U.S. Coast Guard Photos

c./1947 (Site Survey Photos)

A - Proposed Antenna Site
B - Proposed Building Site
Huts not in use would be removed

c./1948

Comments and Photos of next three below

Looking East (almost) from Remote Loran Antenna. Sig. Bldg. Foreground. Barracks building almost in center. Other Bldg's are abandoned Navy Radio and Stores. First on right is our water supply. Radio Range Antennas can be seen from the distance. This strip of land is Murder Point. The ditch leading direct to Sig. Bldg. is remote Pick up coax cable ditch, the other is a deep ravine of creek feeding our pond from hills 1800 to 3000 ft. high.

Lookin at Sig. Bldg. from near barracks. The colors are quite natural for a sunny Sept. day. All the Loran Antennas show, including the remote. Creek feeding our pond can be seen winding down from bowl upat left hand side.

Communication transmitting antenna pole in foreground. Loran antenna pole in rear. Cable trenches in foreground, remote loran antenna barely visible in left rear.

Isolation transformers, UM gear box, both installed and wired. Automatic Louver on wall, timer room door at right.

Barracks Bldg. in foreground. Grading and road to Signal Bldg. in rear.

Looking toward Murder Pointfrom front entrance to Signal Bldg. Foreground shows graded area and crashed rock surface, road leading to barracks. Portion of road leading to Murder Point can be seen at left of Barracks Bldg.

Looking almost southfrom Remote Loran antenna. Signal bldg in foreground, barracks bldg shows between the two far poles. Old Navy Radar, and present radio range station antennas in background. Casco Bay on left shows breakwater and old small craft moorings., where station boat could be kept. Main road to NAU and our road between barracks and Signal bldg can be seen running parallel to beach.

Gas pump and oil tanks manhole, note the main road about twenty feet from pump.

Pumphouse and pond from which station water supplies are secured.

Signal bldg. taken morning after gale blew down false roof which had been covering operations on regular roof.

Louver in engine room, connected to plenum chambers. Marks on wall were made when hole had to be enlarged to admit louver.

Grading and surfacing on engine room side of building. Note tank manholes. Signal bldg in rear.

Close up of automatic Louver in transmitter room. The dark object from the motor to the lower part of the louver is a steel spring which closes the louver. The motor has only one way action, opening the louver, and holding it open until the current is cut off by action of the thermostat. The tension of the spring than closes the louver, resets the motor arm, and hold this position until the motor is again activated.

UE-1 Timers in position. Some of the hardwood floor shows, remainder covered with paper for protection.

Part of the transmitter room looking towards spare parts rroom on right and supervisors room on left. Paper covering on floor has been rolled back to show tile and trench covers. Column extending down from ceiling behind transmitter is main power panel. Main entrance is alongside this panel.

West side of garage. Looking north, road to left goe3s to pump house. Road in center goes to Signal bldg, while the road turning right, around corner of garage goes to main road. NAU is in distance to right over roof of garage.

East wall of engine room facing Casco Cove. Items shown are Oil tank manholes, gas pump, fuel oil overflow tank, two air intakes, wall louvers, exhaust ventson roof and chimmey.

Rear wall of transmitter room showing removable wall panel bolted into position.

Inside view of removable wall panel in transmitter room. This panel is directly opposite of the entrance.

Signal bldg. showing grading and road to Barracks bldg.

Transmitter room, looking towards timer room. TDP-1s are spaced to allow inspection and prepare for installation.

Timer room, looking towards door to transmitter room. UM switch gear and Timers in position.

c./1949

JAN 29

Main Building in foreground - Signal Building in background

APR 05

Dining area

c.1951

Aerial view of Signal Building and Antenna field

Storage Building

Transmission Antenna and Coupler

c./1952

Congessional tour c./May 1952

c./1957*

c./1959

Fuel Oil Pump House and Oil Tanks

c./1965*

Murder Point Building Sealed

Thanks to the CG Historian Office Staff
(Scott, Helen, Beth, Nora)

* Denotes photos obtained from other sources

 

 

 

 

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