USS Abilene - Cirrus
USS Abilene
Built by Globe Shipbuilding Co, online betting Superior, Wisconsin, USA
Launched on 21 Aug 1943
USS Abilene undergoing conversion to Cirrus
Cirrus
Sold to the Netherlands on 5th May 1947 and converted to Weather Ship Cirrus
First in service on 11th Sep 1947
The Dutch Weathership Cirrus taken from Weather Monitor
© Richard Woodman
The Dutch Weather ship Cirrus taken from Weather sports bet Surveyor
© Bill Howard
Cirrus relieving Surveyor at Station Kilo
© Bob Reid
In Rotterdam in 1966
© Yvonne Thompson
Captain A. Koster and Chief Officer J.W. Fredericks in Dec 1962
© Marvin Bolotsky
Taken out of service in bet in tanzania 6th Aug 1970
Berthed at Hendrik-Ido waiting to be scrapped in 1970
© Jan Fernhout
On 2nd Nov 1973 Cirrus was towed to Bilbao, Spain for scrapping