LORAN STATION CAPE BLANCO
Station Information
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| Established: Commissioned: |
1945 |
| Decommissioned: Disestablished: |
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| Operated by: |
USCG |
| Station Unit Identifier: | 1945 - 1946 CG UNIT 404 Mobile Unit 1946 - 1950 CG UNIT 467 Permanent Station 1973 - 13-40144 |
| Mail address: | 1947: Sixes, Oregon 1971: P.O. Box N, Sixes, OR 97476 |
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| Personnel Allowance: | 1946: 17 enlisted 1953: 19 enlisted, ETC OinC 1967: 12 enlisted, BMC OinC |
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| Station events: | 242300Z APR 1946: Mobile unit operation terminated 250000Z APR 1946: Permanent station placed into operation, Loran equipment on generator, station on commerical power, single phase. 04 MAY 1946: Unit 404 departed for Point Arena 01 JUN 1947: Lighthouse became a subunit of the Loran Station, however it was not realized until October 1953. 12 JUL 1947: A crew member fell of the cliff - was rescue with minor injuries 02 AUG 1947: Crew assisted in the reecovery of a geoloqist 03 MAY 1951: Five crew members injuried in an auto accident, flown out for medical treatment 1951-1952: Negotiations between Coos-Curry Electric and Coast Guard to upgrade service to three phase 120/240 from single phase. 25 MAR 1953: Bids will be opened for construction barracks and mess hall with accessory buildings. 22 JUL 1953: A 50 KVA motor generator set was installed. A report of prefromance was submitted to Commandant with positive review. Both Point Grenville and Cape Blanco were provision with this M/G set with a spare at Base 1961: New garage construction completed. 12 OCT 1962 – Station experience greater than 200mph storm NOV 1970: Loran-A training for Gray Pt. Canadian technicans request to take place at the station, after 1 January 1970. 13 NOV 1975: Station experienced 145 mph winds |
| Commanding Officer/Officer in Charge: | Unit 404 (Mobile Unit) 1945 - 1946 RE Emmett C. Sullivan (JUL - 29 APR) Unit 467 (1946-1950-permanent station) 1946 - 1946 RE Emmett C. Sullivan (29 APR - 05 AUG) 1946 - 1946 ETM1 Fay K. Thompson (05 AUG - 14 NOV) 1946 - 1947 ETM1c William K. Hamilton (15 NOV - 31 MAR) 1947 - 1948 CETM Carl V. Jackson (31 MAR - ?) 1948 - 1949 1949 - 1950 ETC Joseph H. McKenna 1950 - 1951 1951 - 1953 1953 - 1955 ETC Gustav R. Froehlich (APR - AUG) 1955 - 1957 1957 - 1959 1959 - 1961 1961 - 1963 BMC Marcus L. McGree 1963 - 1964 1964 - 1966 BMC Robert M. Patrick (? - DEC) 1966 - 1968 BMC Robbins (DEC - APR) 1968 - 1970 1970 - 1972 BMC Willie J McMillin 1972 - 1973 BMC Losse Wheeler (? - AUG) 1973 - 1974 ETC Richard Heinzman (AUG - OCT) 1974 - 1976 ETC Melvin Mazza 1976 - 1978 ETC James Allen 1978 - 1980 ETCS Robert Dixon (? - JAN |
Station Operations
LORAN-A
42 50 08.96 N 124 33 46.41 W (1948 Op Data Report)
42 50 08.12 N 124 33 51.16 W (1975)
| Chain: Station pair: Loran rate: Coding delay: Baseline: Station pair: Loran rate: Coding delay: Baseline: |
U.S. WEST COAST
CAPE BLANCO - POINT GRENVILLE 2H4, 1L0 1000 us Approx. 268.5 nautical miles CAPE BLANCO - POINT ARENA 2H2, 2H3, 1H6 1000 us Approx. 237 nautical miles |
| Declared Operational date: |
JUN 1945 - 2H2 Mobile 24 JUL 1945 - 2H4 Mobile 250000Z APR 1946 - Permanent station |
| Operations terminated: | 312400Z (1600 Local) DEC 1979 |
| Station Letter designation: | "B" |
| Radio Call Sign: | 1948: N/A |
| Station Operation: | Double SLAVE/SECONDARY (DS) |
| On-air testing date: | 2H2 - 09 MAR 1945 2H4 – 06 JUN 1945 |
| On-Air: |
2H4 – 24 JUL 1945 – POINT GRENVILLE 2H3 – 1948 – POINT ARENA 1L0 – 01 MAY 1971 – POINT GRENVILLE 1H6 – 01 MAY 1971 – POINT ARENA |
| Off-Air: | 2H4 – 01 MAY 1971 – Change of Rate 2H3 – 01 MAY 1971 – Change of Rate 1L0 – 312400Z DEC 1979 – Service terminated 1H6 – 312400Z DEC 1979 – Service terminated |
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| Equipment: |
1945 - Model "C" Timers, TDP-1 Transmitters 1952 - UE-1 Timers, T-137 Transmitters/T-138 Amplifiers - UM Switch Unit Amplifier Combo ? - AN/FPN-30 Timers, T-325C Transmitters |
| Radiator: | 10 JAN 1950: 100 foot tower destroyed by 75 mph gale. On emergency antenna. MAY 1950: Unassigned 300 foot Wind Turbine at station was the replacement |
Fred's Place Reunion Hall:
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Awards:
Documents:
27 SEP 1948 Operational Data Report - pdf
17 NOV 1970 Training Canadian Technicians - pdf
Pictures:
Coast Guard Official Photos