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NORTH SMITHFIELD PR-99 CL |
Located in northern Rhode Island, ten miles from Providence, North Smithfield was the Rhode Island Army Guard's only Nike Hercules site. |
Location
IFC: Black Plain Hill Old Oxford Road Launcher Area: N of Pound Hill Road, W of Black Plain |
Dates of
Operation 1956-1971 |
Present
Status IFC: North Smithfield Air National Guard Station, SAEJ. On 1 July 1971 the site became an RI ANG station and is still active in that capacity. Launcher Area: Army National Guard? |
History
Nike-Ajax site upgraded to Nike-Hercules May 58- Jun 59. Operational with Hercules 23 Jan 60. Active Army site Apr 56- Aug 63. RI ARNG site 23 Aug 63- 1971 |
Links
Site used by Air Force http://members.tripod.com/~Scott_Murdock/usaf/usafnike.html |
Weapons
Systems & Missile Load Nike Ajax / 30 (10 per launcher section) 11 mounted on launchers (3/4 per launcher section) Nike Hercules/ 18 (6 per launcher section) 10 mounted on launchers (3/4 per section) |
Contacts | Missile Magazines/
Launcher Sections 3 Magazines. 1 type "B", 2 Ajax |
Pictures | Units Btry C, 739th AAA Missile Battalion (Nike) Apr 56- Dec 56 Btry C, 751st AAA Missile Battalion (Nike-Ajax) Dec 56- Aug 58 Btry C, 4th Missile Battalion, 68th Artillery (Nike-Ajax) Sep 58- Dec 61 redesignated Nike-Hercules Jun 59 Def Acq Radar Section 6 (HHB, 56th Arty BDE) Feb 60- Jun 64 Btry D, 4th Missile Battalion, 56th Artillery (Nike-Hercules) Feb 62- Aug 63 Btry B, 2d Battalion, 243d Artillery (RI ARNG) Mar 63- 1971 |
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