Site Survey:

LORAN A: NOV-DEC 1943
LORAN C: 9 OCT - 6 NOV 1959

Construction Date

JUN 1944 – JUL 1944

Constructed by:

LORAN A: Construction DET “C” Unit 80

Established:

LORAN A:
JUL 1944
8 NOV 1944 Station commissioned and turned over to 14^th District
OCT 1952 - Station relocated

LORAN A/C: 060000Z JUN 1961

Disestablished:

LORAN A: JUN 1979
LORAN C: 1993

Operated by:

USCG

Chain:

LORAN A: HAWAIIAN CHAIN
LORAN C: HAWAIIAN CHAIN 1961 -
LORAN C: CENTRAL PACIFIC CHAIN

Station Letter designation:

LORAN A:
2L0, “J”
2L5, “P”

LORAN C:
SH-4, S-1, 4990 “X”

Station code name:

Station Unit Number:

206, NAVY UNIT 24

Station nickname:

 HAWAII – Named changed in 1967

On-air testing date:

LORAN A:
2L0 - 22 JUL 1944
2L6 - OCT 1952

LORAN C: JAN 1961

Operational date:

LORAN A:
2L0 – 8 NOV 1944
2L6 - 25 OCT 1952

LORAN C: 01 JUL 1961

Operations Ceased:

LORAN A: 302400Z Jun 1979

LORAN C: 31 DEC 1992

Station Operation:

LORAN A:
Single SLAVE (SS): 1944 – 1965
Single MASTER (SM):  1965 – 1979

LORAN C: SLAVE/SECONDARY: X-RAY

Station pair:

LORAN A:
2L0, NIIHAU
2L4, MOLIKAI
2L5, KAUAI

LORAN C: KURE, JOHNSON

Loran Rate:

LORAN A:
2L0, 2L4, 2L5, 2L6

LORAN C:
SH-4, S-1, 4990

On-Air:

LORAN A:
2L0, 8 NOV 1944
2L6, 25 OCT 1952
2L5, 8 JAN 1965

LORAN C:
SH-4-X, 011000Z JUL 1961
S-1-X, 1969
4990-X, 25 FEB 1975

Off-Air

LORAN A:
2L0, 25 OCT 1952
2L4, 8 JAN 1965
2L5, 302400Z JUN 1979

LORAN C:
SH-4, 1969
S-1, 25 FEB 1975
4990, 31 DEC 1992

Monitor Rate:

Equipment:

LORAN A:
Aug 47 UE-1 and TDP-1 replaced original equip
1951 - TEH replaced the TDP-1 transmitters
Nov 53 T-235 replaced the TEH
May 54 T-138 installed
Aug 55 new 280 Xmtr twr installed
Nov 55 FPN-30/FPA replaced UE-1/UM
Feb 2, 61 FPA-3A install enabling semi-auto ops

LORAN C:
1961 - AN/FPN 41/42
AN/FPN-54, AN/FPN-42

LORAN A:
280ft – Wind Turbine

LORAN C:
625ft – Stainless Inc, Model 1300, 1960

Personnel Allowance:

JAN 1953 – LTJG, ETC, ET1, 3 ET3, CS1, EN1, EN3, DC2, 2 FN, SN

Miscellaneous:

LORAN A:
JUN 1946 – fatal accident upon the “Liberty Party”
24 JUN 1958 Station authorized to display daytime storm warnings as directed by the weather service
1965 2L5 moved from MOLIKAI

LORAN C:
06 SEP 1960 Site Survey report declassified

Commanding Officers / Officers in Charge

LORAN A:
1st CO: ENS/LTJG Richard J Peterson 8 NOV 1944 – 7 DEC 1945
CO: LTJG Charles G Pashia 7 DEC 1945 – 27 JUN 1946
OINC: ETM2/c Donald J Fearnley 18 FEB 1946 – 24 FEB 1946 (Acting)
OINC: MoMM1/c Chas P. Sanda 27 JUN 1946 – 6 JUL 1946 (Acting)
CO: ENS Howard A Linse 7 JUL 1946 – 13 AUG 1946
CO: LT James W. Christman 13 AUG 1946 – 26 NOV 1947
CO: CRE J. Mizel 26 NOV 1947 -
CO: LTJG Scott Marple 1948
CO: LTJG Harry F Gregg 1951 – 5 AUG1952
CO: LT William G Donaldson 5 AUG 1952 – 1 JUL 1954
CO: LTJG Lawrence J Otto 1 JUL 1954 – 18 JUL 1956
CO: LTJG/LT D.D. Garnett 18 JUL 1956 – 5 AUG 1958
CO: LTJG/LT Kenneth W. Forslund 5 AUG 1958 – 24 AUG 1960

LORAN A/C:
CO: LTJG Norman E Fabri 24 AUG 1960 – 1 AUG 1962
CO: LTJG Leo N Schowengerdt 1 AUG 1962 – 6 AUG 1964
CO: LTJG Robert C McFarland 6 AUG 1964 -
CO: LTJG Erwin Chase  OCT 1966 - OCT 1968
CO: LTJG Wood OCT 1968 - DEC 1970
CO: LTJG Dale K Frieden JUN 1971 – MAY 1973
CO: LTJG Seney MAY 1973 - 1974
CO: CWO Charles Cate 1974 - 1977
CO: CWO Dick Beers  1977 - 1979

LORAN C:
CO: CWO Daniel Rebkovich 1985 - 1989
OINC: ETCS Dave Pier 1993