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CG RETIREE COUNCIL NW

LORAN STATION SPRING ISLAND

49 59 49.35 N 127 25 13.83 W (1960 Mercury Datum)

Fact Sheet:

Site Survey:
Construction Date
Constructed by:	CONSTRUCTION DET “B”
Established:	1945
Disestablished:	NOV 1977
Operated by:	1945 – 141600Z NOV 1947 USCG 141600Z NOV 1947 - RCN
Chain:	CANADIAN WEST COAST
Station Letter designation:	1L1 – “V” 1L4 – “V”
Station code name:
Station Unit Number:	UNIT 402
Radio Call Sign:
Station aka:
On-air testing date:	1945
Operational date:	OCT 1945
Operations Ceased:	30 OCT 1977
Station Operation:	1945 – 1970 Single SLAVE 1971 – 1977 Double SLAVE/SECONDARY
Station pair:	2H5, 1L1 – POINT GRENVILLE 1L4 – GRAY’S POINT
Loran Rate:	2H5, 1L1, 1L4
On-Air:	2H5 – 30 OCT 1945 1L1 – 1970 1L4 - 1971
Off-Air	2H5 – 1970 Change of rate 1L1 – Fire destroyed the generators – Loran A phased out 1L4 – Fire destroyed the generators – Loran A phased out
Monitor Rate:
Equipment:	1966 - T-137 Transmitter installed
Personnel Allowance:
Miscellaneous:	14 NOV 1947 – Transfer of station to Canada 30 OCT 1977 – Fire destroyed the generators – station operations were suspended because Loran A to be phased out.
Commanding Officers / Officers in Charge	CO: LT Bobby D Pomeroy 1945-45 CO: ENS Frank L. Copps 1945 OINC: RELEC F. G. Bennett 1946 – 31 JUL 1946 OINC: ETM1/c Patrick A Kane 31 JUL 1946 – 26 AUG 1946 OINC: CETM Carl W Jackson 26 AUG 1946 – 20 JAN 1947 OINC: CBM/LTJG W. R. Turner 20 JAN 1947 -

Documents:

09 JUN 1947 - USCG Commandant Ltr Spring Island Transferred - pdf
14 NOV 1947 - Spring Island Transfer to Royal Canadian Navy message - pdf
Loan of LCM for Winter Supplies - pdf

Pictures:

The photos below were contributed by Maynard Atkinson c./ 1969 - 72

Thanks Maynard!

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