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|  | Cape Race LORAN-C Transmission Mast (1st)
Cape Race
Portugal Cove South NFL Canada
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| Status: | destroyed | | Construction Dates | | Finished | 1965 | | Destroyed | 1993 |
|  | | Building Uses | | - communication | | Structural Types | | - guyed mast | | Materials | | - steel |
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| | Heights | | Value | | Source / Comments | | | | Antenna | | 1350 ft | | Tim Kelly, Canadian Coast Guard, December 4, 2006 | | | | | |
Description
• Coordinates: 46°46'32''N, 53°10'28''W.
• This structure was the second tallest construction in the country of Canada, and one of the most powerful radio transmitters in the country.
• The mast collapsed on 2nd February, 1993 due to fatigue failure of an eyebolt head in a compression cone insulator on a structural guy.
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