An item dealing with so-called
stockpiling within the Soviet Union merchant fleet especially the Reydtanker
Steamship Company reported the building by the Riga Ship Repair and
Shipbuilding Yard (Zavod) in the single screw 500hp motor tugs Gvardeets and
Partizan between 1946-1947. Except for the wheelhouse were hull and
superstructures made of steel.. On the spardeck were 2 foundations for
installing anti aircraft machineguns/3,7cm guns available. The concept of
stockpiling was that times of war the tugs within short notice could
wholly/partially serve as military transport/auxiliary vessel without needing
specially additional refitting.
Source
The
report was published on www.archive.org,
document number CIA-RDP80-00809A000600040625-4
