LORAN STATION BONAVISTA
048 41 45.66 N 053 05 18.24 W (MIT 1948)
048 41 46.22 N 053 05 13.74 W
Fact Sheet:
| Site Survey: | Summer 1942 |
| Construction Date | Aug – Sep 1942 |
| Constructed by: | National Defense Research Council - contracted |
| Established: | |
| Disestablished: | 1981 |
| Operated by: | USCG, 1942 – Sept 1, 1953 |
| Chain: | NORTH ATLANTIC |
| Station Letter designation: | 1L3, “V” |
| Station code name: | VICTOR |
| Station Unit Number: | 1942 - 1943 MIT Unit 05 1943 - 1949 USCG Unit 55 |
| Station nickname: | |
| On-air testing date: | MAR 1943 |
| Operational date: | 15 JAN 1944 |
| Operations Ceased: | 312400Z DEC 1980 |
| Station Operation: | Single MASTER |
| Station pair: | 1L3 – BATTLE HARBOR |
| Loran Rate: | 1L3 |
| On-Air: | MAR 1943 |
| Off-Air | 312400Z DEC 1980 |
| Monitor Rate: | |
| Equipment: | |
| Antenna Type: | |
| Personnel Allowance: | Jan 1953 – 1 Officer; 15 Enlisted |
| Miscellaneous: | 31 OCT 1942 - Coast Guard directed to establish three northern Atlanta stations - Fredericksdal, Battle Harbor and Bonavista. Original equipment lost to the sinking of SS CARIBOU Commanding Officers authorized off based housing with family 1946. Huts destroyed by fire 1946/47 27 FEB 1950 - Station in Standby Status because of reconstruction of Battle Station – fire destroyed the station 01 SEP 1953 - Station transfer to Canada |
| Commanding Officers / Officers in Charge |
1st CO: CRELE James Koonce 16 JUN 1943 – 13 AUG 1943 |
Documents:
02 NOV 1944 - Request for Fuel - pdf
15 OCT 1948 - Ltr of Relief - pdf
12 JUL 1949 - Ltr of Relief - pdf
27 FEB 1950 - Secure transmissions msg - pdf
17 JUN 1950 - Station Quarters per diem Allowance; Request for - pdf
24 JUL 1950 - Ltr of Relief - pdf
06 SEP 1950 - Proj 51-20 - Budget Request for Wood Building Two Stall Garage - pdf
27 FEB 1951 - High Power expansion - addition land - pdf
14 MAR 1951 - Msg for High Power Equipment Drawing, Request - pdf
16 MAR 1951 - Proj 51-60 - Budget Request to Erect Ops, Power and Boiler buildings - pdf
23 APR 1951 - Proj 51-50 Request for funding - pdf
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