OBSERVATIONS(SANITIZED) OF NAVAL VESSELS AND PORT AREAS AT LENINGRAD AND KRONSHTADT

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• Publication Date: February 11, 1960
• Content Type: REPORT

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f~lFORMATION REPORT INFORMATION REPORT
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material oontatne information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the ifsplonage laws. Title
18, U.S.C. Secs. 79.1 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person in prohibited by law.
COUNTRY USSR (Leningrad Oblast) REPORT
SUBJECT Obeervationa of Naval DATE DISTR. 11 February 1960 50X1-HUM
Vessels and Port Areas at Leningrad and
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A three-page report on naval vessel sightings at Kronshtadt and
Leningrad including three sketches 50X1-HUM
and'an annotated sketch map of the harbor grad of Kronshtadt.
Vessels sighted include: a possible class cruisser,
L sketch 11'o. 1 end ,i "`+stro r 50X1-HUM
anchored. off Kronshtadt; five small marines, a
submarine with a water-tower-like structure above the conning tower
sketch No. and a 5robable GYTLICH14YY,-tTas destroyer, iiv
in the ,Submarine Basit
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c s cru ser a cruiser 5robably the I=O7,
and two cruisers covered with re L lead- In Central
Basin, at Kronshtadt; a W-class submarines ](sketch
loo. 2), in the Morskoy Kanal, and the at c cebreaker LEIQIA at
the Admiralty Shipyard, in Leningrad.
A two- a re o r t on naval vessel sighti=s at Kronshtadt
including two sketches sAt an{ ated sketch ma of
the harbor area. Naval vessels sighted ae3ude: a cruiser robab
the KIROV the coast de 'vessel VIBORG
sketch No. 'l, , SIBIR-class missilerange instrumenrtation
7essle s SIBIR and SAKRALIN, fbur submarines, a submarine with a
water-tower-like structure above the coltni tower (sketch No. 2),
a 5robable OTLICH?YY-clas7 destroyer,. and a
cruiser being overhauled at Kronshtadt and the SVERDLOV-class
cruiser ORDZHONIKIDZE, ofT Rronshtadt.
vessels not described,
on the Neva River at Leningrad, two 'seals,
include the following: in the Gulf of Finiaaf an MTB
at Kronshtadt, the cruiser KIROV'
on naval vessel sightings
The report includes sketched vesse , vesse
a submarine, (sketch o. , ee
small vessels with-lulls. covered by planks,
(sketch No. f+).
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report,
on observations at Kronzhtadt and. I,eni
Report incTardes two sketches of
submarine, and a T-43-class radar picket ship,
naval vessels and three annotated sketch maps locating obsertations.
Observations include the following: at KronshUdt- J ketch No. 1), a
submarine five W-class submarines,
a submarlne with a water-tower-like structure above
the conning tower (sketch No. 2), coast derv se vessel VYBORG, the
cruiser KLROV, possible SKt7RYY-class destroyers, and
several unidentifi yers; heading towards Leningrad, a W-class
submarine, in the Gulf of Finland (sketch No. 3,
showing pos ions , six destroyer-like vessels with one stack, a
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(sketch No. IF); and in Leningrad, three destroyers, 50X1-HUM
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Shipyard, and repair work on the Granite Quay ine Morskoy Kanal
(sketch No. 5).
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SUBJECT: Port Report -ui~rac-DATE OF INFO:
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1. NAVAL:
the followin', vessels
were observed at Kronstadt (for the location, see sketch no. 1):
a. Six submarines.
Descriptions: One of them, which was sli-htly smaller than the remaining
five,
mha remaininc five were identical.
The height of the tower was three oP four meters over the deck, with a
built-in bridge. The hull was broad in relation with the length, and stream-
lined. There were no free-standing arms on either the forward or after-decks.
b. Alongside the next pier was a submarine belonging to the same class as
the five mentioned above.
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This sub was,
however, equipped with a tank far out on the bow. The tank seemed to be
completely square, with sharp corners and sides, about two meters tall, and
two by two meters wide and lang. Besides this, the sub was equipped, forward
on the tower, with a five or six meter-tall, round mast, about two feet in
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c. Tied up to a buoy inside the harbor was a large naval vessel.
the vessel was over 250 meters long, and had two smokestacks w1
a mast forward of each of them.
