LORAN STATION MIDDLETOWN
38 46 56.990 N 122 29 44.529 W
Pictures
Fact Sheet
Site Survey: |
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Construction Date |
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Constructed by: |
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Established: |
OCT 1976
Commissioned: 19 JAN 1977
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Disestablished: |
21 MAY 2010 |
Operated by: |
USCG |
Chain: |
U.S. WEST
COAST |
Station Letter
designation: |
9940 – “X” |
Station code name: |
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Station Unit Number: |
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Radio Call Sign: |
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Station aka: |
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On-air testing date: |
9940 – 15
OCT 1976 |
Declared Operational date: |
9940 - 26 APR
1977 |
Operations Ceased: |
9940 - 08 FEB 2010 |
Station Operation: |
Single
SECONDARY (SS) |
Station pair: |
9940 -
FALLON, GEORGE, SEARCHLIGHT |
Loran Rate: |
9940 |
On-Air: |
9940 – 25
MAR 1977 |
Off-Air |
9940X - 082000Z FEB 2010 -
TERMINATION U.S. LORAN C OPS |
Monitor Rate: |
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Equipment: |
AN/FPN-44, 380KW |
Antenna Type: |
625ft TLM – Swager Tower Corp |
Personnel Allowance: |
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Miscellaneous: |
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Commanding Officers /
Officers in Charge |
1st CO:
CWO Denton A Hyder 1976 - 1981
CO: CWO John Giehl 1981 - 1983
CO: CWO Harvard K Madigan 1983 - 1987
CO: CWO Kenneth Ashby 1987 - 1988
CO: CWO Harvard K Madigan 1990 - 1991
CO: CWO Michael G McNaught 1991 -
1994
CO: CWO Charles P McLaughlin 1994 - 1997
CO: CWO Pete Bower 1999 – 2001
OINC: ETC Shane Bryant 2001 – 2003
OINC: ETC John Trapani 2003 – 1 AUG2007
Last
OINC: ETC Scott N Greenlaw 1 AUG 2007 - 21 MAY 2010
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Pictures - Click
on picture for larger image
![Loran Station Middletown](Middletown-GE.jpg)
Picture from
google earth.
![](Middletown-Greenlaw-patch-2008.jpg)
2008 Station Patch - provided by ETC Scott
Greenlaw
Station Decommission Ceremony 21 MAY 2010
Contributed by CDR Marc Sanders
Ceremony Activities - pdf
NAVCEN XO Remarks - pdf
![](Middletown-Decom-program-p1.jpg)
![](Middletown-Decom-program-p2.jpg)
![](Middletown-Thomas-Station-Sign.JPG)
Station Sign
![](Middletown-Thomas-Tower.JPG)
Transmitting Tower
![](Middletown-Thomas-Official-Party.JPG)
Official Party
![](Middletown-Thomas-ADM-Castillo.JPG)
ADM Castillo (D11)
![](Middletown-Thomas-CDR-Sanders.JPG)
CDR Sanders (XO NAVCEN)
![](Middletown-Thomas-Lowering-the-flag.JPG)
Lowering of the Flag
![](Middletown-Thomas-Flag-presented-to-ETC-Greenlaw.JPG)
Flag Presented to ETC Greenlaw (OINC)
Thanks Commander!
![](Middletown-Station-patch-1994.jpg)
Found on Fred's Place circa 1994
![](Middletown-Freds-Place-Station.jpg)
Found on Fred's Place circa unknown
The photos below were contributed by Ron Behnken circa 1980-82
![](Middletown-Behnken-Station-Sign.jpg)
Station Sign
![](Middletown-Behnken-Control-Room.JPG)
Control Room
![](Middletown-Behnken-Transmitter.JPG)
Transmitter Room
Thanks Ron!
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