LORAN STATION OCEAN CAPE
Station Information
| Site Survey: | 09 - 15 JUN 1950 site survey site survey progress report |
| Construction Date: | 1950 - 1952 |
| Constructed by: | |
| Established: Commissioned: |
02 MAY 1951 111700Z FEB 1952 |
| Disestablished: | 31 DEC 1979 |
| Operated by: |
USCG |
| Project code name: |
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| Unit Identifier: |
1951: 17-350590 1970's: 17-40193 |
| Mail address: | Yakutat, Alaska 99689 |
| AKA: |
YAKUTAT |
| HAM Call sign: |
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| Personnel Allowance: | 1953 - 1 Officer; 12 Enlisted 1955 - 1 Officer; 12 Enlisted 1967 - 1 Officer; 12 Enlisted 1972 - 1 Officer; 10 Enlisted; 2 Civilians |
| Station Mascot: | 1976 - Skipper Dog, Yakutat |
| Miscellaneous: | 1952 - The site consisted of 520 acres which the Coast Guard used via permit from the U.S. Forest Service (USFS). 1955 - Station non-restrictive. 1956 - OCT 1972 - Station was restricted duty. 24 MAY 1960 - Station evacuated as a precautionary measure because of unusual tidal wave activity. 03 DEC 1963 - Weather broadcast commenced for one year trial period. 28 MAR 1964 - Station evacuated - Tidal waves 29 DEC 1964 - Authorization to continue beyond the one year trial for Weather broadcast. OCT 1972 - Station non-restricted 1972/73 - Station switched to commercial power 1979 - The Coast Guard disestablished this site and cancelled the permit with U.S. Forest Service (USFS). |
| Commanding Officers: |
1951 - 1952 LT Thomas C. Pennock ( ? - 19 JUN) 1952 - 1953 LTJG Wade H. Carruth (19 JUN - 28 MAY) 1953 - 1954 LTJG James S. Garcey (28 MAY - 22 MAY) 1954 - 1955 LTJG Richard M. Thomas (22 MAY - 17 MAY) 1955 - 1957 LTJG Frank L. Ryman (17 MAY - 27 MAY) 1957 - 1958 LTJG James R. Sullivan (27 MAY - 26 MAY) 1958 - 1959 LTJG Francis D. Forbes (26 MAY - 10 MAY) 1959 - 1961 LTJG Frank L. Ryman (10 MAY - MAY) 1961 - 1962 LTJG John C. Ikens (MAY - 01 JUN) 1962 - 1963 LTJG Robert M. Wood (01 JUN - 25 MAY) 1963 - 1964 LTJG David H. Freese (25 MAY - 29 APR) 1964 - 1965 LTJG William A. Day (29 APR - 14 MAY) 1965 - 1966 LTJG Frederick A. Kelley (14 MAY - ?) 1966 - 1967 LTJG Thomas F. McGrath (? - JAN) 1967 - 1968 LTJG Gerald W. Gelfand (JAN - JAN) 1968 - 1969 LTJG Kenneth D. Cheney (JAN - APR) 1969 - 1970 LTJG John L. Anderson (APR - APR) 1970 - 1970 LTJG Ira Stolzenberg (APR - DEC) 1970 - 1971 LTJG Douglas J. Dettenrieder (DEC - 28 MAR) 1971 - 1972 LTJG James W. Moon (28 MAR - APR) 1972 - 1973 LTJG Barry D. Benson (APR - 01 APR) 1973 - 1974 LTJG Donald T. Wetters (01 APR - 01 APR) 1974 - 1975 LTJG Philip T. Bird (01 APR - APR) 1975 - 1976 LTJG Thomas A. FitzGerald (APR - JUN) 1976 - 1977 LTJG Jonathan Prince (JUN - APR) 1977 - 1979 LTJG James J. Hanks (APR - APR) 1979 - 1979 LTJG David Hildebrand (APR - 31 DEC) |
Change of Relief:
29 APR 1964 LTJG Freese / LTJG Day - pdf
14 MAY 1965 LTJG Day / LTJG Kelley - pdf
28 MAR 1971 LTJG Dettenrieder / LTJG Moon - pdf
01 APR 1973 LTJG Benson / LTJG Wetters - pdf
01 APR 1974 LTJG Wetters / LTJG Bird - pdf
