American naval attaché at Moscow, Russia reported in September 1942 that according to information given by Russian official to the Astalusna, Moscow the Northern Fleet consisted of 16 submarines, 6 destroyers, 5 motor torpedo boats, 64 minesweepers, 20 small patrol vessels, 2 minelayers and 24 auxiliary patrol vessels of 200-400 tons. “Alusna was told by the Soviets that the above data was give to no other nation. Alusna asked that this information be kept in strict secrecy.”
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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