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Site Survey: |
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Construction Date |
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Constructed by: |
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Established: |
LORAN A:
MAY 1945
LORAN C: 1963 |
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Disestablished: |
LORAN A:
31 DEC 1977
LORAN C: 1993 |
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Operated by: |
USCG |
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Chain: |
LORAN A:
JAPAN
LORAN C: NORTHWEST PACIFIC |
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Station Letter
designation: |
LORAN A:
4H4/4H5/2H6, “K”
2H7, “Y”
LORAN C:
MASTER (M) |
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Station code name: |
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Station Unit Number: |
348
14-Z40155 |
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Station nickname: |
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On-air testing date: |
LORAN A:
16 MAY
1945 – 4H4
1 DEC 1945 – 4H5
LORAN C:
25 JUL
1963 – SS-3
21 DEC
1964 – SS-3 Replacement tower completed |
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Operational date: |
LORAN A:
10 JUN 1945 – 4H4
LORAN C:
21 JAN 1964 |
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Operations Ceased: |
LORAN A:
312400Z DEC 1977
LORAN C:
29 SEP 1993 |
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Station Operation: |
LORAN A:
Double MASTER
LORAN C:
MASTER |
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Station pair: |
LORAN A:
4H4, 4H7 -
ICHI HANARE
4H5, 4H6, 2H7 – OSHIMA
2H6 – GESASHI
2H7 - HACHIJO JIMA
LORAN C:
SS-3,
9970, GESASHI, HOKKAIDO, MARCUS, YAP
9970,
GESASHI, HOKKAIDO, MARCUS, YAP*, BARRIGADA |
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Loran Rate: |
LORAN A:
2H6, 2H7, 4H4, 4H6, 4H7 |
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On-Air: |
LORAN A:
4H4, 10
JUN 1945 – ICHI HANARE
4H5, 25
DEC 1945 – OSHIMA
4H6, 1 FEB
1950 – OSHIMA
4H7, 1 FEB
1950 – ICHI HANARE
2H7, 1964
OSHIMA
2H6, 1964
– GESASHI
2H7, 1967
- HACHIJO JIMA
LORAN C:
SS-3, 21
JAN 1964
SS-3, 1
JAN 1965
9970, 25
FEB 1975
9970,
310700 MAR 1981 |
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Off-Air |
LORAN A:
4H4, 31
JAN 1950 – ICHI HANARE
4H5, 31
JAN 1950 – OSHIMA
4H6, 1964
– OSHIMA
4H7, 1964
– ICHI HANARE
2H7, APR
1966 – OSHIMA
2H6,
312400Z DEC 1977 – GESASHI
2H7, 312400Z DEC 1977 – HACHIJO JIMA
LORAN C:
SS-3, MAR
1964 – TOWER FELL
SS-3, 25
FEB 1975
9970,
202300Z FEB 1981 – OFF AIR-TWR MAINTENANCE
9970, 29
SEP 1994 |
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Monitor Rate: |
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Equipment: |
Loran A:
Equip
replaced 1963
Loran C:
1964 -
FPN-45/46, 1350ft Twr,1.8mW |
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Personnel Allowance: |
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Miscellaneous: |
1st
Station located on KANGOKU IWO 45-49 until moved onto the
main island - KITANO POINT
27JUN50-27JUL54: Koran War Service medal
CO: LT Jim Woodle 64/65- created savings time for USCG
portion of island to frustrate local AF command.
Loran C Twr fell Mar 1964, killed 6
Chain reconfigured in 1964 due to Iwo and Yap tower failures
Loran C: FEB - MAR 1981 Off Air for Tower maintenance
Clarinet Pilgrim installed 1968
XFER to JAPAN SEPT 1994
Japanese closed sta – moved Master to NII JIMA |
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Commanding Officers /
Officers in Charge |
LORAN A:
1st CO:
LTJG Reginald O Falk 45-46
CO: LT Fagan 1947-48
CO: LT Harold Parker 1955
CO: LT Chuck Leddy 1958-59
CO: LT Arnold Beran 1961
CO: LT Fritz Melsheimer 1962 – 63
CO: LT Chuck Kelly 1963-64
LORAN A/C:
CO: LTJG
Cecil Gray 64 – 9/64
CO: LT Jim Woodle 9/64 - 8/65
CO: LTJG Dan White 8/65 – 66
CO: LT Donnie Green 1968 – 69
CO: LT Stash 70-10/71
CO: LT Tom Sheeman 10/71 - 10/72
CO: LT
Stan Lehman 10/72-10/73
CO: LT Verne Bennett 10/73-10/74
CO: LT William Pitt 10/74-10/75
CO: LT Mahar 10/75 - 10/76
CO: LT Alex LeGault 10/76-5/77
LORAN C:
CO: LT
Gabriel Kinney 80-81
CO: LT Jon Allen 1984-85
CO: LT LaRochelle 1987-88
CO: LT Douglas Premoe 1988-89
Last CO: LT M.D. Dausses 1993
OTHERS – YEAR UNKNOWN
CO: LT
Chuck Kelly
CO: LT
Edward E Page
CO: LT
Meyer |
