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 |
Addtional sites that covered the Providence area were located in Massachusetts.
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
