LORAN STATION NIIHAU

Station Information

Site Survey:	NOV-DEC 1943
Construction Date:	27 APR 1944 - SEP 1944
Constructed by:	CG Construction Detachment "C"
Established: Commissioned:	JUL 1944 08 NOV 1944 - turned over to D14
Decommissioned: Disestablished:	25 OCT 1952 25 OCT 1952
Operated by:	USCG
Project code name:
Unit Identifier:	CG Unit 205, Navy 33
Mail address:	CG LTS Niihau Island c/o: Nawiliwill Light Station, Kauai, T.H.
AKA:	Ke-Elinawili, NIIHAU
HAM Call Sign:
Personnel Allowance:	1949: 1 Officer, 16 Enlisted
Station Mascot:
Station events:	19 JAN 1950: Station treat a local man after his boat sank 06 NOV 1950: Station comfort and treated four crew members after their boat sank 25 OCT 1952 Station closed
Commanding Officers:	1944 - 1945: LTJG Elmar F. Kooh (08 NOV - AUG) 1945 - 1945: LTJG Ralph Price (AUG - 3 DEC) 1945 - 1946: LTJG George W. Hardy (03 DEC - 18 JUN) 1946 - 1947: LTJG Robert F. Lutz (18 JUN - ?) 1947 - 1948: 1948 - 1949: LTJG Rober W. Smith 1949 - 1950: 1950 - 1951: LTJG Kenneth J. Boezcker 1951 - 1952: LT Grath D. Clizbe (? - 25 OCT) Decom

21 48 16.4N - 160 14 13.5 W (MIT 1948 Vol.4/1949 OPS Data Rpt)
21 48 06.06 N - 160 14 03.07 W (WGS-84 Approx.)

Chain:	HAWAIIAN
Station Letter designation:	"Q"
Radio Call Sign:
Declared Operational date:	04 NOV 1944
Operations terminated:	25 OCT 1952
Station Operation:	Double MASTER (DM)
Station pair: Loran rate: Coding delay: Baseline: Station pair: Loran rate: Coding delay: Baseline:	NIIHAU (M) - FFS (S) 1L0 N/A Approx. 353.5 Nautical miles NIIHAU (M) - HAWAII (S) 1L1 N/A Approx. 261 Nautical miles
On-air testing date:	2L0: 11 JUL 1944 2L1: 27 JUL 1944
On-Air:	2L0: 04 NOV 1944 2L1: 04 NOV 1944
Off-Air:	2L0: 25 OCT 1952 2L1: 25 OCT 1952
Monitor Rate:	Cross rate monitor
Equipment:	Model C Timer;
Radiator:	120 ft Tower