istic ▁miss ile ▁test ▁program , ▁which ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁was ▁in ▁its ▁inf ancy . ▁ ▁The ▁D AMP ▁ship ▁participated ▁in ▁numerous ▁miss ile ▁test ▁operations ▁on ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Miss ile ▁Range , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁on ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Miss ile ▁Range ▁during ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁Operation ▁Domin ic ▁atomic ▁tests ▁with ▁emphas is ▁on ▁radio ▁frequency ▁and ▁rad ar ▁elect romagnet ic ▁effects . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁D AMP ▁ship ▁served ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁R anger ▁Program ▁on ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Miss ile ▁Range ▁for ▁the ▁National ▁Aer onaut ics ▁and ▁Space ▁Administration ▁( N AS A ). ▁Activ ities ▁included ▁vehicle ▁tracking ▁during ▁and ▁subsequent ▁to ▁final ▁burn out ▁to ▁supply ▁design ation ▁data ▁for ▁the ▁Deep ▁Space ▁Inst rument ation ▁Fac ility . ▁ ▁During ▁its ▁operation ▁in ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Miss ile ▁Range , ▁the ▁D AMP ▁ship ▁stopped ▁at ▁various ▁ports ▁for ▁log ist ical ▁support ▁and ▁requirements . ▁Such ▁ports ▁included ▁Rec ife , ▁Brazil ; ▁Ant igua , ▁West ▁Ind ies ; ▁Cape ▁Town , ▁and ▁Mon ro via ▁and ▁Sen eg al ▁in ▁Africa . ▁While ▁on ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Miss ile ▁Range , ▁the ▁D AMP ▁ship ▁was ▁based ▁out ▁of ▁Hon ol ulu , ▁Hawai i , ▁and ▁operated ▁in ▁the ▁John ston ▁Island ▁area . ▁ ▁Elect romagnet ic ▁Research ▁Labor atory ▁ ▁The ▁Elect romagnet ic ▁Research ▁Labor atory ▁( ER L ) ▁was ▁located ▁near ▁the ▁Miss ile ▁and ▁Sur face ▁Rad ar