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LORAN STATION SELLIA MARINA
38 52 20.610 N 16 43 05.960 E
Pictures
Fact Sheet
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Site Survey: |
1959 |
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Construction Date |
1959 |
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Constructed by: |
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Established: |
AUG 1959 |
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Disestablished: |
JAN 1995 |
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Operated by: |
USCG |
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Chain: |
MEDSEA |
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Station Letter designation: |
SL-4 – “M”
SL-1 – “M”
7990 – “M” |
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Station code name: |
Chain Code Name:
TACK, DART
TACK 1, DART 1 |
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Station Unit Number: |
FPO – NAVY 566 |
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Radio Call Sign: |
NCI-2 |
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Station aka: |
SIMERI CRICHI |
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On-air testing date: |
1959 |
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Operational date: |
AUG 1959 |
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Operations Ceased: |
31 DEC 1994 |
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Station Operation: |
Single MASTER |
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Station pair: |
SL-4 -
ESTARTIT(62-67), TARGABARUM, MATRATIN
SL-1 - ESTARTIT, KARGABARUM, MATRATIN(67-70),
LAMPEDUSA(72-75)
7990 - ESTARTIT, KARGABARUM, LAMPEDUSA |
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Loran Rate: |
SL-4, SL-1, 7990 |
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On-Air: |
SL-4, AUG 1959
SL-1, 1967
7990, 25 FEB 1975 |
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Off-Air |
SL-4, 1967 Change of
rate
SL-1, 25 FEB 1975 Rename of rate
7990, 312400Z DEC 1994 |
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Monitor Rate: |
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Equipment: |
1959 - AN/FPN-38/39 |
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Antenna Type: |
625ft – Stainless, Inc, Model 1100, 1959 - |
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Personnel Allowance: |
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Station Mascot: |
1976 –
King Omar
1988 – Bob - Akemi |
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Miscellaneous: |
16 FEB 1960 Site Survey declassified
27 APR 1962 Site Survey Part III declassified
1977 –
Name changed to SELLIA MARINA - Reason for original name -
due to the name of the Railroad station |
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Commanding Officers / Officers in
Charge |
1ST CO: LCDR Alfred
P Manning 1959 - 1960
2nd CO: LT Volkie 1960 - 1961
CO: LTJG Louis M Casale SEP 1964 - 1966 (1st 2yr tour)
CO: LTJG Junior Feters 1968
CO: LTJG Arthur R Bulter 1974 – MAR 1976
CO: LTJG George Detwiler MAR 1976 – MAR 1978
CO: LT Perry Campbell 1978 - 1980
CO: LT Gary Westling 1980 - 1981
CO: LT Phillip Stephanson 1981 - 1983
CO: LTJG William
Erickson 1987 – 1989
CO: LT Will Lange 1989
CO: LTJG Cary Otis 1989 -
Last CO: LTJG Tom Crabbs 1993 - JAN 1995 |
Pictures Click
on picture for larger image
Picture from
google earth.
The photo below was contributed by CDR Carl
Burkhart (Ret)
From the top of the tower c./1972
Thanks Carl!
The photo below was contributed by Dee Hargett
Time frame unknown
Thanks Dee!
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