LORAN STATION YAP ISLAND
Station Information
| Site Survey: | JAN - FEB 1963 Site Survey Report |
| Construction Date: | DEC 1963 - FEB 1965 |
| Constructed by: | Dillingham Corp. Beasley Construction Company (2nd Tower) |
| Established: Commissioned: |
12 SEP 1964 02 OCT 1964 - Dedication |
| Decommissioned: Disestablished: |
171400 (Local) JUL 1987 30 SEP 1987 |
| Operated by: |
USCG |
| Station Project code name: | 1962: SEASIA Chain PACE III 1963 Cancelled 1963: Materials and equipment were on hand - it was decided to construct the station as part of the WING Project Northwest Pacific |
| Station Unit Identifier: |
14-40180 |
| Mail address: | 1963: CO, LTS, USCG Drop Box___, Navy 926, c/o FPO, S.F. CA 1966: USCG Code 7, Box 76, FPO, San Francisco 96337 |
| AKA: | YAP |
| HAM Call sign: |
KC6BY/KC6CG |
| Personnel Allowance: | 1964 2 Officers, 30 Enlisted, 4 civilians 1966 2 Officers, 30 Enlisted, 4 civilians 1967 2 Officers, 29 Enlisted, 4 civilians 1972 2 Officers, 34 Enlisted, 2 civilians 1973 2 Officers, 35 Enlisted, 2 civilians 1979 2 Officers, 17 Enlisted, 2 civilians 1981 2 Officers, 22 Enlisted, 2 civilians |
| Station Mascot: | 1967: Yap, Blue, Blackdog, Boots |
| Other information: | Located on Gagil-Tomil Island 4 APR 1964: Tower structurally unstable 5 MAY 1964: Tower collapse 1967: Named Change to YAP ISLAND from YAP 1971: CO relieved for cause |
| Commanding Officers: | 1963 - 1965 LT John Ehrmann Construction OINC (DEC - FEB) 1964 - 1965 LTJG Stanley F. Powers (12 SEP - JUL) 1965 - 1966 LTJG Stewart B. Morgan (JUL - JUL) 1966 - 1966 LTJG Phillip J. Bull (JUL - NOV) 1966 - 1967 LTJG Walter E. Donaghy (NOV - ?) 1967 - 1968 LTJG David K. Rutheford 1968 - 1969 LTJG Marc L. Marker 1969 - 1970 LTJG Roland W. Callis 1970 - 1971 LTJG Shattie (? - OCT) 1971 - 1972 LTJG Guy Taylor (NOV - NOV) 1972 - 1973 LTJG Douglas D. Kroll (NOV - NOV) 1973 - 1974 LTJG Charles W. Belsky (NOV - ?) 1974 - 1975 LTJG Mark Pettingill 1975 - 1976 LCDR Paul L. Hooper 1976 - 1977 LTJG David M. Blomberg 1977 - 1978 LTJG Dennis A. Stuart 1978 - 1979 LTJG Robert N. Zimmer (? - JUN) 1979 - 1980 LT John R. Williams (JUN - JUN) 1980 - 1981 LTJG Gregory S. Fitzpatrick (JUN - JUN) 1981 - 1982 LTJG Robert E. Garrett (JUN - 09 JUN) 1982 - 1983 LT Jay C. Ellis (09 JUN - JUN) 1983 - 1984 LTJG Will D. Agen (JUN - ?) 1984 - 1985 1985 - 1986 LTJG Joseph F. Rodriquez (? - 02 AUG) 1986 - 1987 LTJG Michael D. Hazel (02 AUG - ?) Decomm CO |
Station Operations
LORAN-A
09 32 56.32 N 138 09 38.74 E (1960 Mercury Datum)
| Chain: | MARIANAS |
| Station Letter designation: | "Y" |
| Radio Call Sign: | |
| Declared Operational date: | 01 FEB 1965 |
| Operations terminated: | 312400Z DEC 1977 |
| 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: |
YAP (M) - ANGAUR (S) 2L1 N/A Approx. 286 Nautical miles YAP (M) - COCOS ISLAND (S) 2L2 N/A Approx. 442 Nautical Miles YAP (M) - OROTE POINT (S) 2L2 N/A Approx. 446 Nautical miles |
