NAVAL SHIP SIGHTINGS AND INSTALLATIONS IN THE BALTIC AREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00418R001900040001-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 26, 2009
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: November 29, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage irs
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naval ship sightings
station in Arkona
Gdynia and Szczecin (Stettin)g and a, report witri a sketch of the radar
in Swinoujscie Swinem ende and r?ei sw er i e , air activity over
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S-E- C-R E-T
Poland /Fast Germany
Naval Ship Sightings and
Installations in the Baltic Area
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I t~,,io destroversl
the training shi I S L T U (sailing vessel) , were
seen in the ,ies a naval basin.
same 3 i'olish naval vessels were tlie
same Mace. there were no submarines in tl.a western basin.
There were 4 submarines in the eastern basin 25X1
. 2 it i.ctivities
jet planes flew over G nia.
naviga ion lights on some of them.
they landed on the airfield north of Gdynia.
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14 East German naval vessels.
minesweepers and patrol vessels.' Four of 25X1
them were yzng s i south of the island on SSW course. 5
nautical miles east of the island b others were sailing with
a speed of approximately 8 knots line ahead on NW course.
i3etwween the b in line ahead and the island the last 2 sailed
side by side also on NW course and. witi between
them of approximately 1 nautical mile. 25X1
2. Swinemunde
chaser was seen backing up thr
around, and going alongside th
landing cra
Kronstadt-class submarine
ugh the harbor, swinging
quay in Jinterhafen.
is were selen nomi n out from
It had one
7.5-10 cm gun in shield in front of the bridge and one
40 mm 3ofors AA abaft the bridge. carried a flag
as shown on drawing 1.
c. There were 4 minesweepers and a tender
destroyer quay.
d. There were 3 landing crafts in Kohlenhafen
by the
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3. 4ir activities in 6tettin
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propeller p1 crieled
over the city a couple of times was seen. 3-4
jet fighters who circled around at a very high altitude were
seen. ri few gliders were seen in the time in between.
s.r. .on.a, Hadar
Li, a radar screen or- somethin similar on- scaffold
~nown radar station.
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