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BEVERLY B-15 CL   


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Located at a local airport in a northern Boston suburb not far from the Danvers Nike site, Beverly was one of the first installations handed over to the Army National Guard as part of the on-site program.

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       IFC/ Housing   Area

Street Map of Site

Launcher/ Admin Area

Location
IFC: Brimbal Hill Road just north of Rte 128 near the present site of the Beverly Reservoir on top of Brimbal Hill.

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Launcher/Admin Area: Beverly Airport

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Housing: Laurel Street near IFC

Present Status
Launcher/Admin Area has been used since  1991 by  FEMA’s MATF-01 Urban Search and Rescue Team. IFC area was abandoned and is obliterated. The Housing Area was a US Coast Guard Housing Area but may now be under municipal use.

Contacts
Dates of Operation
1957-1964

History
Nike-Ajax site used as Nike Site by Active Army Mar 57 to Aug 59, MA ARNG Aug 59 to Jan 64. Scheduled initial construction completion was May 56 but delayed until
Mar 57.

Weapons Systems & Missile Load
Nike Ajax / 30 (10 per launcher section)
12 mounted on launchers ( 4 per launcher section)

Missile Magazines/ Launcher Sections
3 Magazines.
1 type "B", 2 Ajax


Units
Btry A, 605th AAA Missile BN (Nike) (Continental)
Mar 57-Oct 58
redesignated (NIKE AJAX) Apr 58
redesignated as below Oct 58
Btry A, 1st Msl BN (Nike Ajax), 57th Artillery
Oct 58-Jun 60
Btry C, 2d Msl BN (Nike Ajax), 241st Artillery
Aug 59- Aug 62
Btry C, 1st Msl BN (Nike Ajax), 241st Artillery
Aug 62- Jan 64

Links
Current use of launcher site
http://www.matf.org/BO_15.htm

Pictures
Aerial view of the Beverly Launcher Area
adjacent to the Beverly Airport, circa 1959.

Site Pictures

 

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This Page Last Updated:   Tuesday, May 16, 2000

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