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LORAN STATION BONAVISTA
48
41 46.22 N 53 05 13.74 W
Pictures:
Fact Sheet:
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Site Survey: |
Summer 1942 |
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Construction Date |
Aug Sep 1942 |
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Constructed by: |
National Defense Research Council - contracted |
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Established: |
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Disestablished: |
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Operated by: |
USCG, 1942 Sept 1,
1953
CANADA, SEPT 1, 1953 DEC 31, 1980 |
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Chain: |
NORTH ATLANTIC
Canadian East Coast |
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Station Letter designation: |
1L3, V
Advance Base Crop' |
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Station code name: |
VICTOR |
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Station Unit Number: |
Unit No. 05
USCG Unit 55 |
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Station nickname: |
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On-air testing date: |
MAR 1943 |
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Operational date: |
15 JAN 1944 |
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Operations Ceased: |
312400Z DEC 1980 |
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Station Operation: |
Single MASTER |
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Station pair: |
1L3 BATTLE HARBOR |
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Loran Rate: |
1L3 |
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On-Air: |
MAR 1943 |
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Off-Air |
312400Z DEC 1980 |
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Monitor Rate: |
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Equipment: |
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Antenna Type: |
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Personnel Allowance: |
Jan 1953 LTJG, ETC, ET1, ET2, 4 ET3, RM1, CS1, HM1, EN1,
EN3, DC2, 2 SN |
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Miscellaneous: |
Original
equipment lost to the sinking of SS CARIBOU
Commanding Officers authorized off based housing with family
1946.
Huts destroyed by fire 1946/47
27 FEB 1950 - Station in Standby Status because of
reconstruction of Battle Station fire destroyed the
station
Station transfer to Canada Sept 1, 1953 |
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Commanding Officers / Officers in
Charge |
1st CO:
CRELE James Koonce 16 JUN 1943 13 AUG 1943
2nd CO: ENS Robert H. Beaudreau 13 AUG 1943 2 JUN 1944
3rd CO: ENS W.E. Wadell 2 JUN 1944 -
CO: CRELE George R Homan 1947 15 OCT 1948
CO: LTJG Robert D Parkhust 15 OCT 1948 12 JUL 1949
CO: LTJG Bernard B Wood 12 JUL 1949 24 JUL 1950
CO: ENS Robert A. Duin 24 JUL 1950 - |
Documents:
02 NOV 1944 - Request for Fuel - pdf
15 OCT 1948 - Ltr of Relief - pdf
12 JUL 1949 - Ltr of Relief - pdf
27 FEB 1950 - Secure transmissions msg - pdf
17 JUN 1950 - Station Quarters per diem Allowance; Request for -
pdf
24 JUL 1950 - Ltr of Relief - pdf
06 SEP 1950 - Proj 51-20 - Budget Request for Wood Building Two
Stall Garage - pdf
27 FEB 1951 - High Power expansion - addition land - pdf
14 MAR 1951 - Msg for High Power Equipment Drawing, Request -
pdf
16 MAR 1951 - Proj 51-60 - Budget Request to Erect Ops, Power and
Boiler buildings - pdf
23 APR 1951 - Proj 51-50 Request for funding - pdf
Pictures:
Picture from
google earth.
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