I see that the Diamond Shoals station was just up for auction. Pity I missed it. I'd have put down the minimum bid plus a little to have me a place like that.
@Murphy's Law: I blogged on the Diamond Shoals auction back on the 16th, sorry you missed it. I thought it would make a good James Bond villain starter kit.
Many of these historic landmarks were used of course for navigation, specifically Loran C prior to the installation of the GPS constellation. Athough not as accurate as GPS, these platforms provided the most accurate means of fixing a ships position.
@Senior: Before the tower was built there was a lightship stationed there, and at Diamond Shoals, as well. Robert Ruark mentions the lightship and the shoals in his classic coming-of-age book The Old Man and the Boy.
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I see that the Diamond Shoals station was just up for auction. Pity I missed it. I'd have put down the minimum bid plus a little to have me a place like that.
ReplyDelete@Murphy's Law: I blogged on the Diamond Shoals auction back on the 16th, sorry you missed it. I thought it would make a good James Bond villain starter kit.
ReplyDeleteMany of these historic landmarks were used of course for navigation, specifically Loran C prior to the installation of the GPS constellation. Athough not as accurate as GPS, these platforms provided the most accurate means of fixing a ships position.
ReplyDelete@Senior: Before the tower was built there was a lightship stationed there, and at Diamond Shoals, as well. Robert Ruark mentions the lightship and the shoals in his classic coming-of-age book The Old Man and the Boy.
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