(SANITIZED)SOVIET FISHING VESSELS(SANITIZED)

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• Publication Date: March 23, 1953
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
SUBJECT
This Document contains Information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form Is prohibited.
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SECURITY INFORMATION
Soviet Fishing Vessels
DATE DISTR. 23 March 1953
NO. OF PAGES 12
REQUIREMENT NO. RD
REFERENCES
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
Description of the most familiar fishier vessgL t
1. Soviet fishing vessels within one and the same type do not always have the same
tonnage, especially the type $RT of the numbered series 100 in the Baltic as
opposed to the SRT type in the Arctic Ocean. However, the differing types are
estimated to approximate the following descriptions:
a. B, RL and SRT yx-el
Length.......................... .approximately 39.15 meters
Width (at widest point) .......... 11 7.30 meters
Average immersion... ............. I' 2.7 meters
Displacement at 2.7 meters immersion approximately 388 tons
Motor power. ................................300--500 M.P.
Speed (loaded) ......,.... ................... 9-10 knots
Crew......,,,........ ? ............... ....... 26 men
Coal supply good for approximately 22 days.
Fresh-water supply good for approximately 30 days' u.se.
Constructed in Germany (Soviet Zone).
b. MRT tvvue 2
Length ........ ......... .......... approximately 24 meters
Motor power .......... .......... ,,,200-.2L0 LP.,
Constructed in Finland,
e. RS tvne3
Length.. .......................approximately 27-28 meters
Displacement.,,........... .....approximately 200 tons
Constructed in Germany (Soviet Zone)
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d. RT tgne4
Length....... ................. ..........approximately 60 meters
Dead weight.....- ................ ...... 600-700 tone
Motor power.... .........................800 H.P.
10. The Soviet fishing fleet before the war, even in 1939, was old and obsolete.
It is natural, therefore, that the Soviet Union;, along with other nations, is
building up the fishing fleet with modern and efficient vessels.
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11. At the same time the Soviet fishing fleet is being constructed in such a manner
that it can be utilized fully in an eventual conflict. Several times during
the last war the Soviets used fishing vessels to land troops both in the Baltic
and the Black Sea area.
12. A large fishing fleet also permits the Soviets to obtain up-to-date and detailed
information on coastal and port areas of other nations.
579
755
533
Honningovig east bound
00 N N
09 ro 00
174 Kopervik north bound
581 Bergen north bound
1670 In the Arctic Ocean
633 Udingen north bound
600
700
748
-1500
260
316
260
328
2-5
Honningavdg east bound
ro s N
01 fl0 ro
Tromab north bound
rstad north bound
Honningevag east bound.
M.lby north bound
Kopervik north bound
Trondheim north bound
500 Murmansk
115Kopervik north bound
In the Arctic Ocean
08
80
00 of
00
!! 80
n
00
a M
ro
08
ro ~a
BE
E8
ro AE
258 Kopervik north bound
230 s ro ro
250 as am 00
255 ea ro ro
operv. north bound
250 88 ro at
250 00 it N
Honningsvag east bound
225 Kopervik north bound.
230 ro 81 60
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oviet Fishing Vessels in the Arctic Ocean xario to 15 'ulv_ ?9
Gross Tonnage Last Qhe_rMa Lahti
4 March 1952
21 March 1952
4 March 1952
3 December 1951
26 October 1947
August 1950
7 July 1952
2 March 1950
1 June 1949
23 June 1952
6 June 1952
13 October 1951
14 June 1952
29 September 1948
3 January 1950
24 September 1951
June 1951
7 June 1952
13 February 1951
30 February 1951
30 February 1951
30 February 1951
30 February 1951
30 February 1951
11 March 1951
6 March 1951
July 1951
11 March 1951
10 February 1951
2 February 1951
15 February 1951
10 February 1951
15 February 1951
20 April 1951
16 April 1951
1 April 1952
10 February 1951
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Gross Tonnage Last Observed D_,aj
230 Kopervik north bound 28 February 1951
250 N N N 15 February 1951
239 Bergen N N 15 March 1951
May
250 Bergen N N 15 March 1951
Honningsvig east boundl9 October 1950
6
2
0
9
255 Kcpervik north bound 25 March h 1950
2
55 Hiat b
onnngsv,g easound 2 March 1950
255 Kopervik north bound 25 March 1950
26
0 Hidt 6
onnngevg eas bound May 1950
6
25
Lddingen north bound 4 June 195
25$ Bonningsv&g east bound 1 June 195
250 Kopervik north bound 29 August 1
ne+r
230 N N 4 May 1951
03 13 A
230
230
230
230
230
230
230
259
261
KoPervik north bound.
