BALTIC SHIPYARD IN KLAIPEDA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T00246A056500210001-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 25, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: October 18, 1960
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This materiel contains laformatloa af[ectlag the National Defense of the IIaited States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
18. U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is Drohlbited by law.
S-E-C-R-E-T
COUNTRY USSR (Lithuan.ian SSR)
SUBJECT Baltic Shipyard in Klaipeda
REPORT
DATE DISTR. I S O~-t 0 b ~r / 96 ~
DATE OF
INFO.
PLACE &
DATE ACQ
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A five-page report on the Baltic Shipyard (Baltiyskiy Zavod) at Klaipeda
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The report includes
informatior_ on the labor force, the construe ion o oggers, self-propelled
barges (including four which were built for Arkhangelsk), and floating
docks (two of which were destined for Murmansk), repairs, and plans in late
1958 and early 1959 for the construction of MTBs. The report includes an
annotated sketch map of the shipyard.
STATE ARMY
NAVY
FBI AEC
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J4if(:T Baltic 8ha.pyard in I4ei~e:a. :3A`~C ~st~ ~ ?(',' 1'~ A.t..~zst 19C~0~
ASE ~JF AIlYlEtx?o 1 slcetoh vritti legend
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Balt:lc $hi~;~rd in M,_,_, emel
Sgvi,.t Desi~:zatiot,~~. DALTIYSKIX %A'IUD
A; bor T'orce .
The s:~i.pyard e:r~ploys ap roxit~:~tel,~ 2,5UC~ pe ?sons, a, lame portion of
which consists of wo.zen~ eve:z in rti~3 prc~;iuc pion de art:,.ent.
B o ,P? rnduct:?~n
Production was staz~;.ed in 19~3o t~P to 1~~-~4, only b~rgc~ without self-
propulsion with a draught of ~, rlct~.a^s w~:re ~ui.~.t. ~^.. tctal of 32 of
these i~essele was built in. tai s. i~,yaxd. Ire late lt'S4, construction
og this t;~rpe of vessel wrrs ssspe~^ded,
Trom 1954 till 1958, approxi:~ate7.y GO "i.~sh~.oE;gers?~ of the ?395 A"
type were builto These vessels had 300 fo l~~0 tons (pxestanably GRT; ,
were /~,- ~:ietPrs long, were p-r~,:>el.led by 'a. 5U'J IIP diese;L engine, were
equipped rrit~h a wirsless inst~.ll~tion, tr ~rls!lit~i%r cif c3CJ Watts,
and a xadar :~evice.
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nt~sniogge:cs~~ of ,~z ~ ??,3y~.. wy~ ~G~.G ~u~_~.,, ,,.,~ .,~..-
strut ~.on o this type o:f' vessel has j~r~"~ac:i.;~ been continued. 50X1-HUM ~:
`t'e nical D~~ta of the?~,_~s 3c~~~r T;~
300 to 4%0 tans (pres 1 ~.ablw- GRT) ~.
L-_?n;t~h: 52 meters; bz?e.~dth: :Jo inforrn~aierr evail~:ble~;
Propule,ion: 6U0 HP dies ~l engins at 40U rep o:lution,.~ p~ r r~niztca;
;fireless installation, trails_~:~ittE r of ~:~ W%~ tts, radar device, re- . ,
frigsr~:~tir~ plant (the "395,A" ty~,E: triad n.~t t: een eq.:_.-ped with a re-
friger~ttir:g plant} .
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~Lo,_;;,Y,~rs
~ccordiY,; to the i1~i, t:ro _o~;~~r. s haci to ire i.t;.i~ t i~Y the; s'_?=' p~?a.rd
hor ru~n~th .
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~~ 3>~, self:-?y~.opf:'_lea ls~:r~os os" thc. rrl~::,r ,ype i?ove been
ciui ]_t.. 'c,oo. ThoSo vessals ~1~~-r~ ~~al~roxi: __:te: _y ~,OG ~,a?:~} {GRT?) a~~d a
dra~.~~:~t of 1?6 Y:.Yeters. 'They are. l~ro_}e.a.od l;~r" a. diesea. ,;n~itle of
al~~:eo_~i_::a,tel~r 200 ~IPj ~;.nd eq?.i~;:od ;vit,:z ~~. wireless i nstallation~
'gut Y1~~t ;,ri.th ~, r:;.:ar device.. Ttao ves.ic;7.s ~~e~^e l;ail~:,~~er t~ontlz a.-_d
del:iv~3rad to ICo.:-r_i:~sb~rf i?_~ :c~?{.:::ber : ;~;~>
CoY~,~t,:ruc'~iai Qf ahibs f`ar r,~~~?rr~rt~t~ _.vy~
Ire 1~5~~ faux lo(;~;ers of th:~ rrjr~,~'' ty~~-: ;Y, .re b ~.i?t for the :soviet
iJav~'. IYZ their out~~ard appe=ara~lc:e tlae;:~ ro~ .ld o~~~.~r be ciistingu'~.s:aed .
from the different t;rk~e lol;~ers i;~yr a ~''a~ ; ~lats'or:~: _ounted abo;te tl~e
windl:~.;~s , G sns ;sere however. not i'ittec~. iY~ the s1, ~.;~;yTu.rd. 1n -the in-
ter:ia:r of t~1e s_ip s~ve:ral .i,;~:Y.n~~r?Yity~?a( ox~der;~ w:~,s fir. _._ore co::,plica~.sd.
The four VOSSe1S ~;Ot .a. ?'r~~r CO,:.tv2.n~o ;B ?,'Q1,ir e55E;.1.:3
wera taken over ly naval cr:t?rs ?,,tl~co I?.~.c< iv";_,~ :ergo?~e sevc;ru weeks of
,~rp~:~atory tra~.YliY.~ ;:~rrv_ir, i,~ the sl:.i~~~ rcl