Site Survey:

LORAN A: SEP 1943 Theodore Point

Construction Date

LORAN A:
7 DEC 1943 – JAN 1944 Theodore Point

Constructed by:

Construction DET "A"

Established:

LORAN A:
JAN 1944 - Theodore Point
Loran A/C:
15 NOV 1961 - Commissioned

Disestablished:

LORAN A: JUL 1979
LORAN C:

Operated by:

USCG

Chain:

LORAN A:
ALEUTIAN, WESTERN ALEUTIANS
LORAN C:
BERING SEA, NORTH PACIFIC

Station Letter designation:

LORAN A:
1L0, “T”
1L2, 1L7 “L”

LORAN C:
SL2 – “Y”
SH7, 5930, 9990, 5980– “X”

Station code name:

Station Unit Number:

USCG 62, Navy 163

Station nickname:

On-air testing date:

LORAN A:
11 FEB 1944
LORAN C:
11 DEC 1960

Operational date:

LORAN A: 8 JUN 1944
LORAN C: 101000Z JUL 1961 – Chain declared OPS

Operations Ceased:

LORAN A:
302400Z JUN 1979

LORAN C:
9990 - 8 FEB 2010

Station Operation:

LORAN A:
Single SLAVE/SECONDARY

LORAN C:
Single SLAVE/SECONDARY
Dual SECONDARY

Station pair:

LORAN A:
1943 – 1950 AMCHITKA
1950 – 30 JUN 1979 ADAK

LORAN C:
SL2, SH7, 5930 - PORT CLARENCE, SITKINAK, ST PAUL
9990 - KODIAK*, NARROW CAPE*, PORT CLARENCE, ST PAUL
(Kodiak replaced Narrow Cape which replaced Sitkinak)
5980-X, PETROPAVLOVSK, Kamchatka, Russia (M), ALEXANDROVSK, Sakhalen Island, Russia (Y)

Loran Rate:

LORAN A:
1L0, 1L7, 1L2

LORAN C:
SL2, SH7, 5930, 9990, 5980

On-Air:

LORAN A:
1L0, 8 JUN 1944
1L7, 1950
1L2, MAY 1961

LORAN C:
SL-2, 011000Z JUL 1961
SH-7, 1969
5930, 25 FEB 1975
9990, 1 MAR 1977
5980,

Off-Air

LORAN A:
1L0, FEB 1950
1L7, MAY 1961
1L2, 302400Z JUN 1979

LORAN C:
SL-2, 1969
SH-7, 25 FEB 1975
5930, 1 MAR 1977
9990-X 082000Z FEB 2010 -TERMINATION U.S. LORAN C OPS

Monitor Rate:

Equipment:

LORAN A:
AN/FPN-30 Timers, T-325C Transmitters AM-701 Amplifiers 1 MW

LORAN C:
1960 - AN/FPN-41, Timers, AN/FPN-42, Transmitters, 275 kW,  2nd transmitter operational 1962
1970’S  - AN/FPN-54A Timers,
1990’s - AN/FPN-44A Transmitters, 400 kW

LORAN C: 625ft – Stainless Inc, Model 1300, 1960

Personnel Allowance:

LORAN A:
1943: 1 ENS/LTJG – 8 Radarmen – 5 Electronics Tech Mates – 2 Motorman – 2 radioman – 4 seaman – 2 cooks
JAN 1953 – LTJG, ETC, ET2, 3 ET3, CS1, HM1, EN1, EN2, DC2, 2 FN, SN
LORAN A/C
JUL 1963 – 1 LTJG, 1 RELE, 31 Enlisted

Miscellaneous:

1st loran station established at Theodore Point.
William A. Baughman, S1c. was killed during the construction phase of the station.
1960 moved to Casco Cove which became an A/C station.

Commanding Officers / Officers in Charge

LORAN A:

1st CO: ENS Edwin L Doster 1943 - 1944
CO: LTJG George Orford 1944 - 1945
CO: LTJG Ziemien 1945 - 1946
CO: LTJG Ron Lineburg 1946 - 1947
CO: LTJG James H.B. Morton 1946 - 1947
CO: LTJG Burton Weston 1947 - 1948
CO: LTJG Robert S Hall ? –  22 JUL 51
CO: LTJG Stuart T Scharfenstein 22 JUL 1951 – 1 AUG 1952
CO: LTJG Richard J Mayer 1 AUG 1952 –
CO: LTJG Daniel L Muir ? – 10 JUN 1954
CO: LTJG Adrian L Lonsdale 10 JUN 1954 – 31 MAY 1955
CO: LTJG John F Ellis 31 MAY 1955 – 31 MAY 1956
CO: LTJG Gordon R Campbell 31 MAY 1956 – 20 MAY 1957
CO: LTJG William C Boinest 20 MAY 1957 – 27 MAY 1958
CO: LTJG Richard N Abrahams 27 MAY 1958 – 27 MAY 1959
CO: LT Robert J Ketchel 27 MAY 1959 – 10 JUN 1960
CO: LTJG Paul D Henneberry 10 JUN 1960 -

LORAN A/C:

CO: LT Everett G Walters ? – 6 APR 1961
CO: LT David R Markey 6 APR 1961 – 3 MAR 1962
CO: LT John E Erwin 3 MAR 1963 – 9 APR 1963
CO: LTJG Martin J Moynihan 9 APR 1963 – 14 APR 1964
CO: LTJG Dennis C Hilliard 14 APR 1964 -
CO: LTJG Grey 1968 - 1969
CO: LT Thomas McNutt 1970 – 1971
CO: LTJG Malcom Gray 1971 - 1972
CO: LTJG R D Crane 1972 - 1973
CO: LTJG Ingram 1973 - 1974
CO: LTJG Orr 1975
CO: LTJG Kacmarski 1976 - 1977
CO: LTJG James Sabo 1977 – 1978
CO: LTJG Ted Mar 1978 –  MAR 1979
CO: LTJG William Davis MAR 1979 – MAR 1980

LORAN C:

CO: LT Michael A Baroody 1985 - 1986
CO: LTJG Moore 1988 - 1989
CO: CWO Dave Billing JUL 1990 – JUL 1991
CO: CWO Michael Joyce JUL 1991 - 1992
CO: CWO Skip Baldwin 1993 - 1994
CO: CWO Ernie Eberwein 1994 - 1995
CO: CWO Kevin McCarthy  1995 - 1996
CO: CWO David Fowler 1998 - 1999
CO: CWO Brad Brazier  1999  –  2000
CO: CWO Robert J Manning 2000 – 2001
CO: CWO Jesus Mesa 2001 - 2002
CO: CWO Steven Pfister 2002 - 2003
CO: CWO Robert Kaufman 2003 - 2004
CO: CWO Michael Marion 2004 – JUN 2005
CO: CWO Mark S Howard JUL 2005 -
CO: CWO Ronald G Long 2007 -