS. THERE ARE 9 UNDERGROUND ENTRANCES, 1
POSSIBLE UNDERGROUND ENTRANCE, AND A TOTAL OF 3 BUILDINGS. THE PRESENCE OF
NUCLEAR STORAGE CANNOT BE CONFIRMED. FOUR MISSILE-LIKE OBJECTS ARE LOCATED
NORTH OF THE ROAD BETWEEN THIS FACILITY AND THE POLYARNYY I~IAVAL BASE. VEHICLES
EQUIPMENT OBSERVED INCLUDE 3 CHERRY PICKERS, 4CANVAS-COVERED TRANSPORTERS
(TWO OF WHICH ARE WITHOUT PRIl~IE MOVERS), AND NUMEROUS TRUCKS. UNIDENTIFIED
VEHICLES~PIECES OF EQUIPMENT AND CRATES ARE DISPERSED THROUGHOUT THE AREA.
CUBA PALA NAVAL BASE AND SHIP REPAIR YARD: OB: 1 H-CLASS SSBN (WITH HATCH
OPEN), 1 E-II-CLASS SSGN, 2 N-CLASS SSN (1 WITH STRUCTURES ON THE DECKS OVER
THE ESCAPE HATCHES AND CANVAS-COVERING AFT ON THE SAIL), 2 F~Z-CLASS SS (ONE
AT THE DEGAUSSING STATION OFF-SHORE), ~+ R~W-CLASS SS (2 IN A FLOATING DOCK),
1 SKORYY-CLASS DD (WITH ITS GUNS REMOVED), 3 MP-2-CLASS LSI, 4 T-4-CLASS LCM,
1 ATREK-CLASS ASL, 1 DNEPR-CLASS AR, 1 ZEYA-CLASS YRSN, 2 UNIDENTIFIED
AUXILIARIES, 1 YR, 2 POSSIBLE YR, 2 FLOATING CRANES, 1 UNOCCUPIED FLOATING
DOCK, AND APPROXIMATELY 10 OTHER SMALL VESSELS (1 IN THE FLOATING DOCK WITH
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THE 2 R~W-CLASS SS), ALL AT PIER AREA.
CUBA OLENYA SUBMARINE BASE: OB: I G-CLASS-II-SSB (WITH MISSILE HATCH OPEN),
3 G-CLASS SSB (2 WITH MISSILE HATCHES OPEN AND 1 OF THESE WITH MISSILE HOLD-
DOWN ARMS EXTENDED OVER N0.3 TUBE: 1 SSB EMITTING SMOKE), 1 Z-CONVERSION
(Z-V~-CLASS SSB (WITH MISSILE HATCHES OPEN), 2 W-CONVERSION-CLASS (LONG BIN-
TYPE SSG (1 WITH MISSILE EXHAUST PORTS REMOVED), 1 F~Z-CLASS SS (WITH PART
OF THE SAIL REMOVED), 1 R~W-CLASS SS, 1 MERCHANT SHIP, AND 5 SMALL SURFACE
VESSELS AT THE PIER AREA,
A POSSIBLE MISSILE STORAGE FACILITY IS NE OF THE L-HEAD PIER IN THE
OPERATIONS AREA. A WALL~FENCE PROVIDES SECURITY AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE
BUNKER. AN ARCH-ROOFED BUILDING IS NW OF THE BUNKER.
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