Nike Missile Locations Hawaii
State | Site Name | Missile Type | Defense Area | Site Loc | Service Dates | Control site condition/owner | Launch Site condition/owner |
HI | OA-32 | Nike 24H/16L-H | Oahu | Bellows/ Waimanalo (dual site) | Mar 1961 - Mar 1970 | US Army, abandoned | Bellows AFS, 15th ABW Det. USMC amphibious training area, PACAP communications facility |
OA-63 | Nike 24H/16L-H | Oahu | Ewa/ Makakilo (dual site) | Jan 1961 - Mar 1970 | US Army, abandoned | US Army, abandoned | |
OA-17 | Nike 12H/12L-H | Oahu | Kauka/Kahuku | Jan 1961 - Mar 1970 | US Army, range control facility | US Army, Kahuku Army Training Area | |
OA-84 | Nike 12H/8L-H | Oahu | Waialua/ Dillingham | Jan 1961 - Mar 1970 | USAF Training Site | Dillingham Airport, abandoned |
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, increaed access room in the magazine
Missile Launcher: A=Ajax AA=Double Ajax launchers AG=Above Ground H=Hecrules L=Launcher K=Unoffical designation for Alaskan above ground launchers U=Uniersal launcher UA=1/2 Universal and 1/2 Ajax launchers UU=Double Univeral launchers
Note: Launchers converted to Hercules are given in paraenthesis, e.g. (8L-H)
This data is from the book To Defend and Deter: The Legacy of the United States Cold War Missile Program