LORAN STATION CAPE SAN JUAN
18 23 07.32 N 65 37 11.87 W (1960 Mercury Datum)
Fact Sheet:
| Site Survey: |
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| Construction Date | 1955 – 1957 |
| Constructed by: |
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| Established: |
27 SEP 1957 – Commissioned |
| Disestablished: | JAN 1981 |
| Operated by: |
USCG |
| Chain: | |
| Station Letter designation: |
3L2, “J” |
| Station code name: |
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| Station Unit / Account Number: |
SEP 1957 - 07-350815 |
| Station nickname: |
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| 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: |
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| 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
Aerial View (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
Aerial View c./1967
Crew late 60's
Thanks Robert
The photos below were contributed by Tom Herendeen c./1972
Lighthouse
Transmitter Building
Transmitting Building with Helipad
Transmitter Building
AN/FPN-30
Loran A Transmitters
Antenna, c./1972
Changing Lamps
BMC Chun - OINC
Change of Command Feb 11, 1972
Inspection - Nov 1972
H Stoppleman
CGC Sagebrush Search and Rescue
CGC Sagebrush Search and Rescue Complete
Thanks Tom!