A Nike Ajax missile: the type used at site NY-23. Photo: Don Bender
Located only a few miles from its “sister” site at Lloyd Harbor, Nike site NY-23 was yet another three magazine Nike missile installation. This site, however, became operational fully two years earlier, during 1955. Site NY-23 was one of nine New York Defense Area Nike sites which were not upgraded to operate with the far more capable Nike Hercules missile system. The site was inactivated during 1963 after eight years of service.
Location
Launcher Area:
Brookville, Nassau County, NY
Control Area:
Oyster Bay, Nassau County, NY
Dates of Operation
1955-1963
Radar Types
ACQR
Missile Magazines
1 type “B” and 2 type “C”.
Missiles
30 Nike Ajax
Units
Army
C/66th (1955-1958)
C/1/55th (1958-1960)
National Guard
B/1/245th (1960-1963)
Current Condition
A few portions of the site remain today. The control area is used by the Nassau County Board of Coop Services. The former launcher area in Brookville was acquired by the town and was transformed into Native Park.