Station Operations
LORAN-A
59 30 40.96 N - 139 46 24.02 W (1950 survey)
59 30 38.97 N - 139 46 32.97 W (1960 Mercury Datum)
| Chain: | GULF OF ALASKA |
| Station Letter designation: | 1L6; 1L7 "Y" |
| Radio Call Sign: | NMJ-19 |
| Declared Operational date: | 11 MAR 1952 |
| Operations Ceased: | 31 DEC 1979 |
| Station Operation: | Double MASTER (DM) |
| Station pair: Loran rate: Coding delay: Baseline: Station pair: Loran rate: Coding delay: Baseline: |
OCEAN CAPE (M) - BIORKA (S) 1L2; 1L6 1000 us Approx. 208 Nautical miles OCEAN CAPE (M) - SPRUCE CAPE (S) 1L3; 1L7 1000 us Approx. 405.5 Nautical miles |
| On-air testing date: | 01 MAR 1952 |
| On-Air: | 1L2; 11 MAR 1952 1L3; 11 MAR 1952 1L6; MAY 1961 1L7; MAY 1961 |
| Off-Air: | 1L2; MAY 1961 Change of rate 1L3; MAY 1961 Change of rate 1L6; 312400Z DEC 1979 Service terminated 1L7; 312400Z DEC 1979 Service terminated |
| Monitor Rate: | Cross rate monitoring |
| Equipment: | 1952 - 1961 TCK-4 Radio Comms Transmitter 1956 - AN/FPN-30 timers installed 1968 - T-325 Transmitters sn:48; Amplifier sn: 36 1970 - AM-1700 Amplifier |
| Antenna: | 119ft MP |
Fred's Place Reunion Hall: OLD NEW
Awards:
Coast Guard Restricted Duty Ribbon*
COMDTINST M1650.25E Dated 15 AUG 2016 list LORSTA Ocean Cape as eligibility however the station was with family quarters. Questionable who or when if this award is eligible.
Documents:
09 JUL 1956 - Oversea Loran Station Survey - pdf
22 NOV 1958 - Guest permission to view motion picture showing - pdf
26 JAN 1960 - Permission for USAF to construct an installation on CG permitted land - pdf
27 JAN 1960 - Accomodations for Corps of Engineering Personnel - pdf
1961 - 1964 - Weather boardcast correspondence - pdf
22 JAN 1965 - 1L7 Recorder Charts Discrepancies - pdf
20 SEP 1967 - Access road right of way - pdf
01 DEC 1967 - General Information Book - pdf
18 JAN 1968 - Invitation for inaugural Alaska flight - pdf
23 APR 1968 - Ltr of Appreciation in support two air crews - pdf
JUN 1968 - CG 2899 submission - pdf
13 NOV 1968 - Volunteer Fire Department; request to assist the local village to organize such - pdf
12 JUN 1969 - Loran-A on-air tardy report - pdf
09 SEP 1969 - CG-2899 Comments - pdf
13 SEP 1969 - Error on 1L6 comments - pdf
29 JUN 1970 - Rates 1L6/7 inoperative - pdf
24 MAR 1971 - Conversion to commercial power correspondence - pdf
12 MAY 1972 - ERPAL Critical and non-critical stortages - pdf
04 OCT 1972 - D17 Inspection Report - pdf
07 NOV 1972 - Station response to D17 Inspection Report - pdf
22 OCT 1972 - Request for 14' Boston Whaler aand trailer to service local aids - pdf
30 OCT 1972 - Request for an SK - pdf (addition of dependents)
1974 - Navigational Aids Interference (Radio Beacon) to Loran operations correspondence - pdf
22 MAR 1974 - Removal and disposal of refuse correspondence - pdf
1976 - Station Information for new members reporting - pdf
Pictures:
Ken Cochran 1976/76 photo collection
1967 Station Crew
Courtesy of Jerry Gelfand (CO)
Thanks Jerry!
Station patch - courtesy Don Wetters c./1973
Thanks Don!