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Monday, 4 February 2019

The Soviet shipyards at Petrozavodsk according to a CIA report dated September 1967

An item reported that the Petrozavodsk Shipyard South 789 with the geographic coordinates 61,45.40 North and 34.27.30 East was located at the east border of Petrozavodsk on Ozero Onezhskoye, Russia. The rail served shipyard built Vanya-class MSI’s (1) and possessed over 2 end-haul marine railways, a fitting out basin, a quay and 3 shop and 9 support buildings.

Further more was a small shipyard at the same location a shipyard with the geographic coordinates 61.46.20 North and 034.26.25 East and which possessed over one end-haul marine railway, 2 piers and 4 shop and 20 support buildings. And at the same location was the repair shipyard Petrosavodsk Ship Repair Yard North Bop with the geographic coordinates 61.47.20 North and 34.24.00 East. This repair yard possessed one end-haul marine railway with transverse and several ways, two piers, an off-shore wharf and one shop and 8 support buildings.

Note
1. Vanya-class minesweepers Project 257 of which units served in the Soviet, Bulgarian and Syrian Arab navy, preceded by the Sasha-class and succeeded by the Zhenya-class, built between 1960-1973 with a total of 47 of which 46 still were in service in mid1990s. Displacement 200 9standard)-260 (full load) tons and as dimensions 40,2 x 7,7 x 1,7 metres. Fitted out with diesel engines with a horsepower of 2.200 hp allowing a speed of 16 knots and with a speed of 10 knots was their range 2.400 nautical miles. Crew numbered 30 men. Armament consisted of 2-3cm guns, 8 mines and sweeping devices.

Source
The report was published on www.archive.org, document number CIA-RDP78T04759A007300010035-9