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d. Farther inside the harbor lay what was evidently an even larger naval vessel.
This ship was red-lead painted and obviously was being overhauled. The height
of the navigation tower was about thirty to forty feet over the water-surface.
At the top was a long, horizontally-placed object identified 50X1-HUM
as a distance-meter.
e. In the harbor basin, between the two large vessels, were sL: or seven
medium-sized vessels,
Description: F
classified as destroyers.
The length was about
150 meters. There were two smokestacks with a mast forward of each of them.
f. Between the destroyers, an older vessel was observed.
Description:
The navigation tower
was high. The primary guns were large-calibered, about twelve inches.
g. Near the large floating dock, three or four other medium-large naval vessels
were observed, identified
as destroyers. These were slightly
smaller and had a lower free board than the other destroyers that were observed.
h. Outside of Kronstadt Harbor, an older naval vessel was seen lying at anchor.
Description: The ship was evidently the ELISABETH. She was flush-decked
with a high free board. There were two guns on the forward deck, three-inch
caliber. Two smokestacks followered, then two guns on the after-deck, about
three-inch caliber. The stern hung far out over the water. There were no rails
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on the deck, nor was there any gate in the stern, although there may possibly
have been an opening under the over-hang. 50X1-HUM
the stern. There was a mast forward of each smokestack. Around both masts on
at least two of the ships there was scaffolding.
but it could very well have been in the same positio
the same three naval vessels were observed
at the Zhdanov Shipyard.
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the situation at Kronstadt was as follows:
The large red-lead painted vessel, and, as far as could be determined,
all of the destroyers and the older vessel with the large-calibered primary
lay in the same positions they had been in
been moved and now lay tied up by the stern on
the outside of the southeastern jetty. The cruiser and the six submarines had
left the harbor. The sub with the tank-like construction on the bow was not
observed
as it wa
few tugb
lying at anchor near Leningrad Lightship.
Description:
a submarine was observed in a
position about five nattical miles west of Leningrad Lightship, on its way in
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e Zhdanov Shipyard, identifie as destroyers.
Description: All of the vessels were identical
ats and some small boats had come ir'
a large naval vessel was observed
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identified the vessel as a cruiser.
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towards Leningrad.
The sub was of the same type
as the five subs in the six-hundred series observed in Kronstadt
and can very possibly have been one of these.
six destroyer-like vessels
and a submarine were observed inside the following areas that on Chart 50X1-HUM
are marked as closed-off areas: 50X1-HUM
The area is bounded by the following positions:
N 60?00.5' - V 27? 17'
N 60705.5' - E 27' 34'
N 59?51.5'- E 27 0 26.5'
N 590 57' - E 270 44'
the destroyers lay by twos inside the area approximately 50X1-HUM
as shown on Sketch no. 3.
towards east-northeast. Just aft of these a submarine surfaced. (See sketch no. 3)
Description:
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about 2000 tons. All of them were identical, with one smokestack.
No details of the submarine were observed.
n. at a position N 58050' - E 21? 00',
a naval vessel on a northerly course was observed.
Description: F The size was about 2000
tons. There was a gun turret on the forward deck, but it was impossible to see
the number of guns. The bridge structure had a mast on it. The break to the
main deck was on the stern-side of the bridge superstructure. One smokestack
with a topmast forward. There was still another mast with a large antenna at
the top aft of the smokestack. (See sketch no. 4).
2. SHIPYARDS:
a. The Baltic Shipyard.
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a tanker of an estimated fourteen to fifteen thousand tons
deadweight was launched from a bedding at the Baltic Yards.
b. The Marti Shipyard.
Alongside the outfitting wharf at the Marti Yards was the atomic ice-breaker
LENIN. It was maintained by the Soviets that she had not made her trial voyage
yet, but she was obviously almost finished. The greatedt width was said to be
24 meters. The propulsion machinery generated 44,000 HP. There were three
propellers. A very small smokestack aft of the bridge superstructure. The
smokestack stuck up from a supersturcture, however, and the red smokestack-
belt had been painted on the superstructure in such a way that it was easy to
get the impression that this was an ordinary smokestack.
It was noted that mast-scaffolding is typical of Soviet shipyards. This
scaffolding is used during the overhauling of naval vessels as well as during
that of commercial vessels. Even a four-masted sailing ship that lay in the
harbor at Kronstadt had these scaffolds around each mast all the way up to the
tops of the masts.
