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LORAN STATION LAMPEDUSA
35 31 20.880 N 12 31 29.960 E (Mercury 1960)
Pictures:
Fact Sheet:
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Site Survey: |
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Construction Date |
FALL
1974 Station buildings completed. |
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Constructed by: |
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Established: |
AUG
1972 |
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Disestablished: |
JAN
1995 |
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Operated by: |
USCG |
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Chain: |
MedSea/MEDITERRANEAN |
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Station Letter
designation: |
X |
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Station code name: |
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Station Unit Number: |
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Station nickname: |
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On-air testing date: |
SL9-X,
AUG 1972 |
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Operational date: |
SL9-X,
28 AUG 1972
7990-X, 25 FEB 1975 |
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Operations Ceased: |
312400Z DEC 94 |
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Station Operation: |
Single
SLAVE/SECONDARY XRAY |
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Station pair: |
SL-9-X, Simeri Crichi (M), Kargabarun (Y), Estartit (Z)
7990-X, Simeri Crichi (M), Kargabarun (Y), Estartit (Z) |
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Loran Rate: |
SL9-X,
7990-X |
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On-Air: |
SL9-X,
Aug 1972
7990-X, 25 FEB 1975 |
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Off-Air |
SL9-X,
25 FEB 1975 Change of rate
7990-X, 312400Z DEC 94 |
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Monitor Rate: |
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Equipment: |
Aug
1972 - ATLAS-
AN/FPN-44 with the 46 timer,
325Kw
18 FEB 1976 LRE installed |
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Antenna Type: |
625ft Stainless Inc, Model 1100, 1972 |
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Personnel Allowance: |
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Miscellaneous: |
AUG 1972 Joined the MEDSEA Chain after the station at Wadi
Mitrathin, Libya was disestablished in MAY 1970.
15 APR 1986 Libya SCUD missile attack |
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Commanding Officers /
Officers in Charge |
1st
CO: LTJG Ketchen 1972 - 1973
CO: LTJG Greene 1973 - 1974
CO: LTJG Tony Mink 1974 - 1975
CO: LTJG Milton Dillon 1975 - 1976
CO: LT Laird Hail 1976 - 1977
CO: LT Robert E Young 1977 4 AUG 1978
CO: LT Daniel J OShea 4 AUG 1978 6 JUL 1979
CO: LTJG Kay Hartzell 6 JUL 1979 - 1980
CO: LTJG Dan Opedal 1982 - 1983
CO: LTJG David Mogan 1984 JUN 1985
CO: LTJG Ernest Del Bueno JUN 1985 JUN 1986
CO: LT Robert Edrington JUN 1986 JUN 1987
CO: LT David Conklin 1987 - 1988
CO: LT Kenneth Armstrong 1988 - 1989
CO: LTJG Greg Cruthis 1989 JUL 1990
CO: LTJG Michael McKenna JUL 1990 JUL 991
CO: LTJG Guy Snyder JUL 1991 1992
CO: LTJG Dominic Catalano 1992 1993
Last CO: LTJG Gregory DeLong 1993 - 1995 |
Pictures:
Click on image for larger picture.
Picture from
google earth.
Commissioning Crew - found on Fred's Place - Robert Wilson
Gate Guard at LORSTA Lampedusa. LORSTA Lampedusa increased security after Omar Kadafi (Lybia) fired some
missiles at the nearest U.S. Military installation to his country ... the Loran
Station in 1986.
The below photos were contributed by Carl Burkhart
Hot Tower Maintenance
Hot Tower Maintenance
Thanks Carl!
The below photos were contributed by Gary Haley c./1977
1977 Christmas card cover
Most of the 1977 crew taken at the pool
Tower maintenance climb 1977
station logo lighters from 1977 & 1982
Thanks Gary!
The photos below were found on Fred's Place c./ 1973
From Tower
1973 crew
LTJG GREENE (CO), ET1 Brault; Shultzie
Vanderslice, Cyr, Brault
HM2 Cyr by sign post 1974
HM2 Cyr by station sign 1973
Freeman, Cyr, Hamiton
Brault, Cyr, Quimby
Lampedusa Truck
Franco & Giovanni
Found Fred's Place
1987 Crew
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