1 Fine Anglo Chinese School Work of Art 20th Century Marine Oil Painting HMS Alacrity Schooner Ship. Subject seascape marine side profile view of the HMS ship Alacrity. Sailing along the high deep blue seas in relatively choppy waters, you can see the sailors crew figures in white uniform wearing hats on deck, also with 3 lifeboats shown, a single steam funnel and masts either side with rigging, flying above is the St George flag along with the Union Jack. With scattered grey clouds above a beautiful blue sky.Title ''HMS Alacrity''HMS Alacrity was a twin screw dispatch vessel schooner of the Royal Navy, 1700 tons with 4 guns built by John Cuthbert, Millers Point, New South Wales as the yacht Ethel that the Royal Navy purchased in 1872. Crew complement 27.She commenced service on the Australia Station at Sydney in 1873 as a tender for HMS Clio. She was later used for anti-blackbirding operations in the South Pacific and also for hydrographic surveys of Fiji and Australia....