made in Surrey

Model, of destroyer HMS Opportune

This wooden model represents the destroyer 'HMS Opportune', built in 1916 by W Doxford & Sons Ltd of Sunderland. The model was built to a scale of 1:64 by Engineer Lt Cdr Edward C Malet RN, Surrey.

'HMS Opportune' was armed with three 4-inch quick-firing guns, one 2-pounder and four 21-inch torpedo tubes. She had a crew of 96 officers and men.

With the outbreak of the First World War, an emergency program of destroyer building was established, beginning with the 'M' class, of which this vessel was one. The destroyers had to be fast as they were intended to guard the fleet.

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Online ID:	000-180-001-199-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0504: National Museums Scotland Part 2 Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland T.1920.L.2
Date:	1916 - 1920 Model: Between 1916 and 1920; Original: 1916
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What:	Ship / destroyer, torpedo boat / model
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Who:	H.M.S. Variety Lieutenant-Commander Edward C. Malet Warden, R.N., H.M.S. Variety (Model maker) Opportune
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Description:	Model of the Opportune, a torpedo boat destroyer built in 1916
References:	Storer, J D. Ship Models in the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh: A catalogue of models representing the history of shipping from 1500 BC to the present day. Edinburgh: Royal Scottish Museum Information Series, 1985, p 47.
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