LORAN STATION UPOLU POINT
Station Information
| Site Survey: | LORAN-A DEC 1943 LORAN-C 06 OCT - 09 NOV 1959* *Note: Site survey was for the DOOR project |
| Construction Date: | LORAN -A JUN-JUL 1944 AUG 1949: Hawwaiian Dredging Company constructed permanent living quarters and mess hall. AUG 1949: George H. Iwashita comstructed power house, garage and electrical equipment building LORAN-C AUG 1960 - 02 JUN 1961 |
| Constructed by: | 1944: Construction Detachment "C" Unit 80 1950 - 1952: 1960 - 1961: Fisher and Walsh |
| Established: Commissioned: Commissioned A/C: |
JUL 1944 08 NOV 1944 060001Z JUL 1961 |
| Decommissioned: Disestablished: |
1993 1993 |
| Operated by: |
USCG |
| Station Project code name: |
LORAN-A: LORAN-C: DOOR IV |
| AKA: | HAWAII - 01 APR 1972 named changed to Upolu Point |
| Unit Identifier: |
1944: CG Unit 204; Navy Uniit 24 1961: 14-350185 1975: 14-40154 |
| Mail address: | 1956: LTS, Box 2, Hawi, Hawaii, T.H. 1965: LTS, Box 2, Hawi, Hawaii, HI 96719 |
| Ham Call sign: |
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| Personnel Allowance: | 1953: 1 Officer; 12 Enlisted 1956: 1 Officer; 12 Enlisted 1961: 2 Officers; 24 Enlisted 1969: 2 Officers; 25 Enlisted 1976: 1 Officer (CWO); 10 Enlisted 1988: 1 Officer (CWO); 10 Enlisted |
| Station Mascot: | |
| Station events: | 06 JUL 1946: Fatal auto accident resulting in the deaths of two Coast Guardsmen and one Coast Guard Civilian. 1955: Some Coast Guard married personnel resided at Kohala High School facility campus 02 JUN 1955: Station on commercial power 24 JUN 1958: Station authorized to display daytime storm warnings as directed by the weather service. 06 SEP 1960: Loran-C site survey declassified 11 JUN 1967: Crew assisted in the rescue of three passengers plus recover the body of the polit. 1970: The crew sponsored Hsu Lee-Lu of Taipei, Taiwan. 01 APR 1972: Station name officially change to Loran Station Upolu Point JUN 1972: Became the first CG station in the Pacific to have a sewage treatment plant 22 OCT 1972: Crew member, EN3 James Hillard, was murder by a local. 18 NOV 1973: Crew assisted in the rescue of Tadeusz Borowski who was lost at sea for 74 days. 04 MAR 1975: A crew member became lost while hunting. He walk out of the forest on his own. Three days, rescuers were searching for him. DEC 1979: A crew member was placed under arrest for murder which was committed prior to his arrival. He was taken into custody and transported back to his home town. 1984: Station renovations were taken. The Loran A Signal building was removed, Loran C S/P building renovated for personnel comfort and operations. |
