C.I. Stations Past and Present
Original Listing from John A. Gustafson - Updates/Modifications from Al H. Grobmeier

Listed Chronologically According to Date of Establishment


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STATION  Designator   Type   Established     Closed       Remarks   
Shanghai _ RI 1924 Mar 1929 _
Wailupe _ RI 1925 1928 _
Peiping _ RI 1927 Jul 1935 Moved to Shanghai
Guam B RI D/F 1929 Dec 1941 Captured
Olongapo _ RI May 1930 Feb 1935 Moved to Mariveles
Bar Harbor _ RI Jun 1930 Feb 1935 Moved to Winter Harbor
Wailupe _ RI Jun 1931 Jun 1933 Moved to Heeia
Astoria S RI Mar 1932 26 Dec 1939 Trans. to CG/Moved to Bainbridge
Heeia H RI Jun 1933 Dec 1941 Moved to Wahiawa via Wailupe
Winter Harbor W RI D/F Feb 1935 _ _
Mariveles _ RI Mar 1935 Feb 1936 Moved to Cavite
Mare Island _ D/F Apr 1935 Jun 1940 Experimental
Shanghai A RI D/F Jul 1935 Oct 1940 DT installed summer 1939
Cavite C RI D/F Feb 1936 Oct 1940 Moved to Corregidor
Lualualei _ D/F Nov 1937 Mar 1942 Moved to Wahiawa
Imperial Beach I RI D/F 1938 30 Sep 1999 _
Point St. George T D/F 1938 Jun 1944 Transferred to CG
Pt. Arguello Z D/F 1938 Jun 1943 Moved to Goleta
Dutch Harbor K D/F 1938 Jul 1943 Moved to Umnak
Jupiter J RI D/F Sep 1939 Jul 1945 Transferred to CG
Cheltenham M RI D/F Sep 1939 _ Supplementary School
Bainbridge S RI D/F Sep 1939 _ Supplementary School
Samoa V D/F Oct 1939 _ _
Amagansett G D/F RI Nov 1939 Jun 1945 Transferred to CG
Poyners Hill P D/F Dec 1939 Jul 1945 Transferred to CG
Balboa U RI D/F Spring 1940 Aug 1941 Moved to Toro Point
San Juan O D/F RI Jan 1940 _ _
Farallons _ D/F Jun 1940 Jun 1942 Moved to So. SanFran.
Guantanamo Q D/F Jul 1940 Mar 1945 Transferred to CG
Corregidor C RI D/F Oct 1940 Apr 1942 Evacuated to Melbourne
Toro Point U D/F Dec 1940 _ _
Greenland AB D/F Sep 1941 Aug 1945 Transferred to CG
Stika AE D/F Sep 1941 Jul 1944 Transferred to CG
Midway AF RI D/F Nov 1941 _ _
Wahiawa H RI D/F Jan 1942 _ _
Cabo Rojo AC D/F Feb 1942 Jan 1943 Moved to Trinidad
Melbourne B RI May 1942 1 Nov 1945 _
Kodiak AG D/F May 1942 Jul 1944 Transferred to CG
So. SanFran. Y D/F Jun 1942 Mar 1943 Moved to Castroville
Dupont D D/F RI Aug 1942 _ _
SeaWall W(1) D/F Sep 1942 _ _
Muirkirk AM RI Sep 1942 _ East Coast Equip Research Station
Chatham C RI Oct 1942 Jun 1945 Returned to owners
Chungking F RI D/F Oct 1942 30 Aug 1945 _
Guadalcanal AL RI D/F Fall 1942 Dec 1944 _
Johnston Isl. AI D/F 1 Dec 1942 1 Jan 1946 Transferred to CG
Trinidad AC D/F Jan 1943 Jul 1945 Transferred to CG
Antigua AW D/F Feb 1943 Dec 1944 _
Palmyra AH D/F 28 Apr 1943 16 Jan 1946 Transferred to CG
Castroville Y D/F Mar 1943 Jul 1945 Transferred to CG
Exmouth Gulf X D/F Apr 1943 Nov 1944 _
Kailua _ D/F May 1943 Jul 1945 _
Port Allen _ D/F May 1943 Jul 1945 _
Goleta Z D/F Jun 1943 Jun 1944 _
Recife AR D/F RI Jul 1943 _ _
Umnak K D/F Jul 1943 Aug 1945 _
Curacao AV D/F Jul 1943 Jun 1945 _
Amchitka AK D/F Aug 1943 Feb 1945 _
Adak AX RI D/F Sep 1943 31 Jan 1996 _
Bahia AS D/F Sep 1943 Aug 1945 Transferred to CG
Belem AQ D/F Sep 1943 Aug 1945 Transferred to CG
Adelaide River AA RI 1943 Sep 1945 _
Jan Mayen Iceland AJ D/F Nov 1943 Aug 1945 _
Tarawa AN D/F Dec 1943 Nov 1944 _
Kwajalein AO RI D/F Feb 1944 _ RI secured Dec 1944
Port Isabel AZ D/F Apr 1944 Feb 1945 Transferred to CG
Cooktown _ RI May 1944 Oct 1944 _
Kweilin F RI May 1944 Sep 1944 Moved to Kunming via Liuchow
Lorengua AT D/F Jun 1944 Oct 1945 _
Skaggs T RI D/F Sep 1944 18 Jun 1993 West Coast Equip Research Station
Kunming F RI D/F Oct 1944 Aug 1945 _
Guam A RI D/F Oct 1944 _ _
Iwo Jima AN RI D/F Apr 1945 _ _
Leyte AU D/F Jul 1945 Aug 1945 _
Okinawa AL D/F Aug 1945 1 Jun 1998 _
Bremerhaven _ D/F 29 Jun 1951 31 Dec 1972 Moved to Augsburg
Sabana Seca _ D/F 1952 _ _
Kami Seya _ RI D/F Jun 1952 1 Jun 1995 _
Todendorf _ _ 20 Jul 1956 15 May 1976 _
Edzell _ RI D/F Jul 1960 30 Sep 1997 _
Key West _ D/F 20 Oct 1962 1967 _
Anchorage _ D/F 11 Apr 66 28 Feb 1998 _
Misawa _ D/F Mar 1971 _ _
Pyongtaek _ _ 1971 _ _
Augsburg _ D/F 1972 15 Mar 1996 _
Chiniak _ D/F _ 11 Apr 1966 Transferred to Anchorage
Homestead _ D/F _ 9 Jun 1993 _
Keflavik _ D/F _ 18 May 1994 _
Galeta Isl. _ D/F _ 30 Jun 1995 Transferred from Toro Point
Charleston _ _ _ 30 Jun 1995 _
Key West _ D/F _ 31 Aug 1996 _

Notes: Shanghai was active for several periods including:

Station A Peiping RI established 1927; closed and transferred to Shanghai July 1935 as Station A.
Station A Shanghai established 1924; closed Dec. 1940.
Shanghai Station transferred to Station Ship Shanghai in 1927; disestablished March 1929.
Radio Security Station 4th Marine Regiment 1924-1929, 1935-40.

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Thanks to John A. Gustafson and Al H. Grobmeier for putting together this historical listing of our stations.