N II N
N N N
N N N
N N N
N N N
N of N
N N N
Bergen
Kopervik north bound
N N N
Kopervik ?- Murmansk
Kopervik north bound
N N N
C7
250
230
240
230
340
339
230
230
240
288
238
238
239
240
230
230
230
230
120
200
120
120
120
240
230
230
230
230
900
120
240
N
N
N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
1951
16 May 1951
0
0
949
1950
22 June 1951
22 June 1951
19 June 1951
22 April 1951
20 April 1951
22 April 1951
22 April 1951
6 July 195
h r-- 9 -- , .w e
22 June 1951
22 June 1951
19 October 1
10 February
4 May 1951
4 May 1951
4 May 1951
22 April 195
4 May 1951
4 May 1951
4 May 1951
4 May 1951
4 May 1951
4 May 1951
2 ? May 1951
28 February
15 February
28 April 195
nonningsvag east bound 3 April 195
951
1951
951
951
N N N 3 April 1952
Kopervik north bound 5 June 1951
N N N 3 June 1951
N N N 2 June. 1951
N 2 June 1951
N N N 2 June 1951
Troms8 north bound 9 July 1951
Kopervik north bound 13 July 1951
Kopervik N N 13 July 1951
Honningsv.g east bound 1 April 1952
B
ergen north bd
oun 15 March 1951
Kopervik north bound 4 December 1
Lddingen north bound 6 July 1952
N ~ N
23 June 1952
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Gross Tonnage Last Observe, Date
240
240
240
240
250
250
250
120
120
120
120
120
120
120
120
120
120
122
120
120
120
120
120
186
122
185
122
161
122
120
120
122
120
122
122
161
120
120
120
120
120
120
122
120
122
120
122
120
161
120
120
120
120
500
487
689
600
504
417
417
TromsS north bound 22 June 1952
N N N 22 June 1952
N N N 22 June 1952
N N N 22 June 1952
Kopervik north bound 3 July 1951
N N N 3 July 1951
a N N 3 July 1951
Ejartholmen north bound 29 August 1949
N N N
Kopervik north bound
Ltldingen north bound
Kopervik north bound
Kopervik north bound
Honningsv&g east bound
Kopervik north bound
x N N
N N
Wingen N
Honningsv ,g east
N N
N
N
N
N
N
Troms(9 north bound
Honningsvdg east bound
N N N
Tromso north bound
Honningsvdg east bound
N N N
N N N
Troms8 north bound
N N N
Honningsvdg east bound
Kopervik north bound
N N N
N N
N N
Udingen north bound
N N N
Kopervik N N
Honningsvdg east bound
Troms8 north bound
Honningsvdg east bound
TromsS north bound
N N N
Kopervik north bound
Honningsvdg east bound
Nordkap -- BjSrn8ya
N N
Honningsvdg east bound
L81dingen north bound
Nordkap - B,j8rnOya
Narvik north bound
Honningsvdg east bound
Kopervik north bound
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29 August 1949
23 June 1951
5 June 1951
28 April 1951
23 June 1951
22 June 1951
2 April 1951
22 June 1951,
23 June 1951
4 July 1951
4 July 1951
6 July 1951
13 July 1951
13 July 1951
6 July 1951
6 July 1951
2 July 1951
6 July 1931
5 July 1951
1 June 1952
25 February 1952
1 June 1952
25 February 1952
5 June 1952
13 June 1952
22 June 1952
5 June 1952
1 June 1952
22 June 1952
1 June 1952
1 June 1952
5 May 1952
22 June 1952
22 June 1952
5 June 1952
22 June 1951
July 1951
July 1951
July 1951
5 July 1951
11 July 1951
3 July 1951
25 February 1951
22 June 1952
5 June 1952
22 June 1952
22 June 1952
22 June 1951
2 April 1951
19 July 1951
19 July 1951
23 September 1948
3 November 1949
19 July 1951
28 December 1949
11 March 1952
11 January 1950
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Gross Tonnage Last Observedg
500 Honningsvdg east bound
417 Tromso north bound
744 Harstad north bound
557 Kopervik 00 w
700 Honningsvdg east bound
700 Udingen north bound
1200 10 00 1
400 Honningsvdg east bound
500 Kopervik north bound
740 Harstad north bound
750 Troms6 north bound
Northern Arctic Ocean
s so ao
400
400 Tromsa north bound
400 Ladingen north bound
710 Honningevdg east bound
756 Tromsa north bound
500 Trondheim north bound
Kopervik north bound
350
500
500
500
330
350
