LORAN STATION UMNAK
Station Information
| Site Survey: | 16 SEP 1942 |
| Construction Date: | JUL - AUG 1943 |
| Constructed by: | CONSTRUCTION DET “A” |
| Established: Commissioned: |
AUG 1943
10 SEP 1943 |
| Decommissioned: Disestablished: |
03 MAY 1950 14 MAY 1950 |
| Operated by: |
USCG |
| Station Unit Identifier: | CG Unit 40 1944: Navy Unit 85 (FPO) 08 AUG 1944: Navy Unit 624 (FPO) Navy Unit 151 |
| Mail address: | |
| HAM: |
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| Station code name: |
UNCLE |
| Station AKA: | |
| Personnel Allowance: | 1943 | 1 ENS/LTJG – 13 enlisted 1944 | 1 Officer. 20 enlisted 1949 | 1 Officer, 15 enlisted |
| Station Mascot: | 1944: Cesspool |
| Station events: | 28 JAN
1943 CG directed to establish a Loran Station One year rotation established in 1943. Station located at CAPE STARR Upon completion of station it was noted: The Loran Station was located upon a cape, the two sides facing the Bering Sea being at right angles to each other. From the sea, the land rose abruptly to a knoll having an elevation of about 300 feet, on which the antenna system was erected. About 200 feet away and also about 200 feet lower, were the officers and crew's quarters, and galley. The power hut, storage hut, well, and water supply tank were separated from the other buildings, the entire group of buildings being sufficiently dispersed to reduce the possibility of damage from bombing. Machine gun emplacements overlooked the two sea faces of the site. Nikolski Racon Station – Lorsta personnel assigned to maintain. JUL 1943 USCGC NORTHWIND, LCDR Fredette and party inspected station |
| Commanding Officers: | 1943 - 1943 ENS John J. O’Meara
(10 SEP – 28 OCT) 1943 - 1944 ENS Frank Drouin (28 OCT – 27 APR)* 1944 - 1945 ENS Hugh J. LeBlanc (27 APR – 30 SEP)* 1945 - 1946 LT John R. Reddock (26 SEP - 21 FEB)* 1946 - 1946 LTJG Robert G. Oxenger (21 FEB - 19 MAY)* 1946 - 1946 RE Henry R. Ward (19 MAY - 23 JUL) Temp 1946 - 1946 OIC CETM Lorne P. Munford (23 JUL - 12 AUG) Temp 1946 - 1946 RE Henry R. Ward (12 AUG - 17 NOV) Temp 1946 - 1947 OIC CETM Robert E. Mooring (17 NOV - 01 FEB) Temp 1947 - 1948 ENS Preddie G. Bookout (01 FEB - 28 JAN) 1948 - 1948 CHELEC James L. Mitchell (28 JAN - ? 1948 - 1949 LTJG Malcolm E Clark (NOV - OCT) 1949 - 1950 1950 - 1951 * Promoted to the next higher rank during tour |
Station Operations
LORAN-A
52 56 05.5 N 168 57 23.5 W (MIT 1948)
| Chain: Station pair: Loran rate: Coding delay: Baseline: |
BERING SEA UMNAK (S) - ST. PAUL (M) 1L2 1000 us Approx. 260 Nautical miles |
| Declared Operational date: |
020000Z JUL 1944 |
| Operations terminated: | 012100Z FEB 1950 |
| Station Letter designation: | "U" |
| Radio Call Sign: | |
| Station Operation: | Single SLAVE (SS) |
| On-air testing date: | OCT 1943 |
| On-Air: | 020000Z JUL 1944 - 24 Hour service 18 OCT 1943 - Ten hour service 10 NOV 1943 - Sixteen hour service 01 JAN 1944 - twenty-two hour service |
| Off-Air: | 012100Z FEB 1950 |
| Monitor Rate: | |
| Equipment: | 1943 B1 Timers, REL 575 Transmitters 1947 UE-1 Timers, TDP Transmitters |
| Radiator: | "Tee" |
Fred's Place Reunion Hall:
OLD | NEW
Documents:
Pictures:
Coast Guard Official photos
1944 - 45 Hugh LeBlanc photos
1945 - 1946 Walter Goldschmidt photos