Dance class trawler

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Name Dance In service 1940–1946 Type Armed trawler		Built 1940–1941 Completed 20

Operators Royal Navy Portuguese Navy Marina Militare

The Dance class vessels of World War II were armed trawlers of the Royal Navy. They were used for anti-submarine (A/S) and minesweeping work and were nearly identical to the Isles class trawlers, of which they are usually considered a subclass.

One Dance class trawler (Sword Dance) was a war loss, and one (Saltarelo) was transferred to Portugal in 1945. Four were transferred to Italy in 1946: Gavotte, Hornpipe, Minuet and Two Step. None remained in service with the Royal Navy by the end of 1946.

Ships in class

Built by the Ardrossan Dockyard Company, Ardrossa, UK

Cotillion – Launched 1940, sold 1946

Coverley – Launched 1940, sold 1946

Built by Cochrane & Sons, Ltd. Selby, UK

Fandango – Launched 1940, sold 1946

Foxtrot – Launched 1940, sold 1946

Built by Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley, UK

Gavotte – Launched 1940, transferred to Italy 1946 as DR 312

Hornpipe – Launched 1940, transferred to Italy 1946 as DR 316

Built by Ferguson Brothers, Port Glasgow, UK

Mazurka – Launched 1940, sold 1946

Minuet – Launched 1941, transferred to Italy 1946 as DR 307

Built by Goole Shipbuilding & Repair Company, Goole, UK

Morris Dance – Launched 1940, sold 1946

Pirouette – Launched 1940, sold 1946

Built by Hall, Russell & Company, Ltd., Aberdeen, UK

Polka – Launched 1941, sold 1946

Quadrille – Launched 1941, sold 1946

Built by A. & J. Inglis, Ltd., Glasgow, UK (part of Harland and Wolff)

Rumba – Launched 1940, sold 1946

Sarabande – Launched 1940, sold 1946

Built by Henry Robb, Ltd., Leith, UK

Saltarelo – Launched 6 August 1940, transferred to Portugal 1945 as Salvador Correia

Sword Dance – Launched 1940, war loss 5 July 1942

Built by Smith's Dock Company, Ltd., South Bank-on-Tees, UK

Tango – Launched 1940, sold 1946

Two Step, ex-Tarantella – Launched 1941, transferred to Italy 1946 as DR 308

Valse – Launched 1941, sold 1946

Veleta – Launched 1941, sold 1946

References

Dance-class trawler Wikipedia

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