LORAN STATION ATAFU

Station Information

Site Survey:	DEC 1943 Site survey
Construction Date:	AUG – SEP 1944
Constructed by:	Construction Detachment "D" Unit 211 Construction CO: CRE Alfred F. Padgett (AUG 1944 - 16 DEC 1944)
Established: Commissioned:	SEP 1944 16 DEC 1944 Operational control passed to D14
Decommissioned: Disestablished:	JUL 1946 NOV 1946
Operated by:	USCG
Station Unit Identifier:	CG Unit 93
Mail address:
Station Project code:	GIFU-142 Shipping: Navy Mail No. 3210
Personnel Allowance:	1 Officer, 25 Enlisted
Station Mascot:
Station events:	22 DEC 1943 CinCPOA requested ComSoPac obtain authority from New Zealand Government for Loran Station at Atafu, in connection with Loran Survey Party. Note: The United States formally released all claims to the Union Islands in 1979/80 timeframe. More information may be found here 15 NOV 1944 System accuracy tests completed 15 JUL 1945 DC to AC conversion completed 15 MAY 1946 Station placed into caretaker status
Commanding Officers:	1944 - 1945 CRE Alfred F. Padgett (DEC - ?) PCO/CO 1945 - 1946 LT Virgil R. Rayborn ( ? - 14 FEB 1946) 1946 - 1946 LT Robert F. Lutz (14 FEB - 15 MAY)

Chain: Station pair: Loran rate: Coding delay: Baseline:	PHOENIX ATAFU (S) - GARDNER (M) 2L5 1000 us Approx. 260 Nautical miles
Declared Operational date:	22 NOV 1944
Operations terminated:	15 MAY 1946
Station Letter designation:	“F”
Radio Call Sign:
Station Operation:	Single SLAVE (SS)
On-air testing date:	2L5 \| 29 SEP 1944
On-Air:	2L5 \| 15 NOV 1944
Off-Air:	2L5 \| 15 MAY 1946 Termination of service
Monitor Rate:
Equipment:	Model "C" Timers; TDP Transmitters
Radiator:	1944 \| 120ft Vertical