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LORAN STATION KARGABARUN
40 58 20.950 N 27 52 01.520 E
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Fact Sheet
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Site Survey: |
MAR 1958 |
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Construction Date |
22 Aug 1958 -Construction
commenced
25 FEB 1959 - station completed |
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Constructed by: |
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Established: |
FEB 1959 |
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Disestablished: |
021300Z SEP 1994 – Station operation transfer to Host Nation |
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Operated by: |
1959 – 02 SEP 1994 USCG
1994 - Turkey |
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Chain: |
MEDITERRANEAN |
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Station Letter designation: |
1959 – 1967: “X”
1967 – 1993: “Y” |
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Station code name: |
Chain Code: TACK
TACK II |
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Station Unit Number: |
APO 380 |
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Radio Call Sign: |
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Station aka: |
TUSLOG DET 52,
TARGABARUN |
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On-air testing date: |
SL-4, 1959
7990, 112132Z OCT
1978
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Operational date: |
AUG 1959 |
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Operations Ceased: |
25 FEB 1993 |
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Station Operation: |
Single
SLAVE/SECONDARY
SL-4, XRAY
SL-1, 7990, YANKEE |
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Station pair: |
SL-4,
ESTARTIT(62-67), MATRATIN, SELLIA MARINA
SL-1, ESTARTIT, MATRATIN(67-70), SELLIA MARINA,
LAMPEDUSA(72-75)
7990, ESTARTIT, SELLIA MARINA, LAMPEDUSA |
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Loran Rate: |
SL-4, SL-1, 7990 |
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On-Air: |
SL-4, AUG 1959
SL-1, 1967
7990, 25 FEB 1975
7990, 121530Z OCT
1978
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Off-Air |
SL-4, 1967 Change of
rate
SL-1, 25 FEB 1975 Change of rate
7990, 290900Z JUL 1975 Disagreement between US & Turkey
7990, 25 FEB 1993 Tower fell, Loran C phase out |
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Monitor Rate: |
1959-Baseline
Monitor |
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Equipment: |
AN/FRN-38/39, 165k |
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Antenna Type: |
625ft – Stainless, Inc, Model 1100, 1959 – 25 FEB 1993 |
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Personnel Allowance: |
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Miscellaneous: |
KARA BURUN stated as the Local Name site in the site survey
report dtd 17 MAR 1958.
It was highly recommended to being designated a TUSLOG
detachment under the 1954 Facilities Agreement – as per site
survey.
16 FEB 1960 Site survey declassified – SECRET
1964 CO
shot himself
1967: Named Changed to KARGABARUN
1975-78 Station off air due to US Arms embargo
25 FEB 1993: Tower fell - ice storm - station never retrun
to on-air status
021300Z SEP 1994 – Station transfer to Host Nation |
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Commanding Officers / Officers in
Charge |
1st CO: LT Sanders
1959 - 1960
CO: LT J.Hidenrack 1962
CO: LTJG Radford Rodgers 1968 - 1969
CO: LTJG John J Powers 1970 -1971
CO: LTJG Harper 1973 – 1974
CO: LTJG Whitaker 1974 1975
CO: LTJG Steven Swanson 1979 - 1980
CO: LTJG Brian J Ford 1980 - 1981
CO: LTJG Mark Higgins 1985 – 1986
CO: LTJG Clem Ketchum 1986 – 1987
CO: LTJG Dean Bruckner 1987 – 1988
CO: LTJG Barry Compagnoni 1988 1989
CO: LTJG Fahy 1989 - 1990
CO: LTJG Reynaldo Quiroz 1990 - 1991
CO: LTJG Crawford - year unknown
CO: LTJG Milo - year unknown |
Pictures
Photo contributed by Carl Burkhart
Thanks Carl!
Stars and Strips article Nov 8, 1969
The
van we used to calibrate the baseline at Targaburun, Turkey in 1959
- Joe Rush
Thanks Joe!
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