HMS Pevensey Castle

Weather Monitor

Admiral Beaufort

HMS Pevensey Castle

Built by Harland and Wolff in Belfast

Launched on 11 Jan 1944, Commissioned June 1944

HMS Pevensey Castle

Pre 1946 with K449 Pennant

© The Flower Class Forum
HMS Pevensey Castle

Post 1946 with F449 Pennant

© The Flower Class Forum, taken approx 1950

Converted to Weather Monitor in 1960/61 by Blyth Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Ltd, Commissioned and renamed Weather Monitor by Mrs A.C. Best the wife of the then Director of Services of the Meteorological Office on 12th May 1961

Weather Monitor

During refit at Blyth in 1960

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Weather Monitor

Weather Monitor

Taken at Blyth in 1961 during the naming ceremony by Mrs A.C. Best

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Weather Monitor

Taken at Blyth in 1961 just after refit

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Weather Monitor

Taken at Blyth in 1961 just after refit

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Weather Monitor
© James Pottinger
Weather Monitor
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Weather Monitor

Monitor in James Watt Dock 1962

© Bernard Burton

Monitor in James Watt Dock 1962

© Bernard Burton

Monitor in James Watt Dock 1962

© Bernard Burton

Monitor in James Watt Dock 1962

© Bernard Burton
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© Brian Hargreaves

Alongside with Weather Adviser

© John Forsyth

Alongside with Weather Surveyor in 1968

© Paul Jarvis
© Day Watson
© Day Watson
© Ian Lovie
© My fathers collection
© Richard Woodman

Monitor, taken around 1967

© Tommy Sandham

Monitor taken from a Z boat

© Tom Keay

Refitted to Admiral Beaufort in 1976/77 at Manchester Dry Docks Co

The refurbishment consisted of improvement to accommodation, provision of a new fully equipped modern bridge structure, the fitting of a completely new galley, conversion of the ships electrical power supply from dc to ac, automation of the boiler controls, installation of new upper wind finding equipment and the complete re-equipping of the communications installation.

Weather Monitor was renamed Admiral Beaufort by Mrs M Fletcher wife of the Provost of Greenock on 25th May 1977

Her first tour of duty was at station Lima on 30 May 1977 relieving her sister ship Admiral Fitzroy

Being converted to Admiral Beaufort 1976

© Mike Ridgard
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© Paul Strathdee 1979
© Brian Hargreaves
© Stuart Cameron
© Tom Carreyette
© Doug Morgan

In James Watt dock in June 1977

© Derek Ogle

Withdrawn from service in 1981

With Admiral Fitzroy at Troon waiting to be scrapped

© Stuart Cameron

Being Scrapped in 1982 at Troon

© John Bell