These videos, from the Naval Archives in Washington, DC, are made available through the kind cooperation of Bolling Smith of the Coast Defense Study Group — thank you very much.
Please note that this video is silent. We do not have much information on ship identification beyond the few identified in the footage. If you recognize any of these ships, please write or leave a comment in the guest book. Archive reference: ARC 565967 / 330 DVIC-384.
For more on the ships and doctrine of the Soviet Navy during this era, see Understanding Soviet Naval Developments, a 1991 U.S. Navy reference book.
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