An item reported that the Russian training ship Tovarisch (1) was until her sudden departure in spring of 1952 since a year berthed near the bridge of the merchant harbour of Lepaya.
Note
1. Laid down by Blohm&Voss, Hamburg, Germany as 3-mast barque Gorch Fock on 2 December 1932, launched on 3 May 1933, commissioned in the German navy on 26 June 1933, scuttled off Rügen on 1 May 1945, salvaged by the Soviet Union in 1947, commissioned as Tovarisch homeport Odessa, Ukraine in 1951, stricken in 1993 and in 1993 returned to Germany where she became a museum ship.
Source
The report was published on www.archive.org, document number CIA-RDP80-00810A000400450006-5
Note
1. Laid down by Blohm&Voss, Hamburg, Germany as 3-mast barque Gorch Fock on 2 December 1932, launched on 3 May 1933, commissioned in the German navy on 26 June 1933, scuttled off Rügen on 1 May 1945, salvaged by the Soviet Union in 1947, commissioned as Tovarisch homeport Odessa, Ukraine in 1951, stricken in 1993 and in 1993 returned to Germany where she became a museum ship.
Source
The report was published on www.archive.org, document number CIA-RDP80-00810A000400450006-5
