LORAN STATION BATTLE HARBOR
52 14 53.14 N 55 36 18.39 W
Fact Sheet:
| Site Survey: | JUL 1942 |
| Construction Date | Summer 1942 – Sept 1942 |
| Constructed by: | National Defense Research Council - contracted McNamara Construction Company |
| Established: | OCT 1942 |
| Disestablished: | JAN 1984 |
| Operated by: | USCG: 1942 – 1 SEP 1953 CANADA: 1 SEP 1953 - 1983 |
| Chain: | North Atlantic Chain Canadian East Coast |
| Station Letter designation: | 1L3/1L4 “V” |
| Station code name: | LOVE |
| Station Unit Number: | Unit No. 6 01-521 |
| Radio Call Sign: | NJN-35 |
| Station nickname: | Advance Base Buck |
| On-air testing date: | 1L3, FEB 1943 1L4, FEB 1943 |
| Operational date: | 15 JAN 1944 |
| Operations Ceased: | 1L3 - 312400Z DEC 1980 1L2 - 31 DEC 1983 |
| Station Operation: | Double SLAVE/SECONDARY (DS) 1943 - 1980 |
| Station pair: | 1L2/1L4 – FREDERICKSDAL 1L3 - BONAVISTA |
| Loran Rate: | 1L2, 1961 – 31 DEC 1983 1L3, 15 JAN 1944 – 312400Z DEC 1980 |
| On-Air: | 1L2, 1961 1L3, 15 JAN 1944 1L4, 15 JAN 1944 |
| Off-Air | 1L2, 31 DEC 1983 1L3, 312400Z DEC 1980 1L4, 1961 |
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| Equipment: | Aug 44 - Station Rab
Model C timers installed |
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| Personnel Allowance: | JAN 1953 – LTJG, ETC, ET1, ET2, 5 ET3, RM2, CS1, HM1, EN1, EN3, DC2, 4 SN, FN |
| Miscellaneous: | 1st Isolated station 15 NOV 1942 - Experimentation on-air testing FEB 1950 - Fire destoryed station – station off air - reconstructed 1 SEP 1953 Station operation transferred to Canada |
| Commanding Officers / Officers in Charge |
1st CO: CWO William H Keel Nov 1942 - May 1943 CO: ENS Harry H Harrison May 1943 - May 1944 CO: ENS James G Norman May 1944 CO: LTJG Raymond G Parks ? - AUG 1947 CO: LTJG John W Sommers AUG 1947 – 13 JUN 1948 CO: RELE Rufus B Shirley 13 JUN 1948 – 27 OCT 1948 CO: LTJG John W Steffey 27 OCT 1948 - |
Pictures
c./unknown
Photo courtesy of http://www.zianet.com/tmorris/battleharbourairresupply.html
The photo below was located at NARA Washington DC
USCG Official photo c./1948
