Nike Sites of Boston: Nahant B-17 CL

Aerial view of Nahant peninsula, showing locations of former Nike installations

Located in former coast artillery facilities in the resort community of Nahant, a peninsula jutting out into Massachusetts Bay, this site was used only during the Ajax era and was located about 15 miles northeast of Boston.

Location IFC: 1 mile southwest of town center at Lewis Beach. Former Coast Artillery site. Launcher Area: 1 mile southeast of town center at Nahant Road and East Point next to Battery Murphy.	Dates of Operation 1955-1961 History Old coast artillery fortification (pre-1950). 90mm AAA gun site (1951-55) Active Army Nike-Ajax site Oct 55- Dec 61 Housing Area used up until c.1991. Weapons Systems & Missile Load Missile Magazines/ Launcher Sections

Nike Ajax missiles on a launching rack at Nahant (Army Engineers in New England 1775-1975, p. 151.) Housing: Kebbedy Terrace, Gardiner Road (at Goodard Road) and Castle Road. Adjacent to the IFC area.
Present Status IFC- Beach/ Park Launcher Area- park (Northeastern University Edwards Marine Science Center) Housing- private use; was in use until early 90s; closed as part of BRAC 1988 Base Closure List. Links East Point: http://www.dac.neu.edu/msc/mschistory.html http://www.dac.neu.edu/msc/eastpoint.html Military History of Nahant: http://www.dac.neu.edu/msc/bunkers.html Nahant 90mm Gun Site	Units Btry A, 24th AAA Missile Battalion (Nike) Oct 55- Dec 56 Btry C, 605th AAA Missile Battalion (Nike) Dec 56- Aug 58 HHB, 605th AAA Missile Battalion (Nike) Oct 57- Aug 58 HHB, 1st Missile Battalion, 57th Artillery (Nike-Ajax) Sep 58- Jun 60 Btry C, 1st Missile Battalion, 57th Artillery (Nike-Ajax) Sep 58- Jun 60 Btry B, 3d Missile Battalion, 52d Artillery (Nike-Ajax) Aug 60- Dec 61
Contacts Maps from Coast Artillery Days	Pictures Site Pictures Present Day pictures- IFC Area