NEW SHIPBUILDING FACILITY AND SHIPYARD 263 SOVETSKAYA GAVAN, USSR

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• Publication Date: July 1, 1959
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Joint Photographic Intelligence Report
NEW SHIPBUILDING FACILITY
AND SHIPYARD 263
SOVETSKAYA GAVAN, USSR
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PIC/JR-12/59
JULY 1959
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photography, is under construction across Okocha Bay from Shipyard
263, which is located near the southwestern edge of Sovetskaya Gavan.
The main component is a large steel frame structure, 780 by 270 feet,
nearing completion, which will house the assembly and fabrication
sections. A probable launching basin immediately east is in the early
stages of construction, and to the south are approximately 30 associated
shops and storage buildings, all constructed since the previous photo
A new rail-served shipbuilding facility, appearing on
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addition of three shop buildings. The shipping present at this shipyard
consists of 3 floating dry docks (one 340 feet long and two 290 feet long),
2 destroyers (possible GORDYY Class), one unidentified naval vessel
(possible DE), 3 stack-aft merchant vessels, and at least 20 small ships
and craft.
Components of the new shipbuilding facility and Shipyard 263 are shown
on the accompanying photograph and lira drawing and described in the
following key to annotations.
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KEG' TO ANNOTATIONS FOR NEW SHIPBUILDING FACILITY
1. Unidentified building, pitched roof, 145' x 30'. A water tower is located near the north-
east corner of this building.
2. Workshop, 150' x 50'. 25X1
4. Conveyer servicing annotations no. 5 and no. 6, rising to a tower-like structure n ear the
north end of annotation no. 7.
5. Shop-type building, pitched roof, 235' x 45'.
6. Storage building, pitched roof, 155' x 45'.
7. Storage building, pitched roof, 160' x 55'. A conveyer connects this building with anno-
tation no. 3.
8. Storage building, pitched roof, 140' x 40'.
9. Storage building, pitched roof, 165' x 55'.
10. Storage-type building, pitched roof, 235' x 65'.
11. Storage shed, pitched roof, 125' x 45'.
12. Shop building, pitched roof, 285' x 75'. Extension on west end, 80' x 35'.
13. Possible conveyer.
3. L-shaped workshop, pitched roof, 215' x 60' and
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14. L-shaped shop building, pitched roof, 165' x 60' and 100' x 55'.
15. Shop building, 200' x 100', shallow pitched roof with six roof ventilators. Extension on
west end, 200' x 30'.
16. Possible low building or ramp, 170' x 45'.
17. Unidentified building, pitched roof, 80' x 40'.
18. Fence-enclosed area with unidentified building.
19. Housing, two-story building, 70' x 65'.
20. Open storage area.
21. Probable launching basin under construction, approximately 1,200' x 370'.
22. Possible cooling tower.
23. Shop-type building, flat roof with longitudinal monitor, 215' x 75'.
24. Administration building, U-shaped., pitched roof. Center section, 300' x 55', two wing
sections each approximately 50' x 40'.
25. Probable personnel housing, hipped roof, 170' x 55'.
26. Storage building, irregularly shaped, pitched and flat roof; over-all size, 230' x 85'.
27. Main ship construction building, steel frame structure, under construction.
a Assembly section, 410' x 270'. Consists of three bays each 410' x 90.
b Fabrication / subassembly section, 280' x 270'.
c Possible transverse mobile crane section, 300' x 90'.
d Administration / shop section, 600' x 20'.
28. Storage-type building, pitched roof, 85' x 45'.
29. T-head pier.
30. Sand/gravel processing and loading plant.
31. Storage shed, pitched roof, 155' x 35'.
32. Open storage area, rail served.
33. Rail spurs under construction.
34. Shop building, 390' x 80'.
35. Storage shed, 80' x 40'.
36. Storage-type building, 160' x 35'.
KEY TO ANNOTATIONS FOR SHIPYARD 263
37. Two shop-type buildings, under construction, each approximately 140' x 100'.
38. Reported air compressor and electric substation, flat-roof, 60' square.
39. Machine shop, modified monitor roof, 300' x 80'.
40. Reported foundry and electrical shop, monitor roof, 310' x 115'.
41. Reported fabricating and welding shop, modified monitor roof, 255' x 105'.
42. Storage building, flat-roof, 330' x 85'.
43. Administration building, T-shaped, hipped roof, 220' x 45' and 120' x 45'.
44. Shop building, modified monitor roof, 300' x 100'.
45. Boiler house, pitched roof, 80' square. Utilizes coal as fuel.
46. Unidentified building, T-shaped 65' x 30' and 35' square.
47. Storage building, pitched roof, 100' x 20'.
48. Storage building, possible pitched roof, 105' x 30', within a fence-enclosed area.
49. Storage building, pitched roof, 75' x 25'.
50. Fence-enclosed area with unidentified building 80' x 25'.
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REQUIREMENT: This Joint Navy-CIA Report has been prepared to
satisfy DNI Project 28-58 and CIA Requirement RR/E/R146/58
which request a detailed description of Shipyard 263 and the adjacent
new shipbuilding facility in Sovetskaya Gavan, USSR.
PHOTO DATA:
MAP DATA :
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4-25MA (PROV), 1st Ed., Aug 57.
SOURCE REFERENCES:
Army, Hq. U.S. Army, Pacific. Spec. Rpt. Nr. 316, Urban Intelligence
Report Series (2nd Ed.) 3 Mar 58.
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