LORAN STATION TALAMPULAN
Station Information
| Site Survey: | |
| Construction Date: | 19 JUN - 19 JUL 1945 1946 Permanent station constructed 09 MAR - 15 JUN 1960 Station Rehabilitation - USCGC KUKUI built a new station |
| Constructed by: | 1945 Mobile Unit |
| Established: Commissioned: |
JUN 1945 JUL 1945 |
| Decommissioned: Disestablished: |
31 MAR 1971 31 MAR 1971 |
| Operated by: |
1945 - 1971 | U. S. Coast Guard 1971 - 1977 | Philippine Coast Guard |
| Station Unit Identifier: | Mobile Unit: CG Unit 354 Permanent Station: |
| Mail address: | 1956 | Navy 961, Box 19, USNS, FPO San Francisco, Calif. |
| Station Project code name: |
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| HAM: | Due to the Philippine government regulations it is not permissible to operate a ham radio station. 1956 Oversea survey |
| Personnel Allowance: |
1945 | 1953 | 1 Officer; 18 Enlisted 1960 | 1 Officer; 14 Enlisted |
| Station Mascot: | 1948 First Class Throckmorton Percival Kauber Burton (a gibbon ape) He was transferred to the CG after he went AWOL from the Navy. |
| Station events: | JUN - JUL 1945 | CG Mobile Detachment established the Loran transmitting Site. The UUS MENKAR delivery equipment and personnel to the island. Naval Battalion 113th, Detachment "F" consisting of 1 officer and 21 enlisted built a road the length of the island in support of the CG activities. 25 MAY 1948: Maureen O'Hara receiver a letter from a navy radar operator in Manila informing her that she has been selected the "Queen of Talampulan" in the district of Busuanga in the province of Palawan. (this was published in The M'Alester News-Capital (McAlester, Oklahoma). 27 AUG 1961: ET3 Frank T. Cole found asphyxiated due to drowning at south beach. Revived through the lifesaving method of mouth-to-mouth resuscitation by SN Thomas J. Lacey. Patient brought station treated for shock and evacuated. A Board of investigation into Frank Cole accident was conducted by LCDR William J Donnay. 01 NOV 1961: Station entertained the Honorable J. Gilmore Flores Assistant Secretary of the Treasury ADM Alfred C. Richmond (Commandant); RADM Allen Winbeck (Western Area); RADM Richard M. Ross (D14) APR 1962 New fuel tanks installed 22 NOV 1963: During ADM Roland’s inspection of the station, at 1455 station received word of President John F. Kennedy’s death. 08 - 15 JAN 1964: 08 JAN A/C HU16E 7251 hit an underwater object which resulted in taking on water. Grounded plane on the reef. Station crew responded with buckets and patching material to assist the aircrew in dewatering plane. 09 JAN CGC NETTLE arrived on scene, COMPHILSEC on scene for Board of investigation. 15 JAN HU16E 7251 repaired and airborne in company of HU16E 7241 to Sangley Point. 05 MAR 1964: Assisted in a MEDIVAC of an accidental axe wounded local civilian victim. 312400Z MAR 1971 station transferred to the Republic of the Philippines |
| Commanding Officers: | 1945 - 1946 LT Howard J. Kischassey (JUL - 22 SEP) 1946 - 1946 CMoMM Aubrey L. Mays (22 SEP - 30 NOV) Acting 1946 - 1947 ENS George A. Warren (30 NOV - ?)* 1947 - 1948 1948 - 1949 1949 - 1950 LTJG Allen E. Armstrong 1950 - 1951 1951 - 1952 1952 - 1953 1953 - 1954 LTJG David F. Lauth 1954 - 1955 1955 - 1956 1956 - 1957 LTJG James C. Irwin (? - APR) 1957 - 1958 LTJG Paul A. Trimmer (APR - APR) 1958 - 1959 LTJG Terry F. Blair (APR - APR) 1959 - 1960 LT William N. Spence (APR - 15FEB) 1960 - 1961 LTJG William F. Merlin (15 FEB - 03 APR) 1961 - 1962 LTJG John P. Flaherty (03 APR - 02 APR)* 1962 - 1963 LTJG David H. Freeborn (02 APR - 03 APR) 1963 - 1964 LTJG David S. Smith (03 APR - 01 APR) 1964 - 1965 LTJG Thomas B. Irish (01 APR - ?) 1965 - 1966 LTJG Joseph R. Finelli (? - 21 APR) 1966 - 1967 LTJG Thomas S. Whipple (21 APR - 18 APR) 1967 - 1968 LTJG Peter M. Small (18 APR - ?) 1968 - 1969 LTJG LTJG Kennedy 1969 - 1970 LTJG Stephen P. Hospodar (? - 09 APR) 1970 - 1971 LTJG Timothy W. Wright (09 APR - 31 MAR) Decomm CO * Promoted to next higher rank during tour The Philippine Coast Guard continued operations until December 31, 1977. |
Station Operations
LORAN-A
12 07 48.78 N 119 50 35.79 E
| Chain: Station pair: Loran rate: Coding delay: Baseline: Station pair: Loran rate: Coding delay: Baseline: |
WEST PHILIPPINE / SOUTH CHINA SEA TALAMPULAN (S) - NAULO POINT (M) 1L6 1000 us Approx. TALAMPULAN (S) - TARUMPITAO (M) 1L7 1000 us Approx. |
| Declared Operational date: |
19 JUL 1945 |
| Operations terminated: | 31 DEC 1977 |
| Station Letter designation: | "B" |
| Radio Call Sign: | NRX2 |
| Station Operation: | Double SLAVE/SECONDARY (DS) |
| On-air testing date: | 1L6 | 04 JUL 1945 1L7 | 04 JUL 1945 |
| On-Air: | 1L6 | 19 JUL 1945 1L7 | 19 JUL 1945 |
| Off-Air: | 1L6 | 312400Z DEC 1977
1L7 | 312400Z DEC 1977 |
| Monitor Rate: | Cross rate monitoring |
| Equipment: | 1945 - 1946 Mobile Unit | "C" timers; TDP transmitters 1946 - 1948 "C" timers; TDP transmitters 1948 | UE-1b timers; TDP transmitters 1953 | AN/FPN-30 timers, T-325A/FPN transmitters |
| Radiator: | 1952 | "T" 1960 APR 06 | Changed the transmission antenna 1964 | 129ft tower |
Fred's Place Reunion Hall:
OLD | NEW
Awards:
U.S. Coast Guard Restricted Duty Ribbon
Documents:
27 MAY 1948 CGC KUKUI inspection report - pdf not complete
22 JUN 1956 Loran Stations Overseas Survey - pdf
Pictures:
U.S. Coast Guard Official photos
1961 - 1970 Frank Ashley's photo collection The photos were sent by Emilio Garcia who received the photo from Mrs. Linda Ashley
1966 Bill McCollough photo collection
2005 Arron Level's visit to the station