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LORAN STATION BIORKA
56 51 22.11N –
135 33 16.30W (1950 Loran Survey)
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: |
April
24 - May 11, 1950 |
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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:
Radio Call Sign: |
NMJ18 |
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Station AKA: |
SITKA |
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On-air testing date: |
MAR 1952 |
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Operational date: |
11 MAR 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, 11 MAR 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-3B |
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Antenna Type: |
119 FT TWR |
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Personnel Allowance: |
JAN 1953
– LTJG, ETC, ET2, 3 ET3, CS1, HM1, EN1, EN2, DC2, FN, SN
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 1 MAR 1952 – 13 JUN 1952
2nd CO: LTJG/LT Stephen P Bunting 13 JUN 1952 –
9 JUN 1953
3rd CO: LTJG Berry L Meaux 9 JUN 1953 – 6 JUN 1954
4th CO: LT Berine E Thompson 6 JUN 1954 – 18 SEP 1954
5th CO: LTJG Raymond P Litts 18 SEP 1954 –
17 SEP 1955
6th CO: LTJG Ben A Bird 17 SEP 1955 – 23 JUL 1956
7th CO: LTJG Byron G Weissberg 23 JUL 1956 –
24 JUL 1957
8th CO: LTJG Richard A Lempert 24 JUL 1957 –
23 JUL 1958
9th CO: LTJG John W Sheedy 23 JUL 1958 – 18 JUL 1959
10th CO: LTJG Earl L Sullivan 18 JUL 1959 –
19 JUL 1960
11th CO: LTJG James E Brown 19 JUL 1960 – 25 JUL 1961
12th CO: LTJG James O Sullivan 25 JUL 1961 –
30 JUL 1962
13th CO: LTJG Gary F Crosby 30 JUL 1962 – 16 AUG 1963
14th CO: LTJG Karl W Lehrman 16 AUG 1963 –
23 JUL 1964
15th CO: LTJG Richard J Flynn 23 JUL 1964 -
CO: LTJG Culver 1966-67
CO: LTJG J P Hantover 1971-72
Last CO: LTJG Marmol 1978 - JAN 1980 |
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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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