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LORAN STATION CAROLINA BEACH
CYCAN:
CYTAC/1ST / 2ND LORAN C: 34 03 46.36 N 77 54 46.19 W
PRESENT LORAN C: 34 03 46.040 N 77 54 46.760 W

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Fact Sheet

Site Survey:

 

Construction Date

CYCLAN: 1945
CYTAC/ LORAN C: 1952

Constructed by:

 

Established:

CYCLAN:1945
CYTAC/LORAN C: 1952

Disestablished:

 

Operated by:

CYCLAN: USAAC
CYTAC: USAF
LORAN C: USCG

Chain:

LORAN C:
U.S. EAST COAST 12 AUG 1958 – 25 FEB 1975
U.S. NORTHEAST 25 FEB 1975 – PRESENT
U.S. SOUTHEAST 9 SEP 1978 - PRESENT

Station Letter designation:

S0, SL-0, SS-0, SS-7, 9930 – “M”
7980, “Z”
9960, “Y”

Station code name:

 

Station Unit Number:

05-40117

Station aka:

CAPE FEAR

On-air testing date:

CYCLAN: 1945
CYTAC: 1952
LORAN C: 1957

Operational date:

 

Operations Ceased:

 

Station Operation:

S0, SL-0, SS-0, SS-7, 9930 – MASTER
7980, ZULU
9960, YANKEE

Station pair:

S0 - JUPITER INLET, MARTHA'S VINEYARD
SL-0 - JUPITER INLET, MARTHA'S VINEYARD
SS-0 - JUPITER INLET, NANTUCKET, DANA
SS-7 - CAPE RACE, JUPITER INLET, NANTUCKET, DANA, WILDWOOD “T”
9930 - CAPE RACE, DANA, JUPITER INLET, MALONE, NANTUCKET, WILDWOOD “T”
7980 - GRANGEVILLE, JUPITER INLET, MALONE, RAYMONDVILLE
9960 - CARIBOU, DANA, NANTUCKET, SENECA, WILDWOOD “T”

Loran Rate:

S0, SL-0, SS-0, SS-7, 9930, 7980, 9960

On-Air:

CYCLAN: 1945

CYTAC: 1952
 

LORAN C:
S0 – 12 AUG 1957
S0 – OCT 1958
SL-0 – 281200Z AUG 1962
SS-0 – 1966
SS-0 – 15 MAY 1967 – New Transmitting Antenna
SS-7 – 6 JAN 1969
9930 – 25 FEB 1975
7980 – 9 SEP 1978
9960 – 9 SEP 1978

Off-Air

CYCLAN: UNKN

CYTAC: 1955

LORAN-C
S0- 28 SEP 1958 – HURRICANE HELENE*
S0 – AUG 1962
SL-0 – 1965
SS-0 – JAN 1967
SS-0 – 6 JAN 1969
SS-7 – 25 FEB 1975
9930 – 9 SEP 1978

Monitor Rate:

 

Equipment:

LORAN "C" test site equipped w/ AN/FPN 15 (XW-1) Xmtr
1962 - AN/FPN-41/42, 625ft TOWER, 550KW, Timer SN 19
15 MAY 1967 TIP ARRAY OPER, 700KW

Personnel Allowance:

 

Miscellaneous:

CYCLAN - First low freq test station

CYTAC/experimental station 1952

LORAN C:
1958 Air Force transferred station to USCG
SEP 28, 1958 1st antenna fell (625ft) due to damage from Hurricane Helen (Sep 26,1958, with winds of 135mph, and gust over 160mph) - self supporting
Spring 1959 – New 625 tower installed
Replacement - New Type of Ant: Inverted

Commanding Officers / Officers in Charge

OINC: WO Echols 1958 – 59
1st CO: LT Fearn 1959 – 60
CO: LCDR Bruce H Edwards ? – 3 JUN 1964
CO: LCDR Gordon R Campbell 3 JUN 1964 - ?
CO: LT Sarra 1974-75
CO: CWO Irv Gaines 1979-81
CO: CWO Kirk Rose 1981

 

Pictures  Click on picture for larger image

Loran Station Carolina Beach

Picture from google earth.

28 September 1958 Hurricane Helene

Baker's Steakhouse  junction of River Road & Caro Beach Rd circa 1958

Baker's Steakhouse.  Most of the 1958 crew rode out Hurricane Helene here.
-- Photo provided by Larry Cribb

Top third of tower on ground, compliments of Hurricane Helene

Sep 1958, Hurricane Helene.  Top third of self-supporting 625 ft tower on the ground
-- Photo provided by Larry Cribb

625 foot tower bent by Hurricane Helene

Sep 1958, Hurricane Helene.  Looking up at the self-supporting 625 ft tower.  Notice the bend on the upper portion.
-- Photo provided by Larry Cribb

Carolina Beach circa Sep 1958

Sep 1958, Loran Station Carolina Beach
-- Photo provided by Larry Cribb

Carolina Beach new tower, circa 1959

New guyed tower, circa 1959
-- Photo provided by Larry Cribb

Carolina Beach Control Room, circa 1959

Control room, circa 1959
--Photo provided by Larry Cribb

 

 

 

 

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