HMS Alacrity (1944); HMS Opossum (1944)

Scale 1:48. A plan with accompanying tables of magazine capacities showing the lower deck and hold of the modified Black Swan class sloops HMS Alacrity (1944) and HMS Opossum (1944).

The tables of capacities for Bofors and Oerliken magazines are marked for Alacrity only and Opossum only. Separate stowage plans also given. Alacrity carried depth charges in the Bofors magazine while Opossum did not and carried additional AA ammunition.

Object Details

ID: NPN0244
Type: Technical drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: William Denny and Brothers Limited
Date made: 21 August 1945
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 710 mm x 2210 mm