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LORAN STATION WAKE ISLAND
19 18 48.70 N 166 37 17.16 E (1960 Mercury Datum)
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Fact Sheet
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Site Survey: |
27 SEP 1948 – USCGC KUKUI |
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Construction Date |
Construction started
in Oct 1950
New station construction on Peale Is 1958.
Station rebuilt 1959 |
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Constructed by: |
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Established: |
16 OCT 1950 - Pre-comm
status
1951 |
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Disestablished: |
JAN 1978 |
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Operated by: |
USCG |
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Chain: |
MARSHALL |
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Station Letter designation: |
1H1, “W” |
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Station code name: |
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Station Unit Number: |
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Station nickname: |
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On-air testing date: |
1L0, 24 JAN 1951 |
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Operational date: |
1L0, 011300Z MAR
1951 |
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Operations Ceased: |
1H1, 312400Z DEC
1977 |
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Station Operation: |
Single
SLAVE/SECONDARY (SS) |
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Station pair: |
1L0, 1H1 - ENIWETOK |
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Loran Rate: |
1L0, 1H1 |
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On-Air: |
1L0, 011300Z MAR
1951
1H1, 1970
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Off-Air |
1L0, 1970
1H1, 312400Z DEC
1977
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Monitor Rate: |
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Equipment: |
OCT
1950 - T-137A Transmitters |
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Personnel Allowance: |
JAN 1953 – LTJG, ETC, 2 ET2, 3 ET3, EN1, 2 SN |
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Miscellaneous: |
16 SEP
1952 - Typhoon OLIVE destroyed the station Sta Off Air
Off-air for 15 days, commence xmissions 26 Sept 1952
Peale Island operation commenced AUG 1958
On Peale Is until 1963 |
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Commanding Officers / Officers in
Charge |
CO: LTJG
Thomas J Collins SEP 1952 – SEP 1953
CO: LT Marshall K Phillips 1955
CO: LTJG Bud Matthew MAR 1956 – MAR 1957
CO: LTJG Jim Fournier MAR 1957 – APR 1958
CO: LTJG Jim Rooney 1959 - 1960
CO: LTJG Bill Kime 1960 - 1961
CO: LTJG Eugene J Hickey 1963 - 1964
CO: LTJG Waustnek 1964 - 1965
CO: LTJG Brian Richards 1965 - 1966
CO: LT Ray Pratt 1969 - 1970
CO: LTJG Ted Musselman 1971 - 1972
CO: LTJG Robert D Innes 1974 - 1975
CO: LTJG Bruce Austin 1975 - 1976
CO: LTJG Mike Blume 1976 - 1977 |
DOCUMENTS:
Wake Island
Memorial - pdf
15 MAY 1950 - T-137A Budget Request - pdf
29 MAY 1950 - Budget Req Construction of Station - pdf
16 JUN 1950 - Comdt Construction Dispatch to D14 - pdf
17 JUN 1950 - Construction Msg - pdf
09 OCT 1950 - Pre-comm Notication - pdf
30 OCT 1950 - Antenna Relocation Msg - pdf
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