Memorabilia

This drawing (on a piece of wallpaper) was done by my father who then built a balsa wood model of it complete with electric motor.

© My fathers collection

An Ocean Weather Service cap badge from my fathers collection

© My fathers collection

Badges for Radio Radar, Met, and Steward & Cook

© H Routledge at British Air Force Insignia

A key found amongst my fathers memorabilia, unsure which ship it was from

© My fathers collection

A name plate removed from a weather ship, possibly from when it was still in the RN

© My fathers collection
A postage stamp depicting a Weather ship

A postage stamp depicting a Weather ship

© Unknown

A couple of envelopes sent from Weather Surveyor / Reporter

© Unknown

A scarce Vibroplex bug key with its original case and lead that has found its way over here to the UK Previous proud owner Paul R. Cope / G4BNU informs me "This key was used on WU/railway networks and has obviously handled lots of traffic in its time. It was found in a basement somewhere in Ohio U.S.A. In the 1970's I used it for a few years on the British Ocean Weather Ship "Weather Reporter" / MYDN in the North Atlantic when I was a Radio Op, also since then on the Amateur bands"."When found, it had very heavy carbon deposits around the contacts that I guess, was made worse as it is a single contact for both dots and dashes. The Guy who sold me it said its owner had passed away but used to be a Western Union Op and had something to do with the railroad, he took it away with him during WW2 and I guess this is where the carbon came from, keying some high power military Tx . So I think the key lay in the basement from 1945 until 1970 and really its amazing its survived. 73. Paul ".

Text & photo © John at morsemad.com

A cigarette card depicting a Weather Ship (1962)

A Graphic of an OWS Flag

© Martin Grieve at Flags of The World

Correspondence from when my father applied for his job as a Radio Technician

© My fathers collection

Day Watson's Certificate of Discharge

© Day Watson

Xmas day menu from Reporter in 1972

© Paul Cope

Weather Monitor's bosun used to make ship's in bottles from empty Haig Dimple bottles

© Day Watson

This Painting by Richard Woodman depicts Weather Monitor on Ocean Station India in January 1967, Richard painted it whilst at sea.

© Richard Woodman

2 envelopes sent to Weather Watcher from Austria

© John Pitts

Bill Howard's movement order appointing him to the Surveyor

© Bill Howard

Bill Howard's welcome letter

© Bill Howard