The report dealing with the Soviet naval forces stationed at Port Arthur supplied interesting details. The Second World War in which the USA and the Soviet Union were allies against the Axis powers had only passed 2 years. Tensions grew to the Western powers (including the USA) and the Soviet Union and satellite states ending in a period called the Cold War, not earlier ending as in 1991. The document dates from the first stage of the Cold War.
May 1948 were in the East Harbour lying one V-19 type submarine, armed with 4 torpedo tubes and a crew numbering 21 men. Further more 6-1.300 tons submarines with a speed of 16 (surfaced)-9 (submerged) knots and an artillery armament of 2-7,62cm/3” guns. There was also an unspecified vessel with a displacement of 4.792 tons. Speed 16 knots (cruising). The crew numbered 410 men. The armament consisted of 4-22,86cm/9” (?) guns, 8-15,24cm/6” guns, 14 smaller guns and a not specified number of torpedo tubes. There were also 9 smaller vessels. In the West Harbour were lying a hospital ship which arrived there on 11 May and a 1 tanker loaded with gasoline which arrived there on 22 May.
Source
The report was published on www.archive.org, CIA document number CIA-RDP82-00457R001900410011-8.
May 1948 were in the East Harbour lying one V-19 type submarine, armed with 4 torpedo tubes and a crew numbering 21 men. Further more 6-1.300 tons submarines with a speed of 16 (surfaced)-9 (submerged) knots and an artillery armament of 2-7,62cm/3” guns. There was also an unspecified vessel with a displacement of 4.792 tons. Speed 16 knots (cruising). The crew numbered 410 men. The armament consisted of 4-22,86cm/9” (?) guns, 8-15,24cm/6” guns, 14 smaller guns and a not specified number of torpedo tubes. There were also 9 smaller vessels. In the West Harbour were lying a hospital ship which arrived there on 11 May and a 1 tanker loaded with gasoline which arrived there on 22 May.
Source
The report was published on www.archive.org, CIA document number CIA-RDP82-00457R001900410011-8.
