LORAN STATION MARTHAS VINEYARD
41 20 N 70 49 W
41 20 1.71 N 70 48 42.77 W*
(*Antenna pedestal April 2017 Google Earth Photo)
Fact Sheet:
| Site Survey: | |
| Construction Date | Early 1957 |
| Constructed by: | |
| Established: | 1957 |
| Disestablished: | AUG 1962 |
| Operated by: | USCG |
| Chain: | U. S. EAST COAST |
| Station Letter designation: | S0 – “Y” |
| Station code name: | CLOSE 1 |
| Station Unit Number: | |
| Radio Call Sign: | |
| Station aka: | |
| On-air testing date: | 1957 |
| Operational date: | 12 AUG 1957 |
| Operations Ceased: | 021300Z JUN 1962 |
| Station Operation: | Single SLAVE “YANKEE” |
| Station pair: | S0 - CAROLINA BEACH, JUPITER |
| Loran Rate: | S0 |
| On-Air: | S0 (Y) – 12 AUG 1957 S0 (Y) – OCT 1958 |
| Off-Air | S0 (Y) – 27 SEP 1958 Hurricane Helene caused structural damage to Carolina Beach Tower resulting in the tower to collapse. 021300Z JUN 1962 – Station operations transferred to NANTUCKET |
| Monitor Rate: | |
| Equipment: | CYTAC Equipment transferred from Forestport, NY |
| Antenna Type: | 625ft - Wind Turbine Model 6000c – 1950’s – Aug 1962 |
| Personnel Allowance: | |
| Miscellaneous: | |
| Commanding Officers / Officers in Charge |
LT Leslie Mears 1961 |
Documents:
1 JUN 1962 - Martha's Vineyard LORAN-C Station; disestablishment of - pdf
21 SEP 1962 - Loran Transmitting Station; change - pdf
Pictures
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View from Google Earth
Martha's Vineyard unit under construction c./1957
The photos below were retrieved from the U. S. Coast Guard Historian Office
c./MAR-APR 1957 Below
Tuning Coupler House
Operations Building
Close up of the Operations Building
c./DEC 1957 Below
View looking NW
View showing Operations Building on right
Standby Generator building with fuel tanks
Elevated coaxial line to Tuning House
View showing Tuning House, Tower Base and
elevated
coaxial line from Operations Building
View looking NE
View looking North
Interior view of shielded room showing timers
View showing interior of Operations Building with
transmitters on right and left. Screen room on left beyond partition
Thanks to the USCG Historian Staff
(Scott, Helen, Beth, Nora)
How I finally found Loran Station Martha's Vineyard - Joe