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LORAN STATION MARTHAS VINEYARD

41 20 N 70 49 W
41 20 1.71 N 70 48 42.77 W*
(*Antenna pedestal April 2017 Google Earth Photo)

Fact Sheet:

Site Survey:  

Construction Date Early 1957
 
Constructed by:
 
Established: 1957

Disestablished: AUG 1962

Operated by: USCG

Chain: U. S. EAST COAST

Station Letter designation: S0 – “Y”

Station code name: CLOSE 1

Station Unit Number:  

Radio Call Sign:  

Station aka:  

On-air testing date: 1957

Operational date: 12 AUG 1957

Operations Ceased: 021300Z JUN 1962

Station Operation: Single SLAVE “YANKEE”

Station pair: S0 - CAROLINA BEACH, JUPITER

Loran Rate: S0

On-Air: S0 (Y) – 12 AUG 1957
S0 (Y) – OCT 1958

Off-Air S0 (Y) – 27 SEP 1958 Hurricane Helene caused structural damage to Carolina Beach Tower resulting in the tower to collapse.
021300Z JUN 1962 – Station operations transferred to NANTUCKET

Monitor Rate:
Equipment:

CYTAC Equipment transferred from Forestport, NY
AN/FPN-15 (XW-1)Xtmr

Antenna Type: 625ft - Wind Turbine Model 6000c – 1950’s – Aug 1962

Personnel Allowance:  

Miscellaneous:  

Commanding Officers /
Officers in Charge
LT Leslie Mears  1961
 

Documents:


1 JUN 1962 - Martha's Vineyard LORAN-C Station; disestablishment of - pdf

21 SEP 1962 - Loran Transmitting Station; change - pdf

Pictures

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Aerial view from Google Earth

View from Google Earth

Martha's Vineyard under construction

Martha's Vineyard unit under construction c./1957

The photos below were retrieved from the U. S. Coast Guard Historian Office

c./MAR-APR 1957 Below

Tuning Coupler House

Operations Building

Close up of the Operations Building

c./DEC 1957 Below

View looking NW

View showing Operations Building on right
Standby Generator building with fuel tanks
Elevated coaxial line to Tuning House

View showing Tuning House, Tower Base and
elevated coaxial line from Operations Building

View looking NE

View looking North

Interior view of shielded room showing timers

View showing interior of Operations Building with
transmitters on right and left. Screen room on left beyond partition

Thanks to the USCG Historian Staff
(Scott, Helen, Beth, Nora)

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