Loran Station Narrow Cape
057 26 20.210 N 152 22 11.219 W (WGS-72)
057 26 20.301 N 152 22 10.708 W (WGS-84)
Fact Sheet:
| Site Survey: | |
| Construction Date | MAY - DEC 1976 |
| Constructed by: | 1976 - Northwest Construction Company |
| Established: | FEB 1977 |
| Disestablished: | 1990 - Renamed Loran Station Kodiak |
| Operated by: | USCG |
| Chain: | GULF OF ALASKA - 7960 NORTH PACIFIC - 9990 |
| Station Letter designation: | 7960 - "X" 9990 - "Z" |
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| On-air testing date: | 7960 - 21 FEB 1977 9990 - |
| Chain Declared Operational: | 01 MAR 1977 |
| Operations Ceased: | 1990 - Station renamed Loran Station Kodiak |
| Station Operation: | Double Secondary (DS) |
| Station pair: | 7960 (X) - TOK (M); SHOAL COVE (Y) 9990 (Z) - ST. PAUL (M); ATTU (X); PORT CLARENCE (Y) |
| Loran Rate: | 7960; 9990 |
| On-Air: | 7960 (X) - 15 MAY 1977 - TOK (M); SHOAL COVE (Y) 9990 (Z) - 01 MAR 1977 - ST. PAUL (M); ATTU (X); PORT CLARENCE (Y) |
| Off-Air | 7960 (X) - 1990 - Station renamed Loran Station Kodiak 9990 (Z) - 1990 - Station renamed Loran Station Kodiak |
| Monitor Rate: | |
| Equipment: | 1977 - AN/FPN -54; AN/FPN 60; AN/FPN-44, 400KW 2005 - Solid State Equipment installed |
| Antenna: | 625ft TLM - Swagger Tower Corp. |
| Personnel Allowance: | |
| Mascot: | 1977 - Wimpy 1986 - BM2 Max |
| Miscellaneous: | 01 MAR 1977 - LORSTA Sitkinak station operations transferred to Narrow Cape. 1987 - Station on Commerical Power 1990 - Station Operation consolidated with LORMONSTA Kodiak, station renamed Loran Station Kodiak 29 JUN 2003 - Plane accidentally crashes into a guy wire. |
| Commanding Officers / Officers in Charge |
Commanding Officers: Officer in Charge: |
Fred's Place Reunion Hall: OLD NEW
Awards:
Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation
01 JAN 1986 - 30 JUN 1987
01 SEP 1989 - 01 JUL 1990
Documents:
Historical American Building Survey - pdf
Pictures:
Picture from Google Earth
The below photo retrieved from Coast Guard Historian Office
c./unknown
Thanks to the CG Historian Office Staff
(Scott, Helen, Beth, Nora)
The photos nelow were contributed by Fred Ducolon
His father and hinself installed the plumbing and heating systems
Thanks Fred!