American naval attaché at Moscow, Russia reported in November 1941 that the Pacific Fleet consisted of a not specified number of destroyer leaders, 3 new, 5 old and 3 small destroyers, 2 icebreakers, 5 mine layers, 18 minesweepers, 100 torpedo boats and submarines: 3 Prep-class, 12 Love, 35 Shch and 43 Mike.
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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