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LORAN STATION GUAM ISLAND
13 13 42.1 N 144 38 40.5 E (COCOS ISLAND)
13 26 36.03 N 144 37 22.24 E (OROTE PT)
PicturesFact Sheet
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Site Survey: |
SEP/OCT 1944 |
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Construction Date |
11 NOV 1944 – 27 NOV 1944: COCOS
ISLAND
OROTE POINT – 1964
1 MAR 1945 Station commissioned turnover to 14th
District |
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Constructed by: |
CONSTRUCTION DET “C”
– COCOS ISLAND |
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Established: |
1944 |
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Disestablished: |
JAN 1978 |
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Operated by: |
USCG |
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Chain: |
The MARIANAS |
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Station Letter designation: |
4H2, 4H3 “V”
2L2, 2L3 “U” |
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Station code name: |
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Station Unit Number: |
336 |
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Radio Call Sign: |
NRV1 |
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Station aka: |
COCOS, OROTE PT |
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On-air testing date: |
4H2 – 27 DEC 1944 –
ULITHI
4H3 – 28 NOV 1944 - SAIPAN |
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Operational date: |
4H2 – 12 JAN 1945
4H3 – 16 DEC 1944 |
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Operations Ceased: |
COCOS ISLAND – 1964
OROTE PT – 31 DEC 1977 |
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Station Operation: |
Double
SLAVE/SECONDARY (DS) |
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Station pair: |
4H2, 2H2, 2L2 – ULITHI
4H3, 2H3, 2L3 – SAIPAN
2L2 - YAP |
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Loran Rate: |
4H2, 4H3, 2H2, 2H3, 2L2, 2L3 |
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On-Air: |
4H2, 12 JAN 1945 –
ULITHI (POTANGERAS
IS.)
4H3, 16 DEC 1944 – SAIPAN
2H2, 1 JUN 1952 - ULITHI (FALALOP IS.)
2H3, 1 JUN 1952 - SAIPAN
2L2, 01 MAY 1953 – ULITHI
2L3, 01 MAY 1953 – SAIPAN
2L2, 01 FEB 1965 - YAP |
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Off-Air |
4H2, 1 JUN 1952 – Change
of rate
4H3, 1 JUN 1952 – Change of rate
2H2, 01 MAY 1953 - Change of rate
2H3, 01 MAY 1953 - Change of rate
2L2, 31 JAN 1965 – YAP replaced ULITHI. ULITHI off air.
2L3, 312400Z DEC 1977 – Loran A phased out
2L2, 312400Z DEC 1977 – Loran A phased out |
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Monitor Rate: |
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Equipment: |
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Personnel Allowance: |
Jan 1953 – LTJG, ETC, ET2, 5 ET3, RM2, CS1, HM1, EN1, EN3,
BM1, DC2, 2 SN |
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Miscellaneous: |
20 JUN 1962 - Non-restricted
1964 - Moved from COCOS Is to OROTE PT
25 NOV 1965 - 3 WWII Japanese soldiers walked out of the jungle
1967 – Name of station changed to GUAM ISLAND |
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Commanding Officers / Officers in
Charge |
1st CO: ENS David B
McCoy 1944 - 1945
OINC: BMC Taplin 1960 - 1961
OINC: ETC Gale ? – NOV 1968
OINC: ETC Pat Corley NOV 1968 – JUL 1969
OINC: ETC Charles Ingram JUL 1969 - 1970 |
Pictures - Click
on picture for larger image
Cocos Island
Picture from
google earth.
Orote Point
Picture from
google earth.
Cocos Lagoon Boundary
Photos below were contributed by Jack Winslade c./1970
Station building viewed from main road
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View of Orote Point (Guam) station building from access road
Station building as viewed from the transmitting tower |
