Escort captains carried as many depth charges as space allowed

How many depth charges did a typical sloop or destroyer carry?

There was no reliable single average: ninety might be an official sloop load, while captains often carried more and some wartime escorts embarked loads in the hundreds.

A single average for escort depth-charge loads is misleading. A sloop might be designed around roughly ninety charges, while some destroyers and other escorts carried totals in the hundreds. An official allowance of ninety could become about 120 when a captain used every available space. A later example places a wartime corvette load around 180, consistent with the upward trend. Sustained ASW prosecution depended on stowage and replenishment as well as the attack launcher.