American naval attaché at Moscow, Russia reported in November 1941 that the Russian Northern Fleet consisted of 5 new, 4 old and 3 small destroyers, submarines: 7 King-class, 2 Love, 7 Dog, 6 Mike and 2 Sail, 1 submarine tender, 1 min layer, 4 minesweepers, 16 netlayers, 1 survey vessel, 3 PG’s, 8 trawlers, 15 patrol vessels and 12 icebreakers.
Source
National Archives USA. Record Group 38: Records of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Series: Secret Naval Attaches Reports. Estimate of potential military strength (pt.). Summaries. Reports from London, Paris, Brussels, Rome and Berlin. Roll M975-001.
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