LORAN STATION KARGABARUN

040 58 .3 N 027 52.1 E (OCT. 01, 1964)
040 58 20.950 N 027 52 01.520 E (WGS-72)
040 58 21.066 N 027 52 02.074 E (WGS-84)

Fact Sheet:

Site Survey:	MAR 1958
Construction Date	22 AUG 1958 - Construction commenced 12 FEB 1959 - Station completed 25 FEB 1959 - USCG accepted Second Phase: FEB - SEP 1961 - Transmitter Building; addition to barracks; hamd/basket court and Fire sustem revamped.
Constructed by:	1959 -Melcaft-Hamilton-Grove Construction Co. 1961 - Turkish Construction Co. ($625,000USD)
Established: Commissioned:	17 FEB 1959
Disestablished:	23 JUL 1993 - Decommissioned 01 SEP 1993 - Disestablished 021300Z DEC 1994 - Station transferred to the Government of Turkey
Operated by:	1959 - 02 SEP 1994 - USCG 02 SEP 1994 Station transferred to G.O.T.
Chain:	MEDITERRANEAN
Station Letter designation:	1959 - 1967 "X" 1967 - 1993 "Y"
Station code name:	Chain Code Name: TACK Station: TACK II
Station OPFAC: Address:	96-40113 APO NEW YORK 09380
Radio Call Sign:
Station aka:	TARGABARUN; TUSLOG DET 52
On-air testing date:	SL-4 (X) - 01 FEB 1959 - low power 7990 (Y) - 112132Z OCT 1978
Chain Declared Operational:	250000Z MAR 1959
Operations Ceased:	25 FEB 1993 - Tower collapsed caused by icing
Station Operation:	Single SLAVE/SECONDARY (SS) SL-4 (X) SL-1; 7990 (Y)
Station pair:	1959 - 1962 SL-4 (X) SIMERI CRICHI(M); MATRATIN(Y) 1962 - 1967 SL-4 (Y) SIMERI CRICHI(M); MATRATIN(X); ESTARTIT(Z) 1967 - 1970 SL-1 (Y) SIMERI CRICHI(M); MATRATIN(X); ESTARTIT(Z) 1970 - 1972 SL-1 (Y) SIMERI CRICHI(M); ESTARTIT(Z) 1972 - 1975 SL-1 (Y) SIMERI CRICHI(M); LAMPEDUSA(X); ESTARTIT(Z) 1975 - 1978 7990 (Y) SIMERI CRICHI(M); LAMPEDUSA(X); ESTARTIT(Z) 1978 - 1993 7990 (Y) SELLIA MARINA(M); LAMPEDUSA(X); ESTARTIT(Z)
Loran Rate:	SL-4; SL-1, 7990
On-Air:	SL-1 (X) - 25 MAY 1959 - Chain declared operational SL-1 (Y) - 1962 - ESTARTIT (Z) added to chain SL-4 (Y) - 1967 7990 (Y) - 25 FEB 1975 7990 (Y) - 121530Z OCT 1978
Off-Air	SL-1 (X) - 1962 - Change of station designator SL-1 (Y) - 1967 - Change of chain rate SL-4 (Y) - 25 FEB 1975 - Change of chain rate 7990 (Y) - 290900Z JUL 1975 - Disagreement between the Government of Turkey and the U.S. 7990 (Y) - 25 FEB 1993 - Tower collapsed
Monitor Rate:	1959 - Baseline Monitor
Equipment:	01 FEB 1959 - AN/FPN-38/39 sn: 3 & 6; 240KW 1976 - AN/FPN-54 sn: 20; AN/FPN-60 sn:29; LRE installed - 200KW 1986 - AN/FPN-39 Modified - 165KW
Anteena:	625ft TLM - Stainless Inc, Model 1100 - 1959 - 25 FEB 1993 25 FEB 1993 - Tower collapsed at 18:33 local time under heavy snow fall
Personnel Allowance:	1967 - 1 Officer; 1 RELE; 19 Enlisted
Mascots:	1969 - Bonnie & Clyde (Donkeys) 1969 - Beano, Bear, Buke (Dogs)
Miscellaneous:	There was misidentification of the station name. In the 17 MAR 1959 Survey, the name was spelled as KARA BURUN and 1959 - 1978 the station was known as TARGABARUN. In 1978 the name was changed to KARGABARUN. The 1959 survey also highly recommended TUSLOG DET 52 for thee unit identification under the 1954 Facilities agreement. 16 FEB 1960 - Site survey declassified. SEP 1961 - The transmitter were moved from the Signal Power building to the new transmitter building. 1964 - CO shot himself (Dear John letter from spouse) 29 JUL 1975 - 12 OCT 1978 Station off-air because of the U.S. Arms embargo 25 FEB 1993 at 18:33 local time - the Tower collapsed because of icing 021300Z SEP 1994 - Station transferred to Government of Turkey
Commanding Officers / Officers in Charge	Commanding Officers: 1959 - 1960 LT Charles H. Sanders 1960 - 1961 1961 - 1962 1963 - 1964 LT John F. Otranto 1964 - 1965 1965 - 1966 LTJG James A. Umberger 1967 - 1968 1968 - 1969 LTJG Radford P. Rogers 1969 - 1970 LTJG John J. Powers 1970 - 1971 1971 - 1972 LTJG Roger A. Chope 1972 - 1973 LTJG J. G. Miho (? - NOV) 1973 - 1974 LTJG Wynn O. Harper (NOV - NOV) 1974 - 1975 LTJG Whitaker 1975 - 1976 LTJG William B. Wittmeyer 1976 - 1977 LTJG Crawford (? - JUL) 1977 - 1978 LTJG Rob Turner (JUL - JUL) 1978 - 1979 1979 - 1980 LTJG Steven Swamson 1980 - 1981 LTJG Brian J. Ford 1981 - 1982 LTJG Curtis. L. Dubay 1982 - 1983 LTJG Kevin J. Cavanaugh 1983 - 1984 LTJG Robin Voiles (? - JUL) 1984 - 1985 LTJG Kurt B. Hinricks (JUL - JUL) 1985 - 1986 LTJG Mark Higgins (JUL - ?) 1986 - 1987 LTJG Clem Ketchum 1987 - 1988 LTJG Dean Bruckner 1988 - 1989 LTJG Barry B. Compagnoni 1989 - 1990 LTJG Christian C. Faly 1990 - 1991 LTJG Reynaldo Quiroz (? - JUN) 1991 - 1992 LTJG Roger N. Wykle (JUN - ?) 1992 - 1993 LTJG J. L. Rosario (? - 23 JUL) (Last CO) 1993 LTJG Thomas Thomson (Training Officer)