Nike Missile Locations Rhode Island

State	Site Name	Missile Type	Defense Area	Site Loc	Service Dates	Control site condition/owner	Launch Site condition/owner
RI	PR-38	Nike 1B, 2C/18H, 30A/10L-U	Providence	Bristol	1956 - Apr 1974	Brown University	Roger Williams College
	PR-69	Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A	Providence	Coventry	1956 - Oct 1974	RIANG, 281st, 282d Combat Communications Squadrons	General Services Administration
	PR-79	Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A	Providence	Foster Center/ Woonsocket	1956 - Jun 1963	Foster/Gloucester Regional School District	State of Rhode Island, State Police Training Center
	PR-58	Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A	Providence	North Kingston/ Davisville	1956 - 1963	North Kingston Parks and Recreation Department	RIANG installation
	PR-99	Nike 1B, 2C/18H, 30A/11L-U, (10L-H)	Providence	North Smithfield/ Foster	1956 - Jun 1971	RIANG/USAFR Center	US Army

Additional sites that covered the Providence area were located in Massachusetts.

(PR-38) Bristol PR-38 IFC - PR-38 Launch Area
(PR-58) North Kingston PR-58 IFC - PR-58 Launch Area
(PR-69) Coventry PR-69 IFC - PR-69 Launch Area
(PR-79) Foster PR-79 IFC - PR-79 Launch Area
(PR-99) North Smithfield PR-99 IFC - PR-99 Launch Area

Nike Missile Type Key

Missile Storage: C=Ajax only, original design B=Ajax or Hercules, some modifications were required for the elevator to handle the Hercules launcher. D= Either, increased access room in the magazine
Missile Launcher: A=Ajax AA=Double Ajax launchers AG=Above Ground H=Hercules L=Launcher K=Unofficial designation for Alaskan above ground launchers U=Universal launcher UA=1/2 Universal and 1/2 Ajax launchers UU=Double Universal launchers
Note: Launchers converted to Hercules are given in parenthesis, e.g. (8L-H)

This data is from the book To Defend and Deter: The Legacy of the United States Cold War Missile Program