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Site Survey: |
JAN 1962 |
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Construction Date |
Summer 1962 -
Construction started |
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Constructed by: |
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Established: |
9 APR 1963
Commissioning ceremony |
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Disestablished: |
OCT 1993 |
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Operated by: |
USCG |
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Chain: |
NORTHWEST PACIFIC |
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Station Letter designation: |
SS-3, 9970, 7930 –
“X” |
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Station code name: |
WING I |
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Station Unit Number: |
14-40176 |
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Radio Call Sign: |
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Station aka: |
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On-air testing date: |
SS-3 – 25 JUL 1963
SS-3 – 17 MAR 1964
SS-3 – 21 DEC 1964 |
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Operational date: |
21 JAN 1964 |
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Operations Ceased: |
30 SEP 1993 |
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Station Operation: |
Single
SLAVE/SECONDARY (SS) |
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Station pair: |
SS-3, 9970 GESASHI,
IWO JIMA, MARCUS, YAP, BARRIGADA |
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Loran Rate: |
SS-3, 9970, 7930 |
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On-Air: |
SS-3 - 21 JAN 1964
SS-3 – 25 MAY 1964
SS-3 – 1 JAN 1965
9970 – 25 FEB 1975
7930 – 210300Z FEB 1981
9970 – 310700Z MAR 1981 |
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Off-Air |
SS-3 – MAR 1964 IWO
& YAP Off Air – Tower Failures
SS-3 – 21 DEC 1964 IWO & YAP On-Air
SS-3 – 25 FEB 1975 Change of Rate
9970 – 210300Z FEB 1981 IWO Off-Air Tower Maintenance
7930 – 310300Z MAR 1981 IWO On-Air
9970 – 30 SEP 1993 Loran C replaced by GPS |
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Monitor Rate: |
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Equipment: |
AN/FPN-46/44, 625ft
Tower, 1MW
1968 Clarinet Pilgrim installed |
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Personnel Allowance: |
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Miscellaneous: |
13 AUG
1962 Site Survey Report declassified |
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Commanding Officers / Officers in
Charge |
CO: LT RA Applebaum
1963-64
CO: LT Thomas P Dolan 1974-75
CO: LTJG Jacobs 1979-80
CO: LTJG Butler 1984
CO: LTJG Robert S Walters 1987-88
CO: LT Frank Young 1989
CO: LTJG Vogelbacher 1991 |
