 | This article includes a list of references, related reading, or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. (February 2013) |
 HMT Foxtrot in December 1942
| |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Dance class |
| Operators | |
| Built | 1940–1941 |
| In service | 1940–1946 |
| Completed | 20 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Armed trawler |
| Displacement | 545 tons |
| Length | 164 ft (50 m) |
| Beam | 27 ft 8 in (8.43 m) |
| Draught | 11 ft 1 in (3.38 m) (mean) |
| Propulsion | One triple expansion reciprocating engine, 850 ihp (630 kW) |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 40 |
| 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 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.