LORAN-C transmitter Nantucket
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| Nantucket LORAN-A | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Demolished |
| Type | Mast radiator insulated against ground |
| Location | Siasconset, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Completed | 1943 |
| Destroyed | 1981 |
| Design and construction | |
| Main contractor | US Coast Guard |
| Nantucket LORAN-C Mast | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Status | Defunct |
| Type | Mast radiator insulated against ground |
| Location | Siasconset, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Completed | 1962 |
| Height | 625 ft (190.50 m) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Construction Detachment, B |
| Main contractor | US Coast Guard |
Nantucket LORAN-C transmitter was a LORAN-C transmitter at Siasconset, Massachusetts. It was built in 1963 with a 625 ft tall mast radiator. It operated in conjunction with the LORAN-A station on Nantucket from 1963-1981. It was closed in February 2010 when the United States discontinued the Loran system, and the tower was taken down in May of 2013.[1]
Contents
Commanders
LORAN A
- Commanding Officer: Lieutenant, Junior Grade W P Clark 8/43-44
- Officer-in-Charge: Chief Electronics Technician Jack Cromwell 1957
LORAN A/C
- 1st Commanding Officer: "Red" Fredericks 1962-63
- Commanding Officer: Lieutenant Ostrum 1963-64
- Commanding Officer: Lieutenant Wesemen 1970-73
- Commanding Officer: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Communications Technician Winfrey 1973-76
- Commanding Officer: Lieutenant Jack Ryan 1978-80
- Commanding Officer: Lieutenant John W Simpson 80-81
LORAN C
- Commanding Officer: Lieutenant Brooke Winter 81-82
- Commanding Officer: Commissioned Warrant Officer Joseph Puntino 82-84
- Commanding Officer: Commissioned Warrant Officer David Fronzuto 84-86
- 1st Officer-in-Charge: Chief Electronics Technician Bill Dietz 86- 87
- Officer-in-Charge: Chief Electronics Technician Joe Jester 87-90
- Officer-in-Charge: Chief Electronics Technician John Dreger 02 – 04
- Officer-in-Charge: Chief Electronics Technician Martin Hazeltine 04 - 08
- Officer-in-Charge: Chief Electronics Technician Shane Hyde 08 - 10
See also
References
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- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
