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LORAN STATION CAPE SAN JUAN

18 23 07.32 N 65 37 11.87 W (1960 Mercury Datum)

Fact Sheet:

Site Survey:
 

Construction Date 1955 – 1957

Constructed by:
 

Established:
27 SEP 1957 – Commissioned

Disestablished: JAN 1981

Operated by:
USCG

Chain:  

Station Letter designation:
3L2, “J”

Station code name:
 

Station Unit /
Account Number:
SEP 1957 - 07-350815

Station nickname:
 

Radio Call Sign: NMA-14
On-air testing date:
JUL 1959

Operational date:
03 JUL 1959

Operations Ceased:
312400Z DEC 1980

Station Operation:
Single MASTER

Station pair:
2L2, 3L2 – SOUTH CAICOS

Loran Rate:
2L2, 2L3

On-Air: 2L2, JUL 1959 – SOUTH CAICOS
3L2, 1968 – SOUTH CAICOS

Off-Air 2L2, 1968 – SOUTH CAICOS
3L2, 312400Z DEC 1980 SOUTH CAICOS

Monitor Rate:  

Equipment:
AN/FPN-30, AN/FPA-2, T-325B/FPN, AN FPA-3A

Personnel Allowance:
1966 – Request to change LTJG to BMC

Mascot: 1968 - Squirrel and White Dog
Miscellaneous:
 

Commanding Officers /
Officers in Charge
1st CO: LTJG Arthur H. Edwards 27 SEP 1957 – 1 NOV 1957
CO: LTJG William A. Publicover 1 NOV 1957 – 1 APR 1960
CO: LTJG John N. MacDonald 1 APR 1960 - 1962
CO: LTJG J. R. Gore 1963 - 1965
OINC: BMC Velez 1969 - 1970
OINC: BMC H. K. Chun 1970 – 11 FEB 1972
OINC: BMC Bass 1976 - 1978
Last OINC: ETC James W. Allen 1978 - JAN 1981

Documents:

08 AUG 1955 - Site Survey ECV - pdf
08 AUG 1955 - Site Survey - pdf
12 AUG 1955 - Site Survey - pdf
01 NOV 1955 - Land Acquisition

Pictures

Loran Station Cape San Juan

Aerial View Coast Guard Photo

Aerial View (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Aerial View 1967

Aerial View c./1967

Crew Late 1960s

Crew late 60's

Thanks Robert

The photos below were contributed by Tom Herendeen c./1972

Cape San Juan Light and Station

Lighthouse

Transmitter Building

Transmitter Building

Transmitter building and helopad

Transmitting Building with Helipad

transmitter building with antenna in background

Transmitter Building

AN/FPN-30 Loran Timer/Synchronizer

AN/FPN-30

Loran A transmitter circa 1972

Loran A Transmitters

Antenna circa 1972

Antenna, c./1972

View of tower during lamp changing

Changing Lamps

BMC Chun Officer in Charge

BMC Chun - OINC

Change of Command 2-11-1972

Change of Command Feb 11, 1972

Personnel Inspection Nov 1972

Inspection - Nov 1972

H Stoppleman

H Stoppleman

USCGC SageBrush

CGC Sagebrush Search and Rescue

USCGC Sagebrush rescue complete

CGC Sagebrush Search and Rescue Complete

Thanks Tom!