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LORAN STATION ATTU
Loran-A - Theodore Point 1944
Coordinates: 52 45 09 N - 172 54 31 E (MIT 1948 Appendix B)
Google Earth Coordinates: 52 45 4.47N 172 54 39.33E
Loran-A - 1950 - 1960 (approximate)
Coordinates: 52 48 29.37 N 173 09 43.14 E (USCG ltr 1951)
Google Earth Coordinates: 52 48 16.93 N 173 09 46.43 E
Loran A/C - CASCO COVE
Loran-A Coordinates: 52 49 58.82 N 173 10 58.86 E (Jul 1975)
Loran - A Google Earth Coordinates: 52 49 57.73 N 173 10 58.48 E
Loran-C Coordinates: 52 49 44.134 N 173 10 49.528 E
Loran - C Google Earth Coordinates: 52 49 43.72 N 173 10 49.84 E
Pictures:
Documents
Fact Sheets:
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Site
Survey: |
LORAN
A: SEP 1943 Theodore Point |
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Construction Date |
LORAN
A:
7 DEC
1943 – JAN 1944 Theodore Point
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Constructed by: |
Construction DET
"A" |
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Established: |
LORAN
A:
JAN 1944 - Theodore Point
Loran
A/C:
15 NOV 1961 - Commissioned |
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Disestablished: |
LORAN
A: JUL 1979
LORAN C: |
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Operated by: |
USCG |
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Chain: |
LORAN
A:
ALEUTIAN, WESTERN ALEUTIANS
LORAN
C:
BERING SEA, NORTH PACIFIC
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Station Letter designation: |
LORAN
A:
1L0, “T”
1L2, 1L7 “L”
LORAN
C:
SL2 – “Y”
SH7,
5930, 9990, 5980– “X”
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Station code name: |
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Station Unit Number: |
USCG
62, Navy 163 |
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Station nickname: |
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On-air
testing date: |
LORAN
A:
11 FEB 1944
LORAN
C:
11 DEC
1960
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Operational date: |
LORAN
A: 8 JUN 1944
LORAN
C:
101000Z JUL 1961 – Chain declared OPS
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Operations Ceased: |
LORAN
A:
302400Z JUN 1979
LORAN
C:
9990 - 8 FEB 2010 |
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Station Operation: |
LORAN
A:
Single SLAVE/SECONDARY
LORAN
C:
Single SLAVE/SECONDARY
Dual SECONDARY |
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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) |
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Loran
Rate: |
LORAN
A:
1L0, 1L7, 1L2
LORAN
C:
SL2, SH7, 5930, 9990, 5980 |
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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, |
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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 |
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Monitor Rate: |
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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 |
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Antenna Type: |
LORAN A: AS-1088-TRN 117ft Tower
LORAN C:
625ft – Stainless Inc, Model 1300, 1960 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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: LTJG Jeff Karonis APR 1980 – APR 1981
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 Patrick J Calpin 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 - |
Pictures: Click on
picture for larger image.

Theodore Point, Attu Island

I was told this is the old Loran-A station, not the old, old
Loran-A station located at Theodore Point.
-Joe Jester

Current Station. Loran-C transmitter buildings (old
transmitter building and new transmitter building) in the lower center portion
of the picture. The Loran-A transmitters were on the ground floor in the
building just off-center of the picture. The new transmitter
building wasn't there in 1973/1974 or 1983 when I was assigned to the unit.
Loran-A was discontinued before my second tour.
-Joe Jester
Pictures from
google earth.

c./1945

c./1945


View of Station from
about halfway up the 625 foot tower.
--photo provided by Ken Hydock

View from 625' tower

c./1978




 Documents
1948 Letter, file CG-783 awarding the Navy Unit Commendation medal
to a member of Construction Detachment 26 [17 MB pdf file]. There in an
interesting part of history attached to this letter in the form of a
handwritten letter from the recipient of the Navy Unit Commendation.
During both of my tours on Attu, I've only known of the Japanese
monument marking the Colonel's death (at engineer hill) and the one
honoring both American and Japanese at the station. I had
never known that Construction Detachment 26 had honored one of their
own, at Theodore Point. Bravo Zulu to CD 26.
-Joe Jester, ETC, USCG(ret)
Theodore Point Station Layout Summer 1944 - provided by
RdM3c(L) Robert K Yeaton |