100
100
700
710
to
north bound
LMingen north bound
Honningsvag east bound
Lddingen north bound
s s
Honningsvag east bound
9 e
ao
Date
26 July 1950
27 May 1952,
23 December 1951
14 July 1952
5 March 1952
24 March 1952
6 November 1951
3 March 1952
14 July 1952
23 December 1951
20 October 1951
24 October 1951
24 October 1951
24 October 1951
3 February 1952
2 March 1952
1 April 1952
6 October 1951
5 December 1951
2 February 1951
2 February 1951
14 January 1950
9 September 1950
30 July 1930
30 July 1950
30 July 1950
9 September 1950
9 September 1950
6 June 1952
6 June 1952
4 June 1952
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Grim8y
r m y
00 Grims8y
255 Kopervik north bound
In the Arctic Ocean
240 Kopervik north bound
120 9 H Do
120 N 9 N
261 Honningsvag east bound
261 Kopervik north bound
260 ro 0 a
261 Honningsvdg east bound
331 9 9
180 of ro
250 God8y north bound
250 N a
uust 1950 25X1
19 October 1950
16 May 1952
5 May 1952
7 June 1952
7 June 1952
5 June 1952
6 June 1952
6 June 1952
5 June 1952
16 June 1952
11 June 1952
2 July 1952
2 July 1952
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-Gross Tonnage last Observed
250
250
250
250
320
50
50
50
50
330
(bodily north bound
N N N
N N N
N N N
Kopervik north bound
Go diy N N
N N N
N N N
N N N
in the Arctic Ocean
Date
2 July 1952
2 July 1952
2 July 1952
2 July 1952
6 June 1952
2 July 1952
2 July 1952
2 July 1952
2 July 1952
Honningsv& east bound 28 April 1950
Honningsv g east bound
1 June 1952
300
-26D-
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
260
520
L ldingen north bound
Kopervik - Murmansk
LSdingen north bound
N N a
N
N
N
N
N N
Honningsvvg east
bound
N
14. ,Summary of Soviet fishing vessels in the Arctic Ocean
241 vessels with known tonnage......... approximately
47 vessels with estimated tonnage.....approximately
Total 288 vessels at. . . . . . . . . . . . approximately
15.
29 June 1950
13 January 1950
4 June 1950
4 June 1950
4 June 1950
4 June 1950
4 June 1950
4 June 1950
4 June 1950
2-4 May 1952
14 May 1952
69,513 gross tons
13,040 N N
82,553 gross tons
In addition to the above vessels an unknown number of fishing vessels are found
in the Arctic Ocean. Their number is estimated at 150-200 vessels.
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150
150
946
120
453
150
417
150
150
576
150
150
150
150
292
300
150
150
150
500
150
150
150
150
150
150
662
160
609
150
150
150
150
748
150
150
150
150
150
150,
150
150
150
150
150
150
500
300
150
100
150
150
200
417
150
553
150
350
150
Gross Tonnage Last Observed
The Baltic
N N
Oresund south bound
Kaliningrad
The Baltic
N N
N N
Gedser Rev northeast
bound
The Baltic
II N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N. N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
It N
N N
N N
N N
N M
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
It N
M N
M N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
M N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
Date
January 1952
N N
13 November 1951
March 1951
January 1952
N N
17 February 1952
January 1952
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
M N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N n
N N
N N
N N
H N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
M N
N M
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N II
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
Helsingborg south bound 19 September 1949
January 1952
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Lross Tonnage Last Observed
150
328
150
150
194
100
100
150
150
555
150
417
150
700
300
381
100
183
300
750
150
150
150
150
360
250
230
250
230
230
250
250
250
250
250
230
230
230
230'
150
150
150.
