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LORAN MONITOR STATION BERMUDA
Pictures
Fact Sheet
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Site Survey: |
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Construction Date |
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Constructed by: |
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Established: |
28 APR 1958 – as a
sub-unit of Air Station Berumda
1 SEP 1966 – Commissioned |
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Disestablished: |
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Operated by: |
USCG |
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Chain: |
EAST COAST
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Station Letter designation: |
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Station code name: |
CLOSE 4 |
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Station Unit/Account Number: |
MAR 1958 – 05-360874
1961
- FPO – NAVY 138 |
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Station Operation: |
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Monitor Rate: |
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Commanding Officers / Officers in
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Supervisor – K. D. Rose MAR 1964 – JAN 1965
CO: CWO Ralph Sponar 1975 - |
Documents:
Report of Coast Guard Unit Aboard, Coast Guard Air Detachment
Bermuda
31 AUG 1964 - Publications Authorized (pdf)
Pictures
The photos below were contributed by Larry
Cribb c./1960-61
Alert Watchstander
Lormonsta Berumda c./1960-61
Lormonsta Berumda c./1960-61
Lormonsta Berumda c./1960-61
Lormonsta Berumda c./1960-61
Lormonsta Berumda c./1960-61
Thanks Larry!
The photos below were contributed by Dee
Hargett c./1961
l-r; ET3 Dee Hargett, ET2 Larry Cribb, RM3 David Murphy, and ET1
Phil Crosby outside LORMON trailer on Tudor Hill
ET3 Dee Hargett logging the 15min avgs – From the looks of the
clock I’m kinda late – Check the modern equipment
ET3 Dee Hargett in front of our receiver, a modified Cytac timer
l-r; ET1 Phil Crosby, ET3 Art Marquardt, and Sperry Rand engineer
Bill Ledford
ET3 Dee Hargett in front of the Navy radar site used to control
the Aircraft, PBY’s & P5M’s –
No runway, all landed in water
Thanks Dee!
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