Dance-class trawler explained

The Dance class 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, 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, Ardrossan, UK
  • – Launched 1940, sold 1946
  • – Launched 1940, sold 1946
• Built by Cochrane & Sons, Ltd. Selby, UK
  • – Launched 1940, sold 1946
  • – Launched 1940, sold 1946
• Built by Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley, UK
  • – Launched 1940, transferred to Italy 1946 as DR 312
  • – Launched 1940, transferred to Italy 1946 as DR 316
• Built by Ferguson Brothers (Port Glasgow) Ltd., Port Glasgow, UK
  • – Launched 1940, sold 1946
  • – Launched 1941, transferred to Italy 1946 as DR 307
• Built by Goole Shipbuilding & Repair Company, Goole, UK
  • – Launched 1940, sold 1946
  • – Launched 1940, sold 1946
• Built by Hall, Russell & Company, Ltd., Aberdeen, UK
  • – Launched 1941, sold 1946
  • – Launched 1941, sold 1946
• Built by A. & J. Inglis, Ltd., Glasgow, UK (part of Harland and Wolff)
  • – Launched 1940, sold 1946
  • – Launched 1940, sold 1946
• Built by Henry Robb, Ltd., Leith, UK
  • – Launched 6 August 1940, transferred to Portugal 1945 as Salvador Correia
  • – Launched 1940, war loss 5 July 1942
• Built by Smith's Dock Company, Ltd., South Bank-on-Tees, UK
  • – Launched 1940, sold 1946
  • , ex-Tarantella – Launched 1941, transferred to Italy 1946 as DR 308
  • – Launched 1941, sold 1946
  • – Launched 1941, sold 1946

See also

• • • • Trawlers of the Royal Navy

References

• Robert Gardiner (ed. dir.), Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946, p. 66. London: Conway Maritime Press, 1980.
• Francis E. McMurtrie and Raymond V.B. Blackman (eds.), Jane's Fighting Ships 1949–50, pp. 217, 258. New York: The McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1949