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LORAN STATION BIORKA
56 51 20.63 N 135 33 23.81 W (1960 Mercury Datum)
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Fact Sheet
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Site Survey: |
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Construction Date |
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Constructed by: |
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Established: |
10 MAR 1952 Station
commissioned |
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Disestablished: |
JAN 1980 |
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Operated by: |
USCG |
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Chain: |
GULF OF ALASKA |
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Station Letter designation: |
1L5, 1L6 “B” |
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Station code name: |
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Station Unit Number: |
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Station AKA: |
SITKA |
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On-air testing date: |
1952 |
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Operational date: |
1 JAN 1952 |
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Operations Ceased: |
312400Z DEC 1979 |
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Station Operation: |
1L2 – Single SLAVE
1L5, 1L6 – Double SLAVE/SECONDARY |
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Station pair: |
1L2, 1L6 – OCEAN
CAPE
1L5 – GRAY POINT |
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Loran Rate: |
1L2, 1L5, 1L5 |
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On-Air: |
1L2, 1 JAN 1952 –
OCEAN CAPE
1L6, MAY 1961 – OCEAN CAPE
1L5, 1971 – GRAY POINT |
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Off-Air |
1L2, MAY 1961 –
OCEAN CAPE
1L6, 312400Z DEC 1979 – OCEAN CAPE
1L5, 312400Z DEC 1979 – GRAY POINT |
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Monitor Rate: |
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Equipment: |
AN/FPN-30, T-325C, ,
AM-1700, FPA-2, FPA-3XB, 119 FT TWR |
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Personnel Allowance: |
1955 – 1 Officer, 12
enlisted |
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Miscellaneous: |
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Commanding Officers / Officers in
Charge |
1st CO:
LTJG Robert J Bosnak 3/1/1952 – 6/13/1952
2nd CO: LTJG/LT Stephen P Bunting 6/13/52 –
6/9/1953
3rd CO: LTJG Berry L Meaux 6/9/1953 – 6/6/1954
4th CO: LT Berine E Thompson 6/6/1954 – 9/18/1954
5th CO: LTJG Raymond P Litts 9/18/1954 –
9/17/1955
6th CO: LTJG Ben A Bird 9/17/1955 – 7/23/1956
7th CO: LTJG Byron G Weissberg 7/23/1956 –
7/24/1957
8th CO: LTJG Richard A Lempert 7/24/1957 –
7/23/1958
9th CO: LTJG John W Sheedy 7/23/1958 – 7/18/1959
10th CO: LTJG Earl L Sullivan 7/18/1959 –
7/19/1960
11th CO: LTJG James E Brown 7/19/1960 – 7/25/1961
12th CO: LTJG James O Sullivan 7/25/1961 –
7/30/1962
13th CO: LTJG Gary F Crosby 7/30/1962 – 8/16/1963
14th CO: LTJG Karl W Lehrman 8/16/1963 –
7/23/1964
15th CO: LTJG Richard J Flynn 7/23/1964 -
CO: LTJG Culver 1966-67
CO: LTJG J P Hantover 1971-72
Last CO: LTJG Marmol 1978-1/80 |
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Picture from
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Loran Station Biorka, 1968
Documents
Loran Station Biorka Survey April 24th - May 11th 1950 (pdf)
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