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LORAN STATION NIPISAT

69 27 N 54 15 W

FACT SHEET:

Site Survey: Summer 1952
 
Construction Date Construction completed 1954
 
Constructed by:  
Established: 1954
 
Disestablished: JUL 1975
 
Operated by: DEMARK
 
Chain: EASTERN ARCTIC
Station Letter designation:
 
Station code name: DOPE III
 
Station Unit Number:
 
Radio Call Sign:  
 
Station aka:  
 
On-air testing date:  
 
Operational date: 08 NOV 1954
 
Operations Ceased: 302400Z JUN 1975
 
Station Operation: Single MASTER (SM)
 
Station pair: 1L1, 2S7 CAPE CHRISTIAN 
 
Loran Rate: 1L1, 2S7
 
On-Air:

1L1 (M) - 08 NOV 1954 - CAPE CHRISTIAN
2S7 (M) - ?? - CAPE CHRISTIAN

Off-Air 1L1 (M) - Change of Rate
2S7 (M) - Termination of Loran A service
 
Monitor Rate:
 
Equipment:  
 
Personnel Allowance:  
 
Miscellaneous: 1952 - Planned to support OPERATION BLUEJAY
10 JAN 1955 - Lack of fuel supply forced station to shutdown standby equipment until resupllied in July 1955.
31 JAN 1955 - Fire destroyed Number Two Power Plant - two Caterpillers - generators - switchboards - in addition to all associated gear less Caterpiller spares
USCG Liaison Officer: 1954 - 1955 LT Robert D. Parkhurst
 

Documents:

231800Z JUL 54 - Request Azimuths - pdf

101540Z JAN 55 - Fuel Shortage - pdf

030240Z FEB 55 - Power Plant Two Destroyed by fire - pdf

12 MAY 1955 - Replacement of Generator Plant - pdf

29 DEC 1955 - November and December Daily Logs - pdf

202140Z JUN 74 - Emergency Supplies to Greenland - pdf

Pictures:

The photos were contributed by Ivan Carlsson c./1977
The station was shutdown

Thanks Ivan!