LORAN STATION FOLLY ISLAND

Station Information

Site Survey:	1944
Construction Date:	1944 - 1945 1949-50: Station rebuild 1970 - Station Upgrade
Constructed by:	Construction Detachment "B"
Established: Commissioned:	1944
Decommissioned: Disestablished:	JAN 1981
Operated by:	USCG
Project code name:
Unit Identifier:	1944: CG Unit 361 1967: 07-40122
Mail address:	1948: Loran TransSta, P.O. 79, Folly Beach, S.C.
AKA:	FOLLY BEACH
HAM Call sign:	N/A
Personnel Allowance:	JAN 1946: 2 Officers; 31 Enlisted present DEC 1946: 1 Officer; 11 Enlisted JAN 1953: 14 Enlisted 01 JAN 1954 - JAN 1981: 4 Enlisted
Station Mascot:
Station events:	1945: Commercial power SEP 1947: Hurricane washed out 300ft of Station access road. 1 DEC 1953: Rate 1H6 Semi-Automation 16 SEP 1957: Radarbeacon Sub-unit disestablished
Commanding Officer/Officer in Charge:	1946 - 1948 LTJG Charles Sopko (JAN - 30 AUG) 1948 - 1950 ETC (Z) Carl S. Pierce (30 AUG - ?) 1950 - 1952 1952 - 1954 ETC (Z) James L. Glass 1954 - 1956 1956 - 1958 1958 - 1960 1960 - 1962 ETC(P) W. G. Stepp 1962 - 1964 1964 - 1966 1966 - 1968 1968 - 1970 1970 - 1972 1972 - 1974 1974 - 1976 ETC R. D. Allen (SEP - ?) 1976 - 1978 ETC P. D. Robertson 1978 - 1980 ETC Malcolm Libby

Chain:	1945 - 1949 U. S. SOUTHEAST 1949 - 1980 U. S. EAST COAST
Station Letter designation:	"C"
Radio Call Sign:
Declared Operational date:	11 APR 1945
Operations terminated:	312400Z DEC 1980
Station Operation:	Double MASTER (DM)
Station pair: Loran rate: Coding delay: Baseline: Station pair: Loran rate: Coding delay: Baseline: Station pair: Loran rate: Coding delay: Baseline: Station pair: Loran rate: Coding delay: Baseline:	FOLLY ISLAND (M) - BODIE ISLAND (S) 1H1 N/A Approx. 285 Nautical miles FOLLY ISLAND (M) - CAPE HATTERAS (S) 1H6; 3H6 N/A Approx. 266 Nautical miles FOLLY ISLAND (M) - HOBE SOUND (S) 1H2, 1H7 N/A Approx. 325 Nautical miles FOLLY ISLAND (M) - JUPITER INLET (S) 1H7, 3H7, 3L1 N/A Approx. 338 Nautical miles
On-air testing date:	1H2, 17 JAN 1945 1H1, 25 MAR 1945
On-Air:	1H1 – 11 APR 1945 1H2 – 15 MAY 1945 1H6 – 010001Z JAN 1950 1H7 – 010001Z JAN 1950 1H7 – 021400Z JUL 1962 3L1 – 1968 3H6 – 1968
Off-Air:	1H1 – 312400Z DEC 1949 service discontinued 1H2 – 312400Z DEC 1949 Rate change 1H6 – 1968 Rate change 1H7 – 021400Z JUL 1962 Hobe Sound discontinued service - relocated to Jupiter Inlet 1H7 – 1968 Rate change 3L1 – 312400Z DEC 1980 Service terminated 3H6 – 312400Z DEC 1980 Service terminated
Monitor Rate:
Equipment:	1945: UJ Timer; TDP transmitter 1950: UE-1b Timer; T-137 Transmitter; T-138 Amplifier 1975 - AN/FPN-53, AN/FPN-60, LRE, T-325, AM-1700
Radiator:	1945: 120ft Vertical radiator 1950: 300ft Wind Turbine Tower 1968: 120ft Vertical radiator