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LORAN STATION CAPE SARICHEF
54 35 49.94 N 164 55 32.73 W (1960 Mercury Datum)

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Fact Sheet:

Site Survey:

 

Construction Date

JUL – SEP 1943

Constructed by:

CONSTRUCTION DET “A”

Established:

SEP 1943

Disestablished:

 JUL 1980

Operated by:

USCG

Chain:

BERING SEA

Station Letter designation:

1L3, “S”

Station code name:

YOKE

Station Unit Number:

25

Station nickname:

 

On-air testing date:

MONITOR – SEP 1943
1L6 – JAN 1950

Operational date:

1L6 – 01 FEB 1950
1L3 – MAY 1961

Operations Ceased:

1L6 – MAY 1961
1L3 – 30 2400Z JUN 1979

Station Operation:

MONITOR – 1L1,1L2 DEC 43 – DEC 44
MONITOR – 1L2, 1 JUL 47 – 1950
Single SLAVE/SECONDARY 1950 - 1979

Station pair:

MONITOR – 1L1, 1L2 ST PAUL, ST MATTHEW, UMNAK
1L6, 1L3 - ADAK

Loran Rate:

MONITOR – 1L1, ST PAUL & ST MATTHEW
MONITOR – 1L2, ST PAUL & UNMAK
1L6 – ADAK
1L3 - ADAK

On-Air:

MONITOR, SEP 1943
1L6, 01 FEB 1950
1L3, MAY 1961

Off-Air

MONITOR, DEC 1944
1L6, MAY 1961
1L3, 30 JUN 1979

Monitor Rate:

1L1, 1L2 SEP 1943 – DEC 1944

Equipment:

AN/FPN-30, T-325C, AM-1700, AN/FPA-3B, 129 TWR

Personnel Allowance:

 

Miscellaneous:

Bering Sea Chain: Testing
10 hr service 18 OCT 43
16 hr service 10 NOV 43
22 hr service 01 JAN 44
24 hr service 10 JUL 44
1946 Tidal Wave Killed several CG personnel @ the LT House
Station re-built in 1950
NAME CHANGE 1967 from  UNIMAK ISLAND

Commanding Officers / Officers in Charge

1st OINC: CRM Guy Bellinger 44-45
1st CO: LTJG Lawrence O Hamilton 1950
CO: LTJG Kirk Greiner 1956-57
CO: LTJG John Patterson 1964-65
CO: LTJG Jack Malsom 5/66 - 5/67
CO: LTJG Peter Lawson 11/68 - 3/69
CO: Ira Stolzenberg 12/70 -3/71
CO: LTJG G Hale  3/71-72
CO: LTJG James Friderici 72-73
CO: Charles D Wurster 73-4/74
CO: LTJG George (Mike) McNiff 4/74-4/75
CO: LTJG S. Jorgensen 4/75-76
CO: LTJG Robert Petko 76-77
CO: LTJG Tom Vorholt 1978-79

 

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Loran Station Cape Sarichef

Picture from google earth.

Loran Station Cape Sarichef - Girl at the bar

Station Girlfriend at the bar.
--photo provided by Bernie Holland

 

AN/FPN-30 Loran A Timer circa mid 60s
--photo provided by Bernie Holland

Circa 1970s

 

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1960s Cape Sarichef Info Book

 

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