SHIPPING FACILITIES ALONG THE DANUBE

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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
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• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: October 7, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
Rumania/Hungary/Czechoslovakia/Yugo-
COUNTRY slavia/Austria
SUBJECT Shipping Facilities Along the Danube
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DATE
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data concerning naval and shipping
facilities at the following locations on the Danube River:
(a) Gradiste .5?5N-2101E7.
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commercial vessels in the harbor.
50X1 (b) Bezdan /4551N-18507 .
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Yugosiv patrol boats and eight to ten
commercial vessels in the harbor at one time.
(c) Mohacs 22;559N-184037.
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only Hungarian patrol boats in the area.
The length of the stone covered quay was around 60 in, its
width, about five in. All
vessels (except Yugoslav) had to stop at this port for
customs check.
it appeared., to be a "timid pott.
BP .1a /761111-1857ff.
Tbere'waa no
naval base located in this harbor and did'hdt see any
war vessels theta. The harbor was located on. the eastern
bank of the Danube. The quay. was ofgranit&atone constrgc-,
tior and was about 20 m long and eight.in wide. no
cranes or rail tracks in the harbor area.
there was no basin at
this harbor..J
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(e) Deeapataj 4638N-18591V There was no naval base located in thie
harbors nor any war vespels there. The stone construction
50X1 quay was about 20 m long and four em wide. There were two single-
50)(1 storied buildings which served as offices for the Meszhart and SDGP
agencies. no warehouse*estored frieghtjecranes, or other
50X1 loading facillties.
(f) Dunafoldvar /648N-1855E
50X1 the harbor was located on the western bank or the
Danube and there was a shipyard there. Only Meszhart passenger
50:00 boats were ever ecen in the harbor. Due to the current and the
narrowness of the channel, it wae necessary to stop the convoy some,
distance from the bridge and tow only one or two barges at a time
under the bridge.
(g) Budapest [See Encl (A)7. some Hungarian Danube patrol boats
in this harbor; they had six pontoon mooring stations along the
50:0 Budapest section of the Danube. Two of these stations were near the
Budafok harbor areas one on each bank of the river, two inthe
Parliament building area, one on eachebaule eir .he river, eine_ tovo about
1500mupetream from the Parliament On'eadh Ode of the
The Csepel Island Harbor was used by all Danube vessels, with the
exception of Yugoslav craft. There were two basins in this harbor;
50X1 one of these basins was used exclusively for loading petroleum
products (I never saw this basin). The other basin was used for the
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50:0 The petroleum peodue a
were loaded only on tankers going downstream. All the transports
had to leave their bargee in the Csepel Harbor area or, if not, tate
them upstream to the Obuda area, about two km upstream from the last
bridge. Only tugs had the right to tie up in the Pest Harbor areee,
My tug (with She crew aboard) tied up in the Pest Harbor area about
1500 m upstream from the Parliament building area, for the tug's
master check with the harbor master's office, the SDGP office and
the Sovrom office. The crew's customs check was usually made in the
Csepel Harbor area or the Obuda area. The Mezshart shipyards were
50)0 located on the Pest side of the Danube across from the northern
section of Margaret Island, and the southern section of Obuda Island.
There
were two floating docks with two ships under construction there. Meat
50:00 ships were observed during the March - June 1951 period. These two
ships appeared to be of approximately 00 tons' capacity.
50:00 only the hulls were ready;
however, work was go on a se e ulls.
50:00 two smaller vessels
overnight berth cf the Sovrom convoys.
Petroleum products and cereals were loaded and Un1o.es aPms
harbor. When petroleum tankers were loaded, the tankers were towed
into the respective basin by the convoy's tug or the basin's tug
and left there until the return trip downstream. When the convoy
retukaed the tankers were found tied outside the basin, loaded and
ready to be tak ownstream.
there undergoing repair work on water. An undetermined number. of
50X1 tugs belonging to Meszhart were under repair.
