An item reported that on 20 June 1952 wo
patrol boats and a small transport belonging to the North Korean Navy were
sighted at Samp’ot’ap (124.41&39.56), one kilometre west of Yongamp’o. The
patrol vessels were lying side by side in a reeded costal area on the position
124.21&39,56, 400 metres northwest of the former grain warehouse and at low
tide marooned on dry land. With the use is dry yellow reeds bundles was tried
to camouflage the boats. It were two different types. One grey painted was
armoured, had as dimensions 20 x 4,5 metres and fitted out with 1-150hp engine.
The second wood built boat was smaller with as dimensions 18 x 4 metres and
just a lees powerful engine with just 90hp. The transport was anchored during
the night on a position of 1 kilometres west of the grain warehouse and no
attempts were done to camouflage her. At daytime she transported gravel between
Yongdae-san (12420&39.56) and a location 2 kilometres north of Yongamp’o
probably to construct a bank. A navy company of the navy was stationed at a
former grain warehouse located 900 metres west of Yongamp’o on the position
124.21&39.56. In a comment was remarked that this was presumably the former
grain warehouse of Samp’ot’ao.
Note
1. The North Korean War between 25 June
1950 and 27 July 1953 was between North and South Korea. North Korea was
supported by China and the Soviet Union while South Korea was supported by the
United Nations.
Source
The report was published on
www.archive.org, document number CIA-RDP82-00457R014100280001-8.
