Modified Black Swann class: Whimbrel (1942); Wild Goose (1942)

Scale 1;48. Plan showing the forecastle and upper deck for the 1940 Programme of Modified Black Swan class escort sloops. The plan includes alterations dated May 1941 (Further updated in red (undated). See NPA7178 for original tracing.)

Signed by D.N.C. Stanley V. Goodall. [Director of Naval Construction 1936-1944].

Marked: "NOTE;- Due to an increase of beam, the lines of the ship's side are not correct for scale."

Marked in red: "1941 PROGRAMME SLOOPS. SEE FLY DRAWING D.N.C.25/A/991 FOR MODIFIED ARRANGEMENT FOR 1941 PROGRAMME SLOOPS." (Plan reference NPA 7175).

Object Details

ID: NPA7172
Type: Technical drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Goodall, Stanley Vernon; HM Admiralty
Vessels: Whimbrel (1942); Wild Goose (1942)
Date made: Apr 1940; April 1940 / May 1941
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 760 mm x 2030 mm
Parts: Box