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On March 23rd 1966 the Republic of Niger commemorated World Meteorological Day by the issue of a splendid ship stamp showing a weather ship, either the France I or France II, sister ships built in 1959 by the Societe des Forges et Chantiers de la Mediteranee, Havre for the Meteorological Department of the French Government.
Gross tonnage of both vessels is 1,886, net 389 and deadweight 650 tons. Overall length is 250 ft. 8 ins.,
beam 41 ft. 3 ins., and depth 23 ft. 6 ins, and each ship has three 8-cylinder oil engines connected to two electric motors and screw shafts, giving a speed of 143/4 knots.
SG215 Sea Breezes 7/66

Built under yard No 364.
03 May 1958 launched as FRANCE I
February 1959 completed.

December 1985 laid up.
About 1990 became she a museum ship.

Niger 1966 50f sg215, scottC55.
St Pierre et Miquelon 1974 1f60 sg524, scott?

3-8 cyl. Davey Paxman diesels:3150 hp. (2317 kW.) 2 elecrto motors each 2466 hp. (1814 kW.) 12 kn.
IMO.5119155.

Qatar 1973, 2 d. StG.471