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RAILROAD STATION, YARDS AND SHOPS SOVETSKAYA GAVAN, USSR

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CREST [1]
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NGA Records (Formerly NIMA) [2]
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CIA-RDP78T04753A000200010009-2
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RIPPUB
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T
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9
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December 28, 2016
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May 22, 2001
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9
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Publication Date: 
October 20, 1958
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u L C L L L LI 0 u Li L' L' u ri TI oved For Release 201/09/01 : CIA-RDP78TO4753AO No. Pages : COPY NO.: 1S ET JOINT PHOTOGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE MEMORANDUM RAILROAD STATION, YARDS AND SHOPS SOVETSKAYA GAVAN, USSR ARMY Declass Review by NIMA / DOD HTA/JM-24/58 20 OCTOBER 1958 CIA WARNING: HANDLE VIA TALENT CONTROL CHANNELS ONLY COORDINATED, PUBLISHED, AND DISSEMINATED BY CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY PHOTOGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE CENTER This document contains information usable only within the TALENT CONTROL SYSTEM. It is to be seen on a MUST-KNOW BASIS ONLY BY PERSONNEL ESPECIALLY INDOC- TRINATED AND AUTHORIZED. Reproduction is prohibited unless approved by the originator. DOCt MENT N0. KO CHANGE IN CLASS ^ ^ G+F'~LA~Si?iEU CLAS#. '01 is 4aor2 FET oved For ReleaseE2O01f?O O1AT IA=RDP7$7M4~7 3 0 01o e RUTH: Ns 191L c DATE REYIEWESi ~J Approved For Release 2001/09/01 : CIA-RDP78TO4753A000200010009-2 his material contains iriforril rur ^ffert.ins, hi National Iaeefr?nse of the United Stnt~>,s Within the nn-nine of the esnionasre lasts 'rifle 18. USC, Secs. 793 and 794, the_ i-rat- :nission or rcvciat.ion of which in qt-!v m- nnor :un unauthorized person is prohibited by law Approved For Release 2001/09/01 : CIA-RDP78TO4753A000200010009-2 3 ii Approved For Release 2001/ S9IA=RDPT 493A000200010009-2 RAILROAD STATION, YARDS AND SHOPS , SOVETSKAYA GAVAN, USSR HTA/JM-24/58 20 October 1958 Approved For Release 2001/09/01 : CIA-RDP78TO4753A000200010009-2 T P SECRET CHESS - !n0 1?0 140 160 i80 , 0 SF r ,~ _ y iF ~ - y _7~t-, I.-?AC -- NEW SIBERIA ..... N" - rH. ~. N of .. ', , S . ISIAN i ~P ~~P eoy _ _. i k - ? & ' ' ' o i L :- r, ? 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Railroad (selected) Scale 1:28,000,000 0 200 400 600 800 1000 Miles 200 400 600 800 1000 Kilometers BASE 11898 3.52 Approve or a ease - ESS 5909AY(T 3A0002000100092 TOP SECRET CHESS TOP SECRET CHESS Approved For Release 2001/09/01 : CIA-RDP78TO4753A000200010009-2 HTA/JM-24/58 RAILROAD STATION, YARDS, AND SHOPS SOVETSKAYA GAVAN, USSR Sovetskaya Gavan is the most important naval base in the Maritime Province north of Vladivostok. It is situated on the east coast of Siberia on the Gulf of Tartary, and ' is.: the terminus of the 804-kilometer single track line which leaves the Trans-Siberian Railroad at Dezhnevka, 37 kilometers west of Khabarovsk. An analysis of traffic on this line was presented in HTA/JM-18/58. The Railroad Station, Yards and Shops, which serve the entire Sov- etskaya Gavan area, are actually located in the small town of Pyatisotka. However, the railroad extends beyond Pyatisotka approximately 26 kil- ometers southeast to the town of Sovetskaya Gavan proper. Facilities in the Sovetskaya Gavan (Pyatisotka) Station, Yards and Shops are annotated on the accompanying line drawing and described in the following key to annotations. Approved For Release 2001/09/01 : CIA-RDP78TO4753A000200010009-2 TOP SECRET CHESS TOP SECRET CHESS Approved For Release 2001/09/01 : CIA-RDP78TO4753A000200010009-2 HTA/JM-24/58 KEY TO ANNOTATIONS Turning-wye, controlling length 270 feet. Four warehouses measuring 1'70 by 35 feet, 120 by 30 feet, and two 170 by 30 feet. Water tower, 30 feet in diameter. Freight car repair/maintenance shed, 220 by 65 feet, with two through tracks. Boilerhouse, 90 by 80 feet. Maintenance shop, 130 by 60 feet. Locomotive repair/maintenance shed, 190 by 90 feet, with three through tracks. Two warehouses, 140 by 20 feet, and 280 by 30 feet, rail served. Two warehouses, 260 by 40 feet, and 185 by 45 feet, rail served. Passenger station, 150 by 50 feet over-all. . General purpose yards 6-8 tracks wide; maximum length 3,900 feet, effective length 2,000 feet. Approved For Release 2001/09/01 : CIA-RDP78TO4753A000200010009-2 TOP SECRET CHESS TOP SECRET CHESS Approved For Release 2001/09/01 : CIA-RDP78TO4753A000200010009-2 RAILROAD STATION, YARDS AND SHOPS SOVETSKAYA GAVAN, U S S R 49? 03' N - 140 ? 14' E Approved For Release 2001/09/01 : CIA-RDP78TO4753A000200010009-2 TOP SECRET CHESS TOP SECRET CHESS Approved For Release 2001/09/01 : CIA-RDP78TO4753A000200010009-2 HTA/JM-24/58 REQUIREMENT: This Joint Photographic Intelligence Memorandum presents an analysis of the railroad yards and facilities serving the Sovetskaya Gavan area. It has been prepared at HTAUTOMAT by CIA and Army, and is intended to satisfy partially CIA require- ments in RR/HTA/E/R45/58 and Army Requirements in SRI 35-1-58. 25X1D MAP DATA: ATMP 0204-9994-1-25 MA, 1st. Ed. Jul 57. Army, Far East Command.. Special Report No. 41, Far East Town Plan Series, 1 Nov 50. (S) COORDINATES: 49003'N/140014%E B. E. NUMBER: Approved For Release 2001/09/01 : CIA-RDP78TO4753A000200010009-2 TOP SECRET CHESS S.1Kayd For Release 2001/09/01 : CIA-RDP78T04753A000200010009-2 TOSE)WETed For Release 2001/09/01 : CIA-RDP78TO4753A000200010009-2 11 />1 Il k 0 J u D r

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