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APPENDIX A

COMMUNIST NAVAL FORCES AT PRESENT AVAILABLE

(i) Southern Floot

1 Frigate

PART I

2 LST

2 LCI

3 LSM

4 YMS (Coastal Minesweepers)

24 MTBs

15 MGBs

and many additional small craft.

(ii) Northern Fleet

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4 Modern Destroyers

13 Old Frigates (some modernised)

5 Ocean Patrol Submarines

5 (possibly nine) Coastal Patrol Submarines.

2 Fleet Minesweepers

2 (probably more) Submarine Chasers

50 MTBs

51 Amphibious Ships and Craft

(Plus a further 18 at present in Commercial use)

Many Coastal Patrol Craft.

PART II

Probable composition of Northern Fleet allocated to the attack on Hong Kon:

2 Destroyers

6 Frigates

5 Ocean Patrol Submarines

30 Motor Torpedo Boats

50 Amphibious Craft.

PART III

Additional Ships and Craft likely to be available to the CCN by the end

of 1958:-

(a)

New Construction at Present in hand

(i)

Destroyers/Frigates

It is fairly certain that at least three ships of frigate size and probably two others which may be destroyers or frigates are under construction in

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