Dance-class trawler

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HMT Foxtrot in December 1942
Class overview
NameDance class
Operators
Built1940–1941
In service1940–1946
Completed20
General characteristics
Type Armed trawler
Displacement545 tons
Length164 ft (50 m)
Beam27 ft 8 in (8.43 m)
Draught11 ft 1 in (3.38 m) (mean)
PropulsionOne triple expansion reciprocating engine, 850  ihp (630 kW)
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement40
Armament

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 Islesclass, of which they are usually considered a subclass.

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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.

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