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Loran Station Kauai
21 53 46.24 N 159 36 26.16 W (Monitor Location 1944-47)
21 52 09.39 N 159 26 39.12 W (1960 Mercury Datum)

Pictures:

Fact Sheet: 

Site Survey:

NOV – DEC 1943

Construction Date

MAY – 7 JUL 1944

Constructed by:

Construction Det “C”

Established:

JUL 1944
8 NOV 1944 Station commissioned and turned over the 14th District

Disestablished:

JUL 1979

Operated by:

USCG

Chain:

HAWAIIAN

Station Letter designation:

2L5, “K”

2L6, “M”

Station code name:

 

Station Unit Number:

207, NAVY UNIT 35

Station nickname:

 

On-air testing date:

2L5, DEC 1951
2L6, DEC 1951

Operational date:

2L5, AUG 1952
2L6, AUG 1952

Operations Ceased:

2L5, 302400Z JUN 1979
2L6, 302400Z JUN 1979

Station Operation:

MONITOR – 2L0-2L1, 7 JUL 1944 – 47
Double SLAVE/SECONDARY

Station pair:

2L5, AUG 1952 – JAN 1965 – MOLIKAI
2L5, JAN 1965 – JUN 1979 – UPOLO POINT
2L6, AUG 1952 – JUN 1979 – FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS

Loran Rate:

2L5, 2L6

On-Air:

2L5,  DEC 1951 – MOLIKAI
2L5,  08 JAN 1965 – UPOLO POINT
2L6,  DEC 1951 – FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS

Off-Air

2L5, 08 JAN 1965 – MOLIKAI
2L5, 302400Z JUN 1979 – UPOLO POINT
2L6, 302400Z JUN 1979 – FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS

Monitor Rate:

2L0, 11 JUL 1944 – 01 JAN 1947, NIIHAU & HAWAII
2L1, 27 JUL 1944 – 01 JAN 1947, NIIHAU & FRENCH FRIGATE
HAWAII CHAIN DECLARED OPERATIONAL: 19 OCT 1944
2L7,  8 JAN 1958 – 30 JUN 1979, JOHNSON & FFS

Equipment:

Dec 51 station was dual rate low power
Aug 52 Station changed to dual rate high power

Personnel Allowance:

 

Miscellaneous:

Monitor station built adjacent to Port Allen

Commanding Officers / Officers in Charge

1st CO: LTJG John G Price 1944-45
CO: LTJG Peter Lauridsen 6/62 - 6/64
CO: LTJG John Carlile 66-68

Pictures Click on image for larger view

Suspectd location of Loran Monitor Kauai

Loran Monitor Station picture from google earth.

Loran Station Kauai

Loran Station picture from google earth.

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Comms Room

 

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