LORAN STATION CAPE CHRISTIAN
Station Information
| Site Survey: | 07-13 AUG 1952 |
| Construction Date: | Commenced: 16 APR 1953 Completed: 1954 |
| Constructed by: | 1953: North Atlantic Constructors ($2,680,000) |
| Established: Commissioned: |
1954 |
| Decommissioned: Disestablished: |
30 JUN 1975 30 JUN 1975 |
| Operated by: |
USCG |
| Project code name: |
DOPE II |
| Unit Identifier: |
01-40102 |
| Mail address: | 1957: APO 677, Postmaster New York, NY 1961: APO 228, New York, NY |
| AKA: |
DOPE II |
| HAM Call Sign: |
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| Personnel Allowance: | 1 Officer & 32 Enlisted 1953 agreement In the early years of the station crews were relieved in August. The relieving crew would muster in Boston, receive Arctic clothing and instruction follow a departure to Thule AFB. The crew then would be transported via ship to the station. Half of the crew to be relieve would depart the station and the remaining crew member would indoctrirnate and training the new crew. Two weeks later, the remaining crew members would depart for Thule and the relief crew would be transported back to Boston, turn in their Arctic clothing and settle any remaining pay owed them and expenses. They were normally given preference to the District desired and in some case the station. 1956: 1 Officer; 19 Enlisted 1957: 1 Officer; 21 Enlisted 1964: 1 Officer; 23 Enlisted |
| Station Mascot: | 1971: Sam a Newfounder |
| Station events: | 1952: JCS planned to support Operation Blue Jay 1953 APR 16: CG requests permission from the Canadian government to construct the Loran Station. 1954: Agreement no hunting permitted nor any other type of military operation with the exception of operating the Loran station. 1956: A landing strip was improvised on the station beach by the crew. 1957: MASTER "SYNC" and SLAVE Monitor roles were interchangeable. 1971 OCT 26: HC-130B crashed. Engineers Digest article 1971 - 1972: There were 10 MEDIVACs 1972: JCS cancelled closure until further notice. |
| Commanding Officers | 1954 - 1955 LTJG Lawrence A. White (? - AUG) 1955 - 1956 LTJG Christopher J. Aeschlimann (AUG - AUG) 1956 - 1957 LTJG Edwin H. Daniels (AUG - AUG) 1957 - 1958 LTJG John M. Wilkinson (AUG - AUG) 1958 - 1959 LTJG David L. Green (AUG - ?) 1959 - 1960 LTJG Kennard M. Palfrey 1960 - 1961 LTJG Thomas D. Combs 1961 - 1962 LTJG Walter S. Rich 1962 - 1963 LTJG Ian S. Cruikshank (? – JUN) 1963 - 1964 LTJG Charles L. Keller (JUN - JUN) 1964 - 1965 LTJG William Protzman (JUN - ?) 1965 - 1966 1966 - 1967 1967 - 1968 LTJG James W. Kunkle (JUN - MAY) 1968 - 1969 LTJG Norris R. Harod (MAY - MAY) 1969 - 1970 LTJG Gerald T. Victor (MAY – 05 JUN) 1970 - 1971 LTJG Richard L. McGuire (05 JUN – 02 JUN) 1971 - 1972 LTJG Charles A. Huber (02 JUN – 15 JUN) 1972 - 1973 LTJG Thomas M. Howard (15 JUN - JUN) 1973 - 1974 LTJG Peter A. Barrett (JUN - ?) 1974 - 1975 LTJG Marlin L. Shelton (? - 30 JUN 1975) |
Station Operations
LORAN-A
70 31 09 N 68 19 00 W (1957 GIB)
70 32 N 68 18 W (1962 Loran A System List)
| Declared Operational date: | 08 NOV 1954 |
| Operations terminated: | 302400 (Local) JUN 1975 |
| Station Operation: | Double SLAVE/SECONDARY (DS) |
| Station Letter designation: | |
| Chain: Station pair: Loran rate: Coding delay: Baseline: Chain: Station pair: Loran rate: Coding delay: Baseline: |
EASTERN ARCTIC CAPE CHRISTIAN (S) - CAPE ATHOLL (M) 1L7, 1L0, 2S6 1000us Approx. 350 Nautical miles EASTERN ARCTIC CAPE CHRISTIAN (S) - NIPISAT (M) 1L1, 2S7 1000us Approx. 295 Nautical miles NOTE: 8.0us tolerance assigned during ice season; 4.0us at all other times |
| Radio Call Sign: | NJZ |
| On-air testing date: | |
| On-Air: | 1L1 (S), 08 NOV 1954 NIPISAT 1L7 (S), 08 NOV 1954 CAPE ATHOLL 1L0 (S), NOV 1956 CAPE ATHOLL 2S6 (S), 15 AUG 1960 CAPE ATHOLL 2S7 (S), 15 AUG 1960 NIPISAT |
| Off-Air: | 1L7 (S), NOV 1956 Change of rate 1L0 (S), 15 AUG 1960 Change of rate 1L1 (S), 15 AUG 1960 Change of rate 2S6 (S), 302400 (Local) JUN 1975 – CAPE ATHOLL 2S7 (S), 302400 (Local) JUN 1975 - NIPISAT |
| Monitor Rate: | cross rate monitoring |
| Equipment: | 1954: AN/FPN30, AN/FPA-2, T-325B, T-138A 1954: AN/URN-5 Radio Beacon Transmitter (USAF supplied) 1957: AN/URA-11 Radio Beacon (USCG Supplied) 1957: TACAN installed |
| Radiator: Receiving Antennas: |
"T" wire cage 1954: Vertical; Beverage; Comb 1956: Vertical; Comb - Beverage Discontinued 1956: Winter normal receiving operations Vertical - local signal 1L0: Comb modified with amplifier 1L1: Comb |
Fred's Place Reunion Hall:
Old | New
General Information Book:
1957
Awards:
Coast Guard Unit Commendation
01 SEP 1970 - 31 OCT 1970
15 JUN 1973 - 30 NOV 1973
The Arctic Service Medal
Any member of the U. S. Coast Guard who serves or has served at least 21 consecutive days
under competent orders
Coast Guard Restricted Duty Ribbon
Documents:
01 MAY 1954 - Exchange of Notes between Canada and The United States in relationshipn to construction of Cape Christian Loran Station - pdf
22 JUN 1956 - Overseas Loran Station Survey - pdf (photos)
05 FEB 1957 CG Official News Release - pdf
1962-63 Report of Sky Wave Time Delay - pdf
21 JAN 1964 Review of Coast Guard Overseas Facilities -pdf
Pictures:
AUG 1956 CG photos
1963 Charles Keller (CO) photo collection
1963-64 CS1 Russell McLamb photo collection
Oct 1963 - Jan 1965 RCMP Mort Doyle photo collection
1964 Gene Oleson photo collection
1971 - 1972 Charlie Huber (CO) photo collection
Christmas party
Crew
General
Station spaces
1971 - 1973 Steve Fedorchad photo collection
Christmas party 1971 & 72
Crew, meet some of them
Collection of cravings
Around the station
In the Elements
RCMP Special Consable Toopinga Family and George Iqalukjuak collection
Various photo from crew
picture from google earth c./2009
ET2 Robert Newton 1955-56 Arctic Certificate