HMS Rushen Castle - Weather Surveyor
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HMS Rushen Castle
Built by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd at a cost of £119, 140 14sh 10d (about 4 million pounds in todays money)
Launched 16 July 1943
Photo © The Flower Class Forum
Weather Surveyor (MEDE)
Converted to Weather Surveyor at Blyth Drydock and Shipbuilding Co in 1961
HMS Rushen Castle was renamed Weather Surveyor and commissioned by Provost J. Reid of Greenock on 21st Dec 1961
Taken at Blyth in 1961 just after refit
© source unknown
Weather Surveyor refuelling on the River Derry, N. Ireland prior to her first voyage in Jan 1962
© Bob Reid
Weather Surveyor at The James Watt Dock
© Bob Reid
Weather Surveyor (with Monitor behind) at The James Watt Dock
© Bob Reid
Surveyor in dry dock
© Bob Reid
Surveyor in dry dock
© Bob Reid
© Unknown
© John Bell
Alongside with Weather Monitor
@ Paul Jarvis
© Crown copyright 2010, the Met Office
© William MacLennan
© Dave Offiler
© Dave Offiler
Surveyor in background taking over from Reporter demonstrating its rolling abilities!
© Dave Offiler
At station Alpha
© 2010 Mik Cass
Weather Surveyor entering Lamonts new dry dock at Greenock (the first ship to do so), taken around 1965
© Harry Paul
Photo from Ken Wilson taken by the RAF
© Unknown
© David Lord
© The Dan McDonald Collection
Taken 23 Jul 1977 with Reporter and Fitzroy behind
© Stuart Cameron
Moored in Fareham Creek
© Unknown.
Sold to Pounds as a salvage ship 7 July 1977
Portsmouth 11 May 1982 being towed to the breakers
© John Bell
Being scrapped in 1983 by Arie Rijsdijk - Boss En Zonen at Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht in the Netherlands.
© Arie Rijsdijk - Boss En Zonen BV