• Current opened records

  • Ocean Weather Ships and associated stations (OWS)

Archive
Bib No.:
  • 626181
Level:
  • Sub Series
Archive Reference:
  • MET/2/4/1/2/d
Creator:
  • Meteorological Office
Corporate Author:
  • Board of Trade, Meteorological Department.
  • Air Ministry, Meteorological Office.
  • Meteorological Office. (UK)
  • Met Office. (UK)
Date:
  • August 1947 - May 1996
Description:
  • The Met Office and other international meteorological agencies operated ocean weather ships (OWS) across following stations in North Atlantic. Some of the stations went by different names which have been included below as well as the period they operated.

    A - Alpha (1954 to 1974)

    I - India or item (1947 to 1975)

    J - Juliette or jig (1947 to 1975)

    K - KIlo (1957 to 1972)

    L - Lima (1975 to 1996)


    Finding aids containing details of voyages for these stations have been attached to this entry.

Media Type:
  • Data
Language:
  • English
Conditions Governing Access:
  • Open
Conditions Governing Reproduction:
Owning Organisation:
  • Met Office
Location:
  • Archive Exeter
Collection:
  • Archive Collection
Status:
  • Reference Only
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