HMS Alacrity (U60)
Alacrity on 10 April 1945 (IWM) | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Alacrity |
| Builder | Alexander Stephen and Sons, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Laid down | 5 April 1943 |
| Launched | 1 September 1944 |
| Completed | 13 April 1945 |
| Identification | Pennant number U60/F60 |
| Motto | Adjuvare Propero: 'I hasten to help' |
| Honours & awards |
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| Fate | Sold for scrap, 1956 |
| Badge | On a Field Silver a heart, Red, winged Gold. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Modified Black Swan-class sloop |
HMS Alacrity was a modified Black Swan-class sloop of the Royal Navy. She was built for service as a convoy escort during the Second World War, but was completed too late to see action. She did subsequently take part in the Korean War between 1950 and 1952. She was scrapped in 1956.