50X1 both seagoing (fe:ND tons)
and Danube vessels were being constructed in these shipyards.
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(h) Szob.i4749N-18547. Halts were made at this point
only or customs inspections. two Danube patrol boats there.
50X1 The harbor was located on the left bank of the river and was 'we
50X1 small. The quay, of stone construction, was about 10 m long.
50X1 only one building in the h#rbor area (probably the customs and
frontier troops' office).
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convoys always anchored in the middle
Komarom 2T744N-1807)17.
two barges were loaded with bauxite
destined for Reni. At that time there were about 10 barges being
loaded with pyrite and bauxite, one rail line on the
quay, and noticed a freight train (approximately 40 ears) with Mrite
and bauxite ores being unloaded. The ore was being unloaded on the
quay, and from the quay it was loaded onto barges. This work was
being done by persons dressed in military type khaki overalls. There
was one crane on the quay which was not operated at time of observation.
The barges being loaded belonged to the Sovrom, MOP, CSP, DDSG and
Meszhart transport agencies. Besides the 10 barges mentioned above.
there were an undetermined number of other barges and tugs (eetatls
unknown).
Komarno /4745N-/870g7 /ffee Encl. (B)7.
convoy tied to a quay which was of stone construction
and over 100 in long and eight m wide. There was a double-track
normal gauge rail line on the quay. Sugar for USSR, Rumania and
Hungary was being loaded in this harbor, also cereals were being both
loaded and unloaded.
There were two cranes there of around two
50:00 tons/ capacity since they handled 20 bags (of 100 kg each) of sugar
at one time. These cranes were installed on tracks. There were also
50X1 three or four store houses and different office buildings.
50X1 Czechoslovakian ground forces troops, and few Soviet
50X1 probably infantry) troops in Komarno.
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50X11: no.warshi there.
- 0,a few Czech Danube patrol boats in this area. convoy tied to
50X1,- the'quay, which was of granite stone construction about 1500 m long
.501 and, ,on the average, about 10 m wide. There were two or three normal?'
-..gaugel rail tracks and two or three cranes on tracks on the quay. The
50X1 cranes were of two to 2.5 tons capacity.
50X1 one basin in the harbor area but cannot
furnish details. Sugar, vehicles and cereals were loaded in this
50:00 harbor about 40 vehicles (including five-ton trucks and
"jeepsN) being loaded there in April 1951. These vehicles were all
0)(1 painted OD.
the vehicles were destined for Hen, ana some
50:00 of the trucks for the Danube-Black Sea canal project. Cereals from
downstream ports were unloaded in this harbor.
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Czech ground forces troops and Soviet infantry and artillery troops
p? in the town (details unknown). The bridge across the Danube,
located at the western outskirts of the town was in good condition,
500 but never observed any traffic or pedestrians crossing this bridge.
Czechoslovakian Army guards were on the bridge.
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Lobau goordinates unknowig. This point was located about seven km
downstream from Vienna Harbor. This installation consisted of one
basin which was located on an island. The basin could accommodate
about 20 tankers at one time. The quay was of stone construction.
There were also two or three tugs.
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Sketch of Budapest Harbor Area (4730N-1920 E )
with Legend. Scale 1:50,000
Sketch of Komarno Harbor Area (47494-1807 E)
with Legend. Scale: 1:50,000
Sketch of Bratislava Harbor Area (4809N-1707 E)
wIth Legend. Scale: 1:10,000
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Legend
1. Parliament Building
2. PatrOl Boats, Station
3. Csepel Basin
4. Bridges
5. Customs and Militia
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ketch of Budapest 27130N-19247
Scale: 1:500000
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1. Customs and Militia
2. Harbor Master's Office
3. Vesse1s1 Mooring Place
4. Bridge
Retouched
Harbor
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Sketch of Komarno g745N-180757
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Legend
1. Customs and Militia
2. Harbor Master's Office
3. Basin
4. Bridge
5. Loading Area
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Sketch of Bratislava 5809N-17077
Scale: 1:10,000
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