ARRIVAL OF PELYM ADG LA HABANA SHIPYARD CUBAN NAVAL, CUBA

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 24, 2011
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: February 27, 1982
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: A PELYM DEGAUSSING SHIP (ADG) HAS ARRIVED
. IN CUBA.
2. (S/D) REMARKS: ?A PELYM DEGAUSSING SHIP (ADG) HAS ARRIVED AT LA
HABANA SHIPYARD CUBAN NAVAL THIS IS 25X1
PROBABLY THE PELYM ADG WHICH LEFT UNDER TOW FROM VLADIVOSTOK ON
TRANSITING VIA THE SOUTH CHINA SEA, THE SUEZ 25X1
CANAL, AND THE STRAITS OF GIBRALTAR. THE PELYM ADG, THE
WORLD'S LARGEST DEGAUSSING SHIP, CAN'-WORK ON VESSELS EQUIPPED
WITH OR WITHOUT INTERNAL DEGAUSSING SYSTEMS. IT CAN WORK ON
SUBMARINES AND SURFACE COMBATANTS UP TO CRUISER SIZE. THE
DEGAUSSING OPERATION IS PERFORMED ON VESSELS TO REDUCE THE
MAGNETIC FIELD SURROUNDING THE METAL HULL. THIS IS ESPECIALLY
USEFUL FOR MASKING SUBMARINE OPERATIONS. IT IS NOT KNOWN IF
THE PELYM WILL BE TURNED OVER-TO THE CUBANS, REMAIN UNDER
SOVIET CONTROL, OR 14ILL BE USED BY BOTH COUNTRIES. IF ITS
SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO SOVIET VESSELS, IT WILL LENGTHEN THE
PERIOD POSSIBLE FOR EXTENDED DEPLOYMENTS.
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ARRIVAL OF PELYM ADG
LA HABANA AL, CUBA
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