150
150
350
350
150
150
150
150
150
150
63
180
180
The Baltic
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
Observed at the entrance
to Lappegrund
The Baltic
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
Gedser Rev
The Baltic
N N
N N
The Baltic
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
Rammeren east bound
The Baltic
N N.
N N
N N
N N
Oresund southbound
N N N
The Baltic
N N
Oresund south bound
N N N
The Baltic
N N
N N
N N
N N
11 N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
Anholt
The Baltic
N N
Anholt south bound
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Date
January 1952
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
23 December 1946
January 1952
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
13 October 1949
January 1952
N N
N N
2 June 1951
January 1952
N N
August 1950
January 1952
N N
N. N
N N
N N
N N
N N.
N N
N N
N N
16 January 1952
January 1952
N N
N N
N N
N N
26 December 1951
21 December 1951
January 1952
N N
2 April 1952
4 May 1952
January 1952
N N
N N
8 February 1952
January 1952
N N
8 February 1952
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arpss Tonnage Last Observed
1.80
180
90
90
180
90
80
100
100
100
100
100
60
80
60
80
60
80
80
60
80
259
350
230
350
350
255
250
255
230
230
230
300
300
230
230
350
150
390
255
390
390
390
300
390
390
255
230
230
230
300
230
230
Oresund south bound
The Baltic
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N .N
N N
N N
N N
N N
Oresund south bound
The Baltic
Drogden light house
south bound
The Baltic
N N
N N
N N
Oresund south bound
The Baltic
N N
N
N
11
N
N
N
N
N
N N
Oresund south bound
The Baltic
N N
N M
N N
N N
N N
N N
Gedser Rev
bound
The Baltic
N N
N N
N N
11 N
2M?
2 April 1952
January 1952
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
.23 July 1951
January 1952
31 July 1951
January 1952
N N
N N
N N
14 December 1951
January 1952
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N..
N N
19 December 1951
January 1952
January 1952
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
5 April 1951
January 1952
N N
N N
N N
N
N N N N
Skagen south bound 12 December 1951
The Baltic January 1952
Anholt.northeast bound 20 September 1951
N N N. If January 1952
The Baltic
Oresund
The Baltic
Oresund south bound
The Baltic
N N
Anholtsouth bound
The Baltic
N N
Oresund south bound
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January 1952
26 January 1952
January 1952
19 December 1951
January 1952
N N
20 September 1951
January 1952
N N
26 January 1952
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toss Tonnage Last Observed
230
230
300
300
230
230
230
230
230
230
230
230
230
200
230
100
1100
130
130
130
130
The Baltic
N N
Kattegat south bound
Oresund south bound
Bornholm east bound
The Baltic
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
Gedser Rev
N N
N N
N p
Christiansa
The Baltic
N N
N N
N N
N N.
N N
122
120
500
574
500
790
600
557
555
600
230
250
255
230
120
120
120
120
120
120
120
120
120
120
120
120
120
120
120
120
120
120
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
IN N
N N
Il N
Kopervik south
The Baltic
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N'
N N
N N
N N
N N
Gedser Rev. northeast
bound
Gedser Rev, northeast
bound
PAA
January 1952
N N
26 April 1952
26 December 1951
29 April 1952
January 1952
N N
N .N
9 January 1952
9 January 1952
9 January 1952
9 January 1952
6 June 1952
24 September 1949
January 1952
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N M
N N
N N
20 November 1951
January.1952
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
11 N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N N
N. N
17 March 1952
17 March 1952
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Grass Tonnage Last Observed
183
300
350
350
350
750
100
611
100
Gedser Rev. northeast
bound
Gedser Rev. northeast
bound
Gedser Rev. northeast
bound
Gedser Rev, northeast
bound
The Baltic
Anholt southeast
bound
Drogden south bound
The Baltic
11 t8
Warneminde
0
17 March 1952
26 April 1952
4 May 1952
30 April 1952
15 October 1949
8 February 1952
15 October 1951
January 1952
15 February 1950
15 February 1950
15 February 1950
November 1948
November 1948
January 1952
November 1948
1~. Summary of Soviet fishing vessels in the Baltic Sea
232 vessels with 1iown tonnage - approximately 54,700 gross tons
15 vessels with estimated tonnage - approximately 7.130
Total 267 vessels at. . . . . . . . . . . approximately 61,830 gross tons
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