3. THE HARBOR: The wharf Granitnaya Stenka towards the Morskoy Channel was
being improved. A new wharf-edging was being cast about two meters outside of
the old edge.
(See sketch no. 5 for observations in Leningrad).
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b. great many different types of naval
vessels were observed in Kronstadt Harbor.
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six submarines were observed at Sudo-
mekh shipyards. Three of the subs appeared to be identical and were lying one
after the other, while the other three seemed to be smaller and lay tied up
alongside each other in the river below. The first three subs seemed to be
very large. Only the top part of the tower was visible as the subs were other-
wise concealed in back o$'wooden planks placed close together.
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a motor-torpedo-boat was
sighted in the Bay of Finland, about forty nautical miles west of Kronstadt.
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The length of the tower was the same as two sections of planks, and the
length of the plank-sections was estimated to be seven to eight meters.
The three subs lying in the river below appeared to be identical to each
other. The tower was vertical on the forward side and straight down or slightly
slanting on the after side. At the top of the after side of the tower was a
rectangular superstructure.
lying tied up on the west side of the Neva, below Lt. Smidtts Bridge.
The third vessel was named 5OCAAO, and resembled a submarine. (See sketch
that shows the way
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just below Lt. Smidtts Bridge, three
ends of the vessels were covered by unpainted planks. They had bridges with
a mast on top;
Just aft of midships stood a mast-like object extending at a 60sangle up from
the deck. The pole , presented a triangular appearance as it was made of three
parallel poles. At the top of the mast was a shiny object shaped like a bowl
tipped upside down. (See sketch).
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U. S. U.S.S.R.
Naval Att.
Russian Warships at KRONSTADT and L6NINGR D,
All observations in this report were made at 1 0NST.,DDT and
iser and one destroyer were
sighted twenty miles west of LWINGR1:D pilot vessel.
67? 041 N
27?
50' E
67? 04' N
270
501 E
Course 2700 Speed 12 knots estimated.
Course 0900 Speed 10 knots.
Good visibility.
Free to observe.
Two upright funnels spaced well apart.
Estimated as 650 ft. long.
One pole mast forrard rising from bridge and one pole mast
close to but forrard of after funnel.
Break under forrard funnel.
Two triple turrets forrard, two triple turrets aft.
Flying Russian naval ensign.
3.
4. Lt 1200 GIvT on 10th June one large cruiser and one destroyer were
seen at anchor off KRONST.:DJ.
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H. .t anchor off KRONST..
Y. +,pproaching LFMNGRLD.
D. Good visibility.
0. Restricted observation.
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Two upright funnels spaced well apart.
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Estimated 700 ft,
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One mast forrard of forrard funnel and one mast forrard of aft
funnel.
Raised superstructure under forrard funnel and a break well aft.
Two triple turrets forrard, two triple turrets aft,
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a) Five small submarines and one destroyor wore bertha
b) Four cruisers
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one submarine was passed in the Morskoy 50X1-HUM
Canal approaching the Baltic Yard. (Soo sketch No, 2)
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In Iforskoy Canal approaching Baltic Yard.
Leaving Customs Quay. L; VINGR4D.
Good visibility.
Restricted observation.
o) Positions of vessels are as shovm on overlay plan of I ONST..DT.
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Conning towor amidships.
No armament.
funnol shapod protrubranco from the aftor and of tho conning
towor.
'Whalo backod hull.
worn no longor prosont*
off IiRONST..DT (Soo skotch No. 3). No dosoription was obtainod of this
vossol.
10. Tho Icobroakor "LIIQIN" was soon alongsido the quay to the
southward of SUDafl i. Vossel appoarod to be high out of the water.
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Russian Warships at 1 0NSTAM
Two Radar equipped merchant ships
a) Two cruisers
b)
c) Four submarines
d) . One destroyer
a) One cruiser being overhauled
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the pocaliar manner in which the foremast had boon shaped (sea
sketch No. 1).
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Sketch No. 2 is of one of the submarines soon berthed in the
sure of the shape of the hump on
the stern but was sure of the shape of the conning tower.
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Restricted observation
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a cruiser was soon off KRONST,DT steaming in 50X1-HUM
Off KRONST:,DT harbour.
Off KRONST.DT harbour outward bound.
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