LORAN STATION PUSAN
Station Information
| Site Survey: | 1952 |
| Construction Date: | JUN 1952 - Preparations began AUG 1952 |
| Constructed by: | |
| Established: Commissioned: |
JAN 1953 |
| Decommission: Disestablished: |
20 JUL 1964 |
| Operated by: |
USCG |
| Project code name: |
ELMO 4 |
| Unit Identifier: |
14-350930 |
| Mail address: | APO 59 FPO 966 |
| AKA: |
ELMO 4 (Emergency Loran Mobile No. 4) |
| HAM Call sign: |
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| Personnel Allowance: | JAN 1953 - 1 Officer; 24 Enlisted DEC 1953 - 1 Officer; 18 Enlisted |
| Station Mascot: | |
| Station events: | Station was located near Haeunde village. The city of Pusan was 20 miles to the west. Station experience thieveryfrrom the local population during the existance of the station. Extra seaman billets were assigned for security watches. 10 MAY 1952 - USCG obtained an indefinite lease from the Republic Korean Government. 01 AUG 1952 - 27 JUL 1954 - The KORAN WAR SERVICE MEDAL authorized. 26 NOV 1952 - SN Tavita Tivac found shot to death - caused by suicide 1956 - Sale of beer authorized on station. 24 AUG - 24 SEP - ETC William A Liming Acting 21 AUG 1957 - Typhoon AGNES impacted station operations 10 JUL 1959 - Commanding Officer is robbed in his stateroom by a pair of local men. 01 JUL 1964 - Station operations transferred to TSUSHIMA. |
| Commanding Officers: | 1952 - 1953 LT John D. McCann 1953 - 1954 LT Royce A. Lewis (? - 28 MAY) 1954 - 1955 LTJG Marion L. Weiss (28 MAY - 16 MAY) 1955 - 1956 ENS Ira M. Rottenberg (16 MAY - 10 APR) 1956 - 1956 LTJG Harris A. Pledger (10 APR - 24 AUG) 1956 - 1957 LTJG Charles G. Stadtlander (24 SEP - 05 APR) 1957 - 1958 LTJG Edwin L. Parker (05 APR - 07 APR) 1958 - 1959 LTJG David B. Flanagan (07 APR - 30 MAR) 1959 - 1960 LTJG Barry C. Roberts (30 MAR - 28 MAR) 1960 - 1961 LTJG Everett L. Crowell (28 MAR - 03 APR) 1961 - 1962 LTJG Robert F. Bennett (03 APR - 31 MAR) 1962 - 1963 LTJG Richard H. Beiter (31 MAR - 06 APR) 1963 - 1964 LTJG Ronald C. Pickup (06 APR - 01 JUN) 1964 - 1964 LTJG Peter L. Collom (01 JUN - 24 JUL) |
Station Operations
LORAN-A
35 09 12.9 N - 129 11 00.9 E (1952 Survey)
| Chain: | JAPAN SEA |
| Station Letter designation: | |
| Radio Call Sign: | |
| Declared Operational date: | 251200Z JAN 1953 |
| Operations terminated: | 30 JUN 1964 |
| Station Operation: | Single MASTER (DM) - 2H2 Single SLAVE/SECONDARY (SS) 4H3; 2H3 |
| Station pair: Loran rate: Coding delay: Baseline: Station pair: Loran rate: Coding delay: Baseline: |
PUSAN (M) - MIHO (S) 2H2 N/A PUSAN (S) - NOMAIKO (M) 4H3; 2H3 N/A |
| On-air testing date: | 4H3 - DEC 1952 |
| On-Air: | 4H3, 051200Z JAN 1953 2H2, 01 MAY 1953 2H3, 01 MAY 1953 Change of rate to International Loran Band |
| Off-Air: | 4H3, 01 MAY 1953 Change of rate to International Loran Band 2H2, 01 JUL 1964 Operations transferred to TSUSHIMA 2H3, 01 JUL 1964 Operations transferred to TSUSHIMA |
| Monitor Rate: | |
| Equipment: | UE-1B Timer 1 sn:142; Timer 3 sn: 59 |
| Radiator: | "TEE" |
Fred's Place Reunion Hall: OLD NEW
Awards:
Koran War Service Medal
01 AUG 1952 - 27 JUL 1954
U.S. Navy Awarded
CG Restricted Duty Ribbon
Pictures:
Google Earth - Thanks George Meyers
Peter Corson 1952 photo collection
Norm Stewart 1957 Photo collection
Gene Oleson 1960 Photo collection
George Meyers 1964 Photo collection
US Coast Guard Official Photos c./ early 1950's
Retrieved from NARA Washington D.C.
Nine stations were constructed in support of the United Nations Korean War.
