LORAN-C transmitter Nantucket

Nantucket LORAN-A
General information
Status Demolished
Type Mast radiator insulated against ground
Location Siasconset, Massachusetts
Coordinates 41°15′12.40″N 69°58′38.76″W / 41.2534444°N 69.9774333°W / 41.2534444; -69.9774333
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 41°15′12.40″N 69°58′38.76″W / 41.2534444°N 69.9774333°W / 41.2534444; -69.9774333
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]

Commanders

LORAN A

LORAN A/C

LORAN C

See also

References

  1. ↑ Graziadei, Jason (3 May 2013). "Nantucket LORAN tower coming down". The Inquirer and Mirror. Retrieved 20 May 2013.

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