41. The weather ship crews were normally at sea for three weeks at a time, returning to port for 10-day stretches. 42. Scheduled for conversion to a weather ship , " Gulfport " entered the New York Navy Yard on 5 July 1945. 43. She was then converted for duty as a weather ship while on an availability that lasted until 31 July 1945. 44. The removal of a weather ship became a negative factor in forecasts leading up to the Great Storm of 1987. 45. In the fall, the weather ship moved northward and took station between the Newfoundland or Reykjav�k, Iceland for refueling and provisioning. 46. During 1942, " Sea Cloud " mostly served as a weather ship at Weather Patrol Station Number Two ( position ). 47. On 5 July " Orlando " departed for New York to be converted to a weather ship and prepare for distant service. 48. Their weather ships were out to sea for three to five weeks at a time, and would have Enigma codes for several months. 49. Following her final escort cruise to the Azores, the patrol frigate arrived at Philadelphia on 1 June for conversion to a weather ship . 50. While radio discipline appeared to be good overall, communication with the weather ship on the VHF channel appeared to leave room for improvement.
