Role of the Weather Ships page 2

Ship Motion Trials onboard Weather Reporter in 1959









© Paul Cope

Rescue drills on Surveyor about 1964

© Bill Howard

Bob Aran and Hector McDonald launching a sonde

© Bill Howard

Whilst the various Stations where actual geographic positions the ships were allowed to drift within a 210 sq mile area, The above chart shows the grid with the station position in the centre and a grid formed from 10 mile squares.

Rescue drills

© Doug Morgan
Ron Duguid launching a Radar/wind target

Ron Duguid launching a Radar/wind target

© Bob Reid
John Harney filing a 500 gram met balloon

John Harney filing a 500 gram met balloon

© Bob Reid
Bob Reid launching a Radio Sonde

Bob Reid launching a Radio Sonde

© Bob Reid
Boat drills

Boat drills

© Bob Reid

Bob Reid and a Seaman carrying out body recovery during Air Sea Rescue drills

© Bob Reid

John Randall & Alex Coulson doing a bathythermograph sounding

© Bob Reid
Norman Fraser and an unknown seaman recovering a reversing thermometer.

Norman Fraser and an unknown seaman recovering a reversing thermometer.

© Bob Reid