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LORAN STATION ESTACA DE VARES
43 47 05.28 N 07 40 35.82 W (1960 Mercury
Datum)
PicturesFact Sheet
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Site Survey: |
1955 |
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Construction Date |
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Constructed by: |
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Established: |
1960 |
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Disestablished: |
JAN 1978 |
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Operated by: |
USCG |
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Chain: |
NATO “C’ |
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Station Letter designation: |
1H5, “S” |
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Station code name: |
RITE 3 |
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Station Unit Number:
Radio Call Sign: |
AOB-50 |
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Station nickname: |
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On-air testing date: |
1S4, 1960 |
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Operational date: |
1961 |
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Operations Ceased: |
312400Z DEC 1977 |
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Station Operation: |
Single MASTER |
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Station pair: |
1S4, PORSPODOR
1H5, EAST BLOCKHOUSE |
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Loran Rate: |
1S4, 1H5 |
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On-Air: |
1S4, 1961
1H5, 1976 |
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Off-Air |
1S4, 1976
1H5, 312400Z DEC 1977 |
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Monitor Rate: |
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Equipment: |
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Personnel Allowance: |
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Station Mascot: |
1967 – Snoopy
1975 - Narc |
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Miscellaneous: |
On-Air
date delayed due to Spanish fishing fleet using nearby radio
frequencies.
1967 – 1968 12 hrs of operation 2000 to 0800 – French
station 12 hour day operation
Last two and half months station manned by ½ USAF and ½ USCG |
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Commanding Officers / Officers in
Charge |
1st CO: LT Robert S.
Palmer 1960-61
CO: LT Robert Reynard 1961 – 1962
CO: LT Katchaian 1964 - 1965
CO: LTJG Lambertson 1965 - 1966
CO: LTJG Raymond D Bland OCT 1965 – OCT 1966
CO: LTJG O'Niell OCT 1966 - 1967
CO: LTJG A. D. Picone 1967 – 1968
CO: LTJG David Light 1968 - 1969
CO: LTJG Fishburn 1969 - 1970
CO: LTJG Jon Neff 1970 - 1971
CO: LTJG Lake 1971 - 1972
CO: LTJG Mark Beasley 1973 - 1974
CO: LTJG Christopher Waring 1974 - 1975
CO: LTJG David Crawford 1975 - 1976
Last CO: LTJG John Wcislo 1976 - FEB 1978 |
Pictures - Click
on picture for larger image
Picture from
google earth.
The photo below was contributed by Robert
Reynard (CO 1961-62)
Back Row L to R: EN3 Richard Rog, RM2 Jim Philips, SN Mike Fewell,
EN1 Don Allen, ET1 Bill Weisenborn
Front Row L to R: ET2 BuD Everritt; LTJG Robert Reynard (CO); CS2
Frank Giangrosso, DC3 Richard Russo
Circa 1965
Circa 1965 Photo provided by Ray Bland
Christmas 1965 Photo provided by Ray Bland
Dec 1965 - Photo provided by Ray Bland
Richard L Yeates, ET1 - LTJG Raymond D Bland - Gordon D Campbell,
EN1
Robert Wilson, CS1 - Felix Grande y Barge - Antonio Lopez y Lopez -
Wayne Smith, RM3
James T Marshall, ET2 - Mam (Felix's mother-in-law) Victoriano Paz y
Lopez - Kurt Zajac, FA
Lawrence Gaines, EN3 - Pedro - Douglas L LaCroix, SN
Circa 1973 - Photo provided by Carl Burkhart
Be sure and visit Dennis McCord's
Estaca de Vares website.
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