An item reported that the Thaelmann Shipyard, Brandenburg, East Germany was to build under the 1953 Shipbuilding program a large number of tugs. Five seagoing tugs were scheduled to be completed on 25 April 1953 and just like another 20 seagoing tugs to be delivered to the USSR.
Source
The report was published on www.archive.org, document number CIA-RDP80-00810A001700630001-3
Source
The report was published on www.archive.org, document number CIA-RDP80-00810A001700630001-3