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 Mine warfare vessel classes Minesweepers of the Italian Navy Minesweepers of the Portuguese Navy Patrol vessels of the Italian Navy Patrol vessels of the Portuguese Navy Ship classes of the Royal Navy