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| Class overview |
| Name: |
Dance |
| Completed: |
20 |
| General characteristics |
| Type: |
Armed trawler |
| Displacement: |
530 BRT |
| Length: |
161 ft (49 m) |
| Propulsion: |
Reciprocating engine (V.T.E.), 1 shaft, 850 IHP |
| Speed: |
11.5 kts |
| Complement: |
35 men |
| Armament: |
1 x 4 in gun; 3 x 20mm AA |
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.
[edit] Class members
- HMS Cotillion (T104)
- HMS Coverley (T106)
- HMS Fandango (T107)
- HMS Foxtrot (T109)
- HMS Gavotte (T115)
- HMS Hornpipe (T120)
- HMS Mazurka (T30)
- HMS Minuet (T131)
- HMS Morris Dance (T117)
- HMS Pirouette (T39)
- HMS Polka (T139)
- HMS Quadrille (T133)
- HMS Rumba (T122)
- HMS Saltarelo (T128)
- HMS Sarabande (T125)
- HMS Sword Dance (T132), lost 5 July 1942
- HMS Tarantella (T142)
- HMS Valse (T151)
- HMS Veleta (T130)
- HMS Tango (T146)
