An item reported that the personnel strength of the Albanian navy around 300 men of which 50 were stationed at Tirana and 250 at the naval base at Durrës. Total tonnage of the fleet was around 500 tons, The Naval Command at Durrës was subjected to the Coast Defence MR Division.
The fleet consisted of:
One 30 tons patrol boat with a speed of 12-14 miles, armed with 2 German manufactured machine guns and a crew numbering 10 men. She was used for patrolling the area south of the Saseno Island and the Albanian coastline up to Himare.
There were 2-70 tons wooden minesweepers built in Italy, a speed of 10 miles and an armament consisting of a gun and 2 machineguns. The crew numbered 12 men to which 3 People’s Security agents were added. Both vessels were used for patrolling along the Albanian coastline as the north side of Durrës.
Two 70-tons tugs built in Italy were converted into patrol boats with a speed of 10 miles. The crew numbered 6 men to which 3 People’s Security agents were added. Armament consisted of 1 machine gun and a not specified weapon.
Eight patrol boats of which 5 were built in Italy and 3 in the Soviet Union with a tonnage varying between 15-20 tons and patrolling along the Albanian coast. The crew numbered 6 men to which 3 People’s Security agents were added. Armament consisted of 1 machine gun and a not specified weapon.
Submarines were not sighted in the harbours of Vlone, Durrës and Sarandë.
Source
The report was published on www.archive.org, Document number CIA-RDP82-00457R004500130007-5.
The fleet consisted of:
One 30 tons patrol boat with a speed of 12-14 miles, armed with 2 German manufactured machine guns and a crew numbering 10 men. She was used for patrolling the area south of the Saseno Island and the Albanian coastline up to Himare.
There were 2-70 tons wooden minesweepers built in Italy, a speed of 10 miles and an armament consisting of a gun and 2 machineguns. The crew numbered 12 men to which 3 People’s Security agents were added. Both vessels were used for patrolling along the Albanian coastline as the north side of Durrës.
Two 70-tons tugs built in Italy were converted into patrol boats with a speed of 10 miles. The crew numbered 6 men to which 3 People’s Security agents were added. Armament consisted of 1 machine gun and a not specified weapon.
Eight patrol boats of which 5 were built in Italy and 3 in the Soviet Union with a tonnage varying between 15-20 tons and patrolling along the Albanian coast. The crew numbered 6 men to which 3 People’s Security agents were added. Armament consisted of 1 machine gun and a not specified weapon.
Submarines were not sighted in the harbours of Vlone, Durrës and Sarandë.
Source
The report was published on www.archive.org, Document number CIA-RDP82-00457R004500130007-5.
