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LORAN STATION MARCUS
24 17 07.700 N 153 58 51.500 E
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Fact Sheet
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Site Survey: |
JAN 1962 |
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Construction Date |
1963 - Construction
commenced.
1 Nov 1963 - station commissioned. |
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Constructed by: |
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Established: |
JUL 1963 |
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Disestablished: |
30 SEP 1994 |
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Operated by: |
USCG |
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Chain: |
NORTHWEST PACIFIC |
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Station Letter designation: |
SS-3, 9970 W
7930 M
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Station code name: |
WING III |
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Station Unit Number: |
14-40178 |
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Radio Call Sign: |
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Station aka: |
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On-air testing date: |
25 JUL 1963 SS-3
Normal Star configuration
17 MAR 1964 SS-3 MARCUS MASTER Chain reconfiguration
21 DEC 1964 SS-3 Normal Star configuration |
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Operational date: |
21 JAN 1964 |
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Operations Ceased: |
30 SEP 1994 |
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Station Operation: |
SS-3, 9970 - Single
SLAVE/SECONDARY WHISKEY
7930 Single MASTER |
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Station pair: |
SS-3, 9970 - GESASHI,
HOKKAIDO, IWO JIMA, YAP
7930 - GESASHI, HOKKAIDO, YAP
9970 - GESASHI, HOKKAIDO, IWO JIMA, BARRIGADA |
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Loran Rate: |
SS-3, 9970, 7930 |
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On-Air: |
SS-3 21 JAN 1964 -
GESASHI, HOKKAIDO, IWO JIMA, YAP
SS-3 (M) 25 MAY 1964 - GESASHI, HOKKAIDO
SS-3 1 JAN 1965 - GESASHI, HOKKAIDO, IWO JIMA, YAP
9970 25 FEB 1975 - GESASHI, HOKKAIDO, IWO JIMA, YAP
7930 (M) 210300Z FEB 1981- GESASHI, HOKKAIDO, YAP
9970 310700Z MAR 1981 - GESASHI, HOKKAIDO, IWO JIMA, YAP
9970 1987 - GESASHI, HOKKAIDO, IWO JIMA, BARRIGADA |
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Off-Air |
SS-3 MAR 1964
Both Yap and IWO tower failures
SS-3 21 DEC 1964 Tower repaired @ IWO & YAP
SS-3 25 FEB 1975 Change of rate
9970 202300Z FEB 1981 Chain reconfiguration IWO off air
7930 310300Z MAR 1981 Maintenance completed @ IWO
9970 1987 YAP operations transferred to BARRIGADA
9970 30 SEP 1994 Loran C phased out |
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Monitor Rate: |
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Equipment: |
1963 - AN/FPN-45/46, 1.8m
1968 - Clarinet Pilgrim installed
1986/87 - Twr replaced with 700 ft
30 SEP 1994 Station transferred to JAPAN |
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Antenna Type: |
1350ft Stainless Inc, Model 1460,
1963 1986/87
700ft - |
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Personnel Allowance: |
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Miscellaneous: |
13 AUG 1962 Site survey declassified
MAR 1964 -
Chain reconfigured due to Iwo and Yap tower failures
30 SEP 1994 - The crew of Coast Guard LORAN Station Marcus
Island decommissioned their station and turned it over to
the Japanese Maritime Safety Agency. This was the last
station in the Northwest Pacific LORAN chain to be
decommissioned and turned over to the Japanese under a 1992
agreement between the U.S. and Japan |
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Commanding Officers / Officers in
Charge |
CO: LT Anderson
1963 - 1964
CO: LT Leahy 1964 - 1965
CO: LT King 1965 - 1966
CO: LT Brooks 1966 - 1967
CO: LT Larry Jasmann 1974 - 1975
CO: LT Alex LeGault 1977 4mos
CO: LT Love 1985 - 1986
CO: LT Tikkanen 1986 - 1987
CO: LTJG Brian Benson 1987 - 1988
CO: LT Jim Koshar 1989 - 1990 |
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The shadow shows the Loran Tower is still standing.
My guess is the tower may have been re-commissioned for a VLF Non-Directional Beacon.
---Joe Jester
Picture from
google earth.
Photos below were contributed by Angus MacFeeley
c./1977
Thanks Gus! |
