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Monday 23 December 2019

Hungarian built floating cranes underway towards the Soviet Union according to a CIA report dated 14 June 1954

An item reported that on 21 April 1953 tow newly built floating cranes were seen off Budapest, Hungary going downwards the Danube bound for the Soviet Union. Both 5 tons electrically operated cranes, numbered respectively VII and VIII, were built at the Ujpest shipyards located north of Budapest with as dimensions 18 x 12 metres. On 2nd |May were both cranes anchored at Liubotina [Liubvova?], Romania.

An item reported the sighting off Orsova, Romania on 16 May 1953of two similar 5 tons electrically operated cranes, numbered respectively IX and XII.

Source
The report was published on www.archive.org, document number CIA-RDP80-00810A004201270005-0