Location
IFC: East of
Quidnesset Road: Signal Rock Road
Launcher Area On Quonset Reservation south of Perimeter Road between East of
Quidnesset Road, former NCBC Davisville
Present Status
IFC- North Kingstown Parks and Recreation Department-
Signal Rock Park
Launcher- EECO / RI ANG (?)
At IFC some buildings remain but are boarded up. Launcher area has only two intact
buildings which have a new use. The launcher area was razed in themid-1990s and is located
within the grounds of the Quonset Point Naval Base. The underground missile area has been
plowed over and is an open field surrounded by trees.
Links
Army Corps of Engineers Update: http://www.nae.usace.army.mil/publicac/updteri.htm
Pictures
Site Pictures
Satellite photo of launcher area taken in 1993 before
the site was razed.
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Dates of Operation
1956-1961History
Nike-Ajax site manned by Active Army
troops from Sep 56 to Dec 61.
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
Detachment 2, HHB, 739th AAA Missile Battalion
Jun 56- Jan 57 (listed as Davisville)
Btry A, 751st AAA Missile Battalion (Nike)
Sep 56- Aug 58
Btry A, 4th Missile Battalion, 68th Artillery (Nike-Ajax)
Sep 58- Dec 61
redesignated Nike-Hercules Jun 59
Special thanks to Kyle
Sullivan for his launcher site corrections.
Contacts
Paul Manderville |
