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LORAN STATION CAROLINA BEACH
CYCAN:
CYTAC/1^ST / 2^ND 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:	FEB 2010
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:	LORAN C CHAIN: CLOSE
Station Unit Number:	05-40117
Station aka:	CAPE FEAR
On-air testing date:	CYCLAN: 1945 CYTAC: 1952 LORAN C: 1957
Operational date:	12 AUG 1957
Operations Ceased:	7980 - 08 FEB 2010 9960 - 08 FEB 2010
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 7980Z - 082000Z FEB 2010 - TERMINATION U.S. LORAN C OPS 9960Y - 082000Z FEB 2010 - TERMINATION U.S. LORAN C OPS
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
Antenna Type:	LORAN C: 625ft - 1950’s – 28 SEP 1958 625ft – Wind Turbine Model 6000c 1958 – MAY 1967 625ft – Stainless Inc, Model 1803 (TIP) – MAY 1967
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	1st OINC: WO E. J. Echols APR 1957 – JUL 1958 1^st CO: LT W. R. Fearn JUL 1958 – JUL 1961 CO: LT/LCDR Bruce H Edwards JUL 1961 – 3 JUN 1963 CO: LCDR Gordon R Campbell 3 JUN 1963 – MAY 1966 co: LCDR Robert L. BURJOICE MAY 1966 - AUG 1968 CO: LT R.W. WILLIAMS AUG 1968 - JUL 1971 CO: LTJG K.S. SHEPARD JUL 1971 - JUL 1973 CO: LTJG A.A. SARRA JUL 1973 - JUL 1975 CO: LTJG S.H. FRANCIS JUL 1975 - AUG 1977 CO: CWO4 I.L. GAINES AUG 1977 - NOV 1980 CO: CWO4 Kirk D. ROSE NOV 1980 - JUN 1984 CO: CWO4 P.S. HUGHES JUN 1984 - NOV 1988 OINC: ETC C.F. REIMER NOV 1988 - OCT 1989 OINC: ETC C.A. SAFRIT OCT 1989 - AUG 1992 OINC: ETCS B.J. WOOLWINE AUG 1992 - JUN 1996 OINC: ETC J.W. COCKRELL JUN 1996 - FEB 1999 OINC: ET1 J.T. LIGON FEB 1999 - APR 1999 OINC: ETCS J.G. SAULS APR 1999 - MAY 2003 OINC: ETC S.T. ROURK MAY 2003 - JUL 2007 Last OINC: ETC Michael .C. SMITH JUL 2007 - 01 JUN 2010

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Picture from google earth.

28 September 1958 Hurricane Helene
The below photos were contributed by Larry Cribb

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.

Sep 1958, Hurricane Helene. Top third of self-supporting 625 ft tower on the ground

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

Sep 1958, Loran Station Carolina Beach

New guyed tower, circa 1959

Control room, circa 1959

Thanks Larry!

The below photos were contributed by ETC Michael Smith OINC

Sept 11, 1962

Entrance gate

Taken from the West Tower

Termination LORAN C signal Station Crew and ESDD personnel
Station L to R: - ET1 Adolfo (Manny) Lugo, ET2 Michael Leveille, MK1 Amel Davis, ETC Michael Smith (OINC)
ESDD L to R: IT1 Gustavo (Gus) Rullan, ET2 Emily Siglin, ET3 Joshua Blair, IT1 Jack Jarosz

The SSX Transmitter Sept 13, 2000

Tower rescue training

Admin-APEX - Sunset

Field Trip Sept 13, 2000

Station Patch

THANKS CHIEF!