U.S. Coast Guard Official Photos
The photos were either retrived from the National Archives or the Coast Guard Historian Office
I want thank the staffs for the excellent
and professional service - Bill
c./1953
The construction
![img](1953/batan_1953_landing_site_at_mahatao.jpg)
landing site at Mahatao
![img](1953/batan_1953_early_construction.jpg)
Early in construction - tent city was built as the construction living facilities
![img](1953/batan_1953_locals_assisting_with_power_cable_to_tents.jpg)
Locals assisting with electric power cable to tents
![img](1953/batan_1953_transporting_construction_materials.jpg)
Transporting materials to the construction site
![img](1953/batan_1953_preparing_for_ant_pole_install.jpg)
ant antenna preparation - hole must be 10ft deep
![img](1953/batan_1953_ants_completed.jpg)
Antennas completed
the two center are the "T" transmission antenna with coup[ler in center
![img](1953/batan_1953_construction_completed.jpg)
Station construction completed
![img](1953/batan_1953_rear_view.jpg)
rear view from road
Meet the crew
![img](1953/batan_1953_morning_muster.jpg)
morning muster
![img](1953/batan_1953_et3_schneider_et3_ehster.jpg)
ET3 Gerald Schneider and ET3 Ronald Ehster prior to the movie
![img](1953/batan_1953_cs1_arba_fields.jpg)
CS1 Arba Fields
![img](1953/batan_1953_et3_ehster_adjusting.jpg)
ET3 Ronald Ehster adjusting the scope presentation
![img](1953/batan_1953_rm1_smith.jpg)
RM1 William Smith
![img](1953/batan_1953_ryan_knight.jpg)
ET3 Joseph Ryan writing home, SA Knight near the reefer
![img](1953/batan_1953_sa_knight.jpg)
SA Knight on work detail
![img](1953/batan_1953_harrison_duguran.jpg)
BM2 Opie Harrison and Edora Duguran
![img](1953/batan_1953_bill_nerness.jpg)
FN Bill Nerness adding oil to the truck
![img](1953/batan_1953_en3_pete_boosalis.jpg)
EN3 Pete Booaslis checking the truck battery
![img](1953/batan_1953_hm1_building_medicine_cab.jpg)
HM1 Richard Ihocum inm DC shop building a medicine cabinet
The station
![img](1953/batan_1953_road_toward_station.jpg)
View from island road approaching station
![img](1953/batan_1953_warning_sign.jpg)
Sign reads
" U.S. Coast Guard Reversation Keep Out"
![img](1953/batan_1953_entrance_from_main_road.jpg)
Station entrance driveway from main road
on right is part of the Loran mobile unit
![img](1953/batan_1953_co_office.jpg)
CO Office
![img](1953/batan_1953_sickbay.jpg)
Sickbay
![img](1953/batan_1953_em_qtrs.jpg)
enlisted quarters
![img](1953/batan_1953_laundry_room.jpg)
The laundry room
![img](1953/batan_1953_shower_room.jpg)
the shower room
![img](1953/batan_1953_reefers.jpg)
The reefers
![img](1953/batan_1953_galley.jpg)
Galley with oil burning range
![img](1953/batan_1953_garage.jpg)
garage
![img](1953/batan_1953_garage_rear.jpg)
Looking to the rear of garage, machine shop and work beach
also used as a movie theatre
![img](1953/batan_1953_recreational_hall.jpg)
recreational hall
![img](1953/Batan-1953_rec_hall.jpg)
another view of the rec hall
coppossite tables, door leads into laundry and storeroom
![img](1953/batan_1953_rec_hall_2.jpg)
![img](1953/batan_1953_distillation_unit.jpg)
The distillation unit - processes 2 gals per minute and pumps into storage tanks
![img](1953/batan_1953_chlorinetion_and_water_pumps.jpg)
The chlorination and water pumping units
![img](1953/batan_1953_paint_locker.jpg)
The paint locker
located 1500 yards from the station
![img](1953/batan_1953_fuel_storage_tanks.jpg)
Fuel storage tanks
![img](1953/batan_1953_trailers_in_permanent_pos.jpg)
Power trailers in permanent position
![img](1953/batan_1953_equip_trailers.jpg)
Equipment trailers, 1500 yards from station
![img](1953/batan_1953_power_trailers.jpg)
power trailers in the foreground
90ft
antenna poles in background
![img](1953/batan_transmission_coupler.jpg)
Transmission antenna coupler and poles
![img](1953/batan_1953_rd5_supply_plane.jpg)
RD5 Supply plane
![img](1953/batan_1953_kukui_casualty.jpg)
CGC KUKUI crew member casaulty being brought ashore to be transported to Sangley Point
![img](1953/batan_kukui_crew_member_being_transported.jpg)
CGC KUKUI crew member being transported to plane for MEDIVAC
![img](1953/batan_1953_grumman_uf-1g.jpg)
Grumman UF-1g log flight from Sangley Point
at left a KUKUI injuried man is to be transported to Sangley Point for medical care
![img](1953/batan_1953_coke_delivery.jpg)
Coke delivery - Beverages are issued on allotmwent basis of two per day per man
![img](1953/batan_1953_movie_night.jpg)
local enjoying a movie, this occurrance was nightly for the most part
c./Nov. 1954
![img](1954/batan_195411_trailers.jpg)
c./1962
![img](1962/batan_196206_aerial_station.jpg)
c./1963
![img](1963/batan-dec-1963-aerial-view.jpg)
![img](1963/batan-dec-1963-station-sign.jpg)
![img](1963/batan_dec-1963-flag-pole.jpg)
![img](1963/batan-dec-1963-flag-pole-2.jpg)
![img](1963/batan-dec-1963-beach.jpg)
![img](1963/Batan-dec-1963.jpg)
c./Feb. 13, 1963
![img](1963/batan_19630213_station.jpg)
c./Nov. 26, 1963 (below photos)
![img](1963/batan_19631126_station_building.jpg)
![img](1963/batan_19631126_station_grounds.jpg)
![img](1963/batan_19631126_fuel_tanks.jpg)
c./Aug. 29, 1968
![img](1968/batan_19680829_high_aerial_station.jpg)
![img](1968/batan_19680829_aerial_station.jpg)
![img](1968/batan_19680829_close_aerial.jpg)
c./Apr. 24, 1971
![img](1971/batan_19710424_over_looking_the_station.jpg)
![img](1971/batan_19710424_station_entrance.jpg)
![img](1971/batan_19710424_station.jpg)
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