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Loran Station Narrow Cape

057 26 20.210 N 152 22 11.219 W (WGS-72)
057 26 20.301 N 152 22 10.708 W (WGS-84)

Fact Sheet:

Site Survey:
 
Construction Date MAY - DEC 1976
 
Constructed by: 1976 - Northwest Construction Company
 
Established: FEB 1977
 
Disestablished: 1990 - Renamed Loran Station Kodiak
 
Operated by: USCG 
 
Chain: GULF OF ALASKA - 7960
NORTH PACIFIC - 9990
Station Letter designation: 7960 - "X"
9990 - "Z"
 
Station code name:
 
Station Unit Number:
 
Radio Call Sign:  
 
Station aka:  
 
On-air testing date: 7960 - 21 FEB 1977
9990 -
 
Chain Declared Operational: 01 MAR 1977
 
Operations Ceased: 1990 - Station renamed Loran Station Kodiak
 
Station Operation:

Double Secondary (DS)
 

Station pair: 7960 (X) - TOK (M); SHOAL COVE (Y)
9990 (Z) - ST. PAUL (M); ATTU (X); PORT CLARENCE (Y)
 
Loran Rate: 7960; 9990
 
On-Air: 7960 (X) - 15 MAY 1977 - TOK (M); SHOAL COVE (Y)
9990 (Z) - 01 MAR 1977 - ST. PAUL (M); ATTU (X); PORT CLARENCE (Y)
Off-Air 7960 (X) - 1990 - Station renamed Loran Station Kodiak
9990 (Z) - 1990 - Station renamed Loran Station Kodiak
 
Monitor Rate:
 
Equipment: 1977 - AN/FPN -54; AN/FPN 60; AN/FPN-44, 400KW
2005 - Solid State Equipment installed
Antenna: 625ft TLM - Swagger Tower Corp.
Personnel Allowance:
 
Mascot: 1977 - Wimpy
1986 - BM2 Max
Miscellaneous:

01 MAR 1977 - LORSTA Sitkinak station operations transferred to Narrow Cape.

1987 - Station on Commerical Power

1990 - Station Operation consolidated with LORMONSTA Kodiak, station renamed Loran Station Kodiak

29 JUN 2003 - Plane accidentally crashes into a guy wire.
 

Commanding Officers /
 Officers in Charge

Commanding Officers:
1st CWO John W. Simpson 1976 - 11 AUG 1978
2nd CWO Robert N. Gardner 11 AUG 1978 - 1980
3rd CWO Marvin A. Pulsifier 1980 - 1982
CWO Randell 1983 - 1985

Officer in Charge:
ET1 Gregory A. Savaglia 1989 - 1990
 

Fred's Place Reunion Hall: OLD NEW

Awards:

Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation

01 JAN 1986 - 30 JUN 1987

01 SEP 1989 - 01 JUL 1990

Documents:

Historical American Building Survey - pdf

Pictures:

Picture from Google Earth

The below photo retrieved from Coast Guard Historian Office

c./unknown

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

The photos nelow were contributed by Fred Ducolon
His father and hinself installed the plumbing and heating systems

Thanks Fred!