| Commanding Officers/Officer in Charge: | 1944 - 1945 ENS Richard J. Peterson (08 NOV - 07 DEC) 1945 - 1946 LTJG Charles G. Pashia (07 DEC - 27 JUN) 1946 - 1946 ENS Howard A. Linse (07 JUL - 13 AUG) 1946 - 1947 LTJG James W. Christman (13 AUG - 26 NOV) 1947 - 1948 CRE Julius Mizel (26 NOV - ?) 1948 - 1949 1949 - 1950 LTJG Charles S. Marple 1950 - 1951 1951 - 1952 LTJG Harry F. Gregg (? - 05 AUG) 1952 - 1954 LT William G. Donaldson (05 AUG - 01 JUL) 1954 - 1956 LTJG Lawrence J. Otto (01 JUL - 18 JUL) 1956 - 1958 LTJG Donald D. Garnett (18 JUL - 05 AUG) 1958 - 1960 LTJG Kenneth W. Forslund (05 AUG - 24 AUG) 1960 - 1962 LTJG Norman E. Fabri (24 AUG - 01 AUG) 1962 - 1964 LTJG Leo N. Schowengerdt (01 AUG - 06 AUG) 1964 - 1966 LTJG Robert C. McFarland (06 AUG - OCT) 1966 - 1968 LTJG Edwin F. Chase (OCT - OCT) 1968 - 1971 LTJG Douglas J. Wood (OCT - JUN) 1971 - 1973 LTJG Dale K. Frieden (JUN - MAY) 1973 - 1975 LTJG William J. Seney (MAY - 3 JUN) 1975 - 1976 LTJG David M. Rice (03 JUN - 01 JUL) 1976 - 1977 CWO Charles M. Cate (01 JUL - ?) 1977 - 1979 CWO William R. Beers 1979 - 1982 CWO Robert A. Vanderzyl 1982 - 1985 CWO William F. Carroll 1985 - 1989 CWO Daniel Rebkovich (? - JAN) 1989 - 1990 CWO Daniel E. Lubecki (JAN - NOV) 1989 - 1990 CWO Lee S. Putnam (NOV - JUL) 1990 - 1993 ETCS David L. Pier (16 JUL - ?) |
Station Operations
LORAN-A
20-15-15.23 N - 155-53-22.76 W (USCG ltr 1951)
20-15-04.45 N - 155-53-13.78 W (1960 Mercury Datum)
| Chain: | HAWAIIAN |
| Station Letter designation: | 2L0 - "J" 2L6 - 2L4 - 2L5 - "P" |
| Radio Call Sign: | |
| Declared Operational date: | 08 NOV 1944 |
| Operations terminated: | 302400Z JUN 1979 |
| Station Operation: | 1944 - 1965 Single SLAVE (SS) 1965 - 1979 Single MASTER (SM) |
| Station pair: Loran rate: Coding delay: Baseline: Station pair: Loran rate: Coding delay: Baseline: Station pair: Loran rate: Coding delay: Baseline: |
HAWAII (SS) - NIIHAU (DM) 2L0 1000us Approx. 261 Nautical miles HAWAII (SS) - MOLIKAI (DM) 2L4; 2L6 1000us Approx. 96 Nautical miles HAWAII/UPOLU POINT (SM) - KAUAI (DS) 2L5 N/A Approx. 221 Nautical miles |
| On-air testing date: | 11 JUL 1944 |
| On-Air: | 2L0, 19 OCT 1944 (NIIHAU) 2L6, 25 OCT 1952 (MOLIKAI) 2L4, 08 JAN 1958 - (MOLIKAI) 2L5, 08 JAN 1965 (KAUAI) |
| Off-Air: | 2L0, 25 OCT 1952 Chain reconfiguration 2L6, 08 JAN 1958 Change of rate 2L4, 08 JAN 1965 Chain reconfiguration 2L5, 302400Z JUN 1979 Termination of Loran-A service |
| Monitor Rate: | cross rate monitoring |
| Equipment: | 1944: Model C timer, 1947 - Upgrade to UE-1 Timers, TDP-1 Transmitters, UM Switching Unit NOV 1951 - Upgrade to TEH Transmitters NOV 1953 - Upgrade to T-325A/FPN Transmitters MAY 1954 - T-138 Amplifiers installed - increase output power to 1Mw NOV 1955 - Upgrade to AN/FPN-30 Timers/FPA-2 Switching Unit 03 FEB 1961 - FPA-3A installed - permitted semi-auto operations 1969 - AN/FPN-30 Timers, T-325A Transmitters, AM-701 Amplifiers 1975 - COLAC equipment installed |
| Radiator: | 1944 - vertical radiator AUG 1955 - Wind Turbine 280ft tower |
LORAN-C
20 14.9 N - 155 53 04.23 W (Oct. 1, 1964)
