Dance-class trawler
# Dance-class trawler

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 Isles class, 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
   * 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) Ltd., 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
