Soviet torpedo plant at Alma Ata, Kazakhstan according to a CIA report dated 30 December 1946
An item reported that Factory No. 175 at Alma Atma, Kazakhstan was an torpedo plant consisting of several (average 3 stories) buildings built of reinforced concrete and completed in begin 1945. The area with the dimensions 500 x 400 metres on Ozbek, Genkharanya and Tashkenzka Streets was accessible via one single track wide-gangs railroad line starting at the Tashkenzka Street used by electric and steam locomotives. Original was the plant situated at Makhachkala, Daghestan which was then dismantled and transferred to Alma Ata and since 1942 constant used. The torpedoes with a length of 5 metres and 50 centimetres diameter fitted out with a 60 centimetres long brass warhead were produced for the Soviet navy in daily numbers if 2-15 ton railroad box cars full. At the moment were 3.000 labourers under supervision of personnel from the navy. A battalion numbered 1.500 construction works commanded by navy captain Rogachov was constructing an electric railroad system on the plant areas. Chief engineer Gorodstaki coming from Odessa assisted Rogachov.
Source
The report was published on www.archive.org, document number CIA-RDP82-00457R000200330005-2
An item reported that Factory No. 175 at Alma Atma, Kazakhstan was an torpedo plant consisting of several (average 3 stories) buildings built of reinforced concrete and completed in begin 1945. The area with the dimensions 500 x 400 metres on Ozbek, Genkharanya and Tashkenzka Streets was accessible via one single track wide-gangs railroad line starting at the Tashkenzka Street used by electric and steam locomotives. Original was the plant situated at Makhachkala, Daghestan which was then dismantled and transferred to Alma Ata and since 1942 constant used. The torpedoes with a length of 5 metres and 50 centimetres diameter fitted out with a 60 centimetres long brass warhead were produced for the Soviet navy in daily numbers if 2-15 ton railroad box cars full. At the moment were 3.000 labourers under supervision of personnel from the navy. A battalion numbered 1.500 construction works commanded by navy captain Rogachov was constructing an electric railroad system on the plant areas. Chief engineer Gorodstaki coming from Odessa assisted Rogachov.
Source
The report was published on www.archive.org, document number CIA-RDP82-00457R000200330005-2
