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Friday 13 October 2017

The Bulgarian military harbour Sveti Konstantin according to an American CIA report dated 13 March 1953

An item reported that this harbour was situated north east of the town Varna. At the time of the report was made were in the harbour the gunboats Durzki and Khrabi and two torpedo boats lying. It were old boats and their appearance was similar to the description as published by the Annuario della Marina of 1942. There was a small navy workshop available suitable for small repairs despite a relative large number or around 100 labourers.

The personnel of the navy and the radio station was accommodated in 5 or 6 barracks made of wood and masonry located on a distance of 50 metres from the railroad station. The radio station was situated in a wooded area south of the harbour. There were two iron manufactured antennas with a height between 20-25 metres and it seemed to be that there was a small brick building standing between the antennas.

Source
The report was published on www.archive.org, document number CIA-RPD80-00810A000500330005-5.