Nike Missile Locations Virginia
State | Site Name | Missile Type | Defense Area | Site Loc | Service Dates | Control site condition/owner | Launch Site condition/owner |
VI | N-52 | Nike 2B/18H, 30A/8L-UA | Norfolk | Deep Creek/ Portsmouth | 1955 - Apr 1974 | Chesapeake Alternative School | Public Safety Training Center |
N-85 | Nike 2B, 1C/18H, 30A/12L-UA, (8L-H) | Norfolk | Denbigh/ Patrick Henry | 1955 - Apr 1974 | Peninsula Airport Commission | Peninsula Airport Commission | |
N-25 | Nike 4B, 2C/18H, 30A/24L-UA | Norfolk | Fort Story | 1957 - Jun 1971 | Army amphibious training site | Army amphibious training site | |
N-02 | Nike 2C, 1B/30A/12L-A | Norfolk | Fox Hill | 1955 - 1963 | Fort Monroe, HQ Training and Doctrine Command | Fort Monroe, HQ Training and Doctrine Command | |
N-93 | Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A | Norfolk | Hampton/ Spiegelville | 1955 - 1963 | USAR Center | USAR Center | |
N-36 | Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A | Norfolk | Kempsville | 1955 - 1964 | City of Virginia Beach, Parks and Recreation | Parks and Recreation, maintenance | |
N-63 | Nike 2B, 1C/30A/12L-A | Norfolk | Nansemond/ Suffolk | 1955 - Nov 1964 | USAR Center | Bennett's Creek Park | |
N-75 | Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A | Norfolk | Smithfield/ Carrolton | 1955 - Jun 1961 | Isle of Wight Couty Park | Isle of Wight County Park | |
W-74 | Nike 2B/20A/8L-A | Washington | Fairfax/Pohick | 1954 - Mar 1963 | Fairfax County ownership | Fairfax County ownership | |
W-83 | Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A | Washington | Herndon/ Drainsville | 1954 - Nov 1962 | Defense Mapping Agency | Fairfax County Parks and Recreation also Fairfax County Public Schools Administration | |
W-64 | Nike 2B, 2C/24H, 60A/24L-UA, (16L-H) | Washington | Lorton (dual site) | 1954 - Sep 1958 | District of Columbia minimum security prison | District of Columbia minimum security prison |
Note there are additional sites that covered the Washington area in Maryland.
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