20 14 49.160 N - 155 53 09.700 W (WGS-72)
20 14 49.301 N - 155 53 09.146 W (WGS-84)
| Chain: | 1961 - 1964: HAWAIIAN 1964 - 1992: CENTRAL PACIFIC |
| Radio Call sign: |
NRO5 |
| Declared Operation: | 211000Z JUL 1961 |
| Operations terminated: |
302400Z JUN 1992* * Station transmitting PTTI until 31 DEC 1992 |
| Station Operation: |
Single SLAVE/SECONDARY (SS) |
| Loran rate: Function: Baseline: |
SH-4; S-1; 4990 "X" M-X: Approx. 805 Nautical miles |
| On-air testing date: | APR 1961 |
| On-Air: | SH-4 (X) 211000Z JUL 1961 S-1 (X) 1969 4990 (X) 25 FEB 1975 |
| Off-Air: |
SH-4 (X) 1969 Change of rate S-1 (X) 25 FEB 1975 Changed Identification of GRI 4990 - 302400Z JUN 1992 Service termination |
| Equipment: | 1961 - 1975: AN/FPN-41-42 1975 - 1986: AN/FPN-54 - AN/FPN-42 300KW MAY 1976: PTTI installed 06 JAN 1982: DESLOT installation completed 1986 - 1992: AN/FPN-42 mod - 225KW |
| Radiator: | 625ft TLM Stainless, Inc Model 1300 1961 - |
LORAN-C Baseline Ext.
| Established: | |
| Disestablished: | |
| Operated by: | Loran-C station personnel |
| Chain: | HAWAIIAN |
| Operational date: | |
| Operations terminated: | |
| Station Operation: | Baseline monitor |
| Monitor Rate: | SH-4 |
| Equipment: | 1961 - AN/SPN-29 Receiver |
Fred's Place Reunion Hall: |
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Awards:
Coast Guard Medal
On June 11, 1967 a Cessna 172 crashed approximately 500 yards off of Upolu Point. The below were awarded the Coast Guard Medal for the rescue of three individuals aboard the plane.
SN Paul H. Akana - pdf
SN George G. Bennett - pdf
DC3 Lynn T. Crisler - pdf
ET2 Robert D. Oslen - pdf
ET2 Robert E. Pearce- pdf
Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation
*20 MAR 1983 - 01 JUL 1985
*01 JAN 1987 - 30 AUG 1988
*30 JUN 1992 - 31 DEC 1992
* DENOTES OPERATIONAL DISTINGUISHING DEVICE IS AUTHORIZED
Reminiscences:
1946 Robert E. Johnson - pdf
1947 Robert E. Johnson Life Aboard Unit 206 - pdf
1972 - 1973 Daryl Rotman - pdf
Documents:
18 NOV 1948 - Wardroom Mess Establishment - pdf
1955 - 1988 Water Line Correspondence - pdf
02 JUL 1956 Overseas Loran Station Survey - pdf - report photos
1963 - 1965 Vehicle Allowance correspondence - pdf
05 MAR 1964 On-street metered parking places - pdf
1964 Use of Exchange correspondence - pdf
01 FEB 1965 Assignment of Loran functions and constants - pdf
1966 - 1988 HILO Electric Correspondence - pdf
14 AUG 1973 Salt Rock - pdf
20 DEC 1982 Tower maintenance - pdf
07 JUL 1984 Parker Ranch Acquisition; legal opinion - pdf
23 JUN 1987 Permit to construct road - pdf
Pictures:
Picture from google earth
U. S. Coast Guard Official photos
1961 Don Perillo Photo collection
2013 Commander Gary Thomas, USCG, Ret. visit to the station
Photo retrieved from Fred's Place c./1959
CDR Carl Burkhart, USCG, (Ret.) contributed photos of tower hot work in 1982
Thanks Commander!
c./1975 Stan Albrechtsen