| On-air testing date: | |
| On-Air: | 2L1: 01 FEB 1965 2L2: 01 FEB 1965 2L2: 01 FEB 1966 |
| Off-Air: | 2L1: 312400Z DEC 1977 Service terminated 2L2: 01 FEB 1966 Operations relocated to Orote Point 2L2: 312400Z DEC 1977 Service terminated |
| Monitor Rate: | Cross rate monitoring |
| Equipment: | 1964: AN/FPN-30 Timer; T-325B Transmitter; AM-1700 Amplifier; AN/FPN-3A Switching |
| Radiator: | 120ft AS-1088-TRN |
LORAN-C
09 32 45.789 N 138 09 54.970 E (WGS 1972)
| Chain: | NORTHWEST PACIFIC |
| Radio Call sign: |
NRV-7 |
| Operational date: Declared Operation: |
JAN 1965 |
| Operations Ceased: |
JUL 1987 |
| Station Operation: |
Single SLAVE/SECONDARY (SS) |
| Loran rate: Function: Baseline: |
SS-3; 9970; 7930 "Z" M-Z Approx. 930 Nautical miles |
| On-air testing date: | 09 JAN 1965 |
| On-Air: | SS-3 (Z) 09 JAN 1965 9970 (Z) 25 FEB 1975 7930 (Z) 210300Z FEB 1981 Chain reconfigured due to Iwo Tower Maintenance 9970 (Z) 310700Z MAR 1981 Chain reconfigured to original operational status |
| Off-Air: |
SS-3 (Z) 25 FEB 1975 Changed Identification of GRI 9970 (Z) 202300Z FEB 1981 Chain reconfigured due to Iwo Tower Maintenance 7930 (Z) 310300Z MAR 1981 Chain reconfigured to original operational status 9970 (Z) JUL 1987 Service terminated |
| Equipment: | 29 JUN 1964: AN/FPN45/46 sn: 12 installed 28 SEP 1964: AN/FPN-45/46 sn: 11 installed 11 MAR 1976: LRE installed |
| Radiator: | 07 MAY 1964: 1000 ft TLM - Dresser-Ideco 20097 structural failure JAN 1965 - 011017 (Local) SEP 1987 Dresser-Ideco 20097 razed |
Fred's Place Reunion Hall: OLD NEW
Awards:
Coast Guard Restricted Duty Ribbon
General Information Books:
1964 U.S. Administrator Welcome Aboard Information Book -pdf
1966 General Information Book - pdf
1972 General Information Book - pdf
1973 General Information Book - pdf
1976 General Information Book - pdf
Documents:
1963 Yap Mooring Buoy -pdf
24 SEP 1964 OPCO 27-65 -pdf
09 NOV 1964 Coast Guard News Release - pdf
1973 External relations on Yap - pdf
1975 Yap Between Flights written by Carl Heine - pdf not complete
29 APR 1981 Relocation of Yap to Guam proposal - pdf
11 FEB 1983 District inspection report - pdf
16 JUN 1986 District 14 (dpl) Attorney Report of Title - pdf
1987 Closure Discussion of the LORSTA - pdf
17 JUL 1987 Closing Invitation - pdf
030451Z AUG 87 HC-130 Decomm Logisitics Support - pdf
010120Z SEP 87 Report of tower razed - pdf
26 SEP 2008 Loran Station Health Consulation - pdf
Pictures:
Coast Guard Official Photos
John Goodlett 1970 photo collection
Doug Kroll 1972-73 photo collection
Carl MacDonald 1974 photo collection
Jay Ellis 1982-83 photo collection
Chief Schroter 1986-87 photo collection
Station Patches
c./1972-73
Contributed by Doug Kroll (CO 1972-73) & Carl MacDonald
c./1973
Contributed by Doug Kroll (CO 1972-73)
c./1976
Contributed by Gus MacFeeley