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LORAN STATION SATTAHIP
12 37 N 100 58 E
Pictures
Fact Sheet
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Site Survey: |
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Construction Date |
16 JUN 1966 -
Construction commenced |
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Constructed by: |
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Established: |
29 AUG 1966 -
Commissioned |
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Disestablished: |
19 SEP 1975 |
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Operated by: |
USCG |
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Chain: |
SOUTHEAST ASIA |
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Station Letter designation: |
S-3, “M”
SH-3, “M” |
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Station code name: |
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Station Unit Number: |
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Radio Call Sign: |
NPB |
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Station aka: |
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On-air testing date: |
S-3, 8 SEP 1966 |
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Operational date: |
28 OCT 1966 |
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Operations Ceased: |
29 APR 1975 |
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Station Operation: |
Single MASTER |
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Station pair: |
S-3, CON SON,
LAMPANG
SH-3, CON SON, LAMPANG, TAN MY |
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Loran Rate: |
S-3, SH-3 |
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On-Air: |
S-3, 280400Z OCT
1966
SH-3, 1969 |
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Off-Air |
S-3, 1969 Change of
Rate
SH-3, 29 APR 1975 |
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Monitor Rate: |
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Equipment: |
AN/FPN-44/46 |
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Antenna Type: |
625ft – Trylon, Model 6000s, 1966 – Apr 1975 |
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Personnel Allowance: |
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Miscellaneous: |
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Commanding Officers / Officers in
Charge |
1st CO: LT A. E.
Kaufmann 1966 - 1967
CO: LTJG Berstein
1967-1969
CO: LTJG Anderson 1968 - 1969
CO: LT Dave Carter 1969 - 1970
CO: LT John Neu 1970 - 1971
CO: LT John Malson 1972 - 1973
CO: LTJG Edson J. Reeves 1973 - 1974
CO: LT Garvin 1974 - 1975
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Memory Lane:
LORAN Stations built in Vietnam and Thailand 1966 by Chris Dailey
- (pdf) 09 APR 2010
Update - LORAN Stations
built in Vietnam and Thailand by Chris Dailey (pdf) 22 APR 2012
Pictures
The photos below were contributed by Chris
Dailey c./1966
ET's Left to right: Sagare, Morse, Perkins, Gass, Bishop, Dailey,
Corcoran, Monson, Lt Kaufmann
1966 Crew
Nealing left to right. Brueche, Irish, Sarage, Gass, Lee, Thompson,
Finchum, Kaufmann, Ryan, Monson
Back row left to right. Cassidy, Clark, Greenwald, Haskett, Morse in
front of Evans, Bishop, Wilson, Perkins, Webb, Corcoran, Lee,
Dailey, Masterson, Riley
Commissioning of LORAN Station SATTAHIP
Sam Sonsoon
Chris Dailey
Travis Perkins on Chiefs Bike
Travis Perkins in timer room
Barracks to left and Galley/Day room
Transmitter Building c./1966
From the top of the tower
Part way up the tower
Lt Kaufmann, ETC Cochran, ENC Arthur Lee.
Crew got Lt and Chief Lee two rolls of TP each.
ETC Cochran got a Rat Trap.
Pon and her Husband, Santa, Lik, Sam Sonsoon and Gin
Gin opening her present
Pon and Gin with Christmas presents
Local sales guy in Sattahip with a Mongoose and Cobra act. He was
selling yellow tablets that would cure just about anything.
Loran C school building in Gorton, Connecticut. Most of us
dropped by in the Spring of 1966 for 8 weeks of training
ET Dailey and 2.5T International with right hand steering. We had
three Internationals with right hand drive (2.5T, Travelall, and
Crew Cab Pickup) and one 1.5T Dodge with left hand drive.
From the top of the tower looking at USAF U-Tapao Base B52's and
KC135's operated from this installation
THANKS CHRIS!
Found on Fred's Place
Contributed by Larry Sheran
Station 1968 Christmas Card
Crew of 1968 Christmas
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