American naval attaché at Moscow, Russia reported on 1 July 1943 that the Russian Northern Fleet numbered 8 destroyers, 20 submarines, 3 minelayers, 5 patrol vessels, 30 patrol boats and 5 motor torpedo boats.
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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