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LORAN-C transmitter at Siasconset, Massachusetts, United States
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 to 1981. It was closed in 2010 when the United States discontinued the Loran system, and officially decommissioned on September 10.[1] The tower was taken down in May 2013.[2]
Commanders [ edit ]
LORAN A [ edit ]
Commanding Officer: Lieutenant, Junior Grade W P Clark 8/1943-44
Officer-in-Charge: Chief Electronics Technician Jack Cromwell 1957[citation needed ]
LORAN A/C [ edit ]
1st Commanding Officer: "Red" Fredericks 1962-63
Commanding Officer: Lieutenant Ostrum 1963-64
Commanding Officer: Lieutenant Wesemen 1970-73
Commanding Officer: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Charles T. Winfrey 1973-76
Commanding Officer: Lieutenant Jack Ryan 1978-80
Commanding Officer: Lieutenant John W Simpson 1980-81[citation needed ]
LORAN C [ edit ]
Commanding Officer: Lieutenant Brooke Winter 1981-82
Commanding Officer: Commissioned Warrant Officer Joseph Puntino 1982-84
Commanding Officer: Commissioned Warrant Officer David Fronzuto 1984-86
1st Officer-in-Charge: Chief Electronics Technician Bill Dietz 1986-87
Officer-in-Charge: Chief Electronics Technician Joe Jester 1987-90
Officer-in-Charge: Chief Electronics Technician John Dreger 2002–04
Officer-in-Charge: Chief Electronics Technician Martin Hazeltine 2004-08
Officer-in-Charge: Chief Electronics Technician Shane Hyde 2008-10[citation needed ]
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