LORAN Station Middletown

MIDDLETOWN, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

05.21.2010

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Pamela Manns 

U.S. Coast Guard Southwest

MIDDLETOWN, Calif. - Loran Station Middletown, Calif., began as a radio-based navigation system during World War II under a secret program to provide the Allied forces with a reliable and accurate means of navigation at sea in any weather. The loran station crew ceased broadcasting of their domestic signal at noon, Feb. 8, 2010, as part of a nationwide cancellation of the North American Long Range Navigation-C signal and was decommissioned, May 21, 2010. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Pamela J. Manns

• Date Taken: 05.21.2010
• Date Posted: 12.12.2013 04:35
• Photo ID: 1095853
• VIRIN: 100521-G-7265M-007
• Resolution: 1676x2346
• Size: 1.63 MB
• Location: MIDDLETOWN, CALIFORNIA, US