| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | Dance |
| Pennant | T 128 |
| Built by | Henry Robb Ltd. (Leith, U.K.) : Whites M.E. |
| Ordered | 9 Sep 1939 |
| Laid down | 12 Jan 1940 |
| Launched | 6 Aug 1940 |
| Commissioned | 19 Oct 1940 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold to the Portugese Navy on 4 August 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS Saltarelo (T 128)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. William Renell Seward, RNVR | 1 Oct 1940 | 1 Oct 1942 |
| 2 | T/Lt. John William Nye, RNVR | 1 Oct 1942 | 31 Dec 1942 |
| 3 | T/Lt. Edward James Morris Jenkins, RNVR | 31 Dec 1942 |
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Notable events involving Saltarelo include:
9 Jun 1943
'Flight E' Landing craft
This group of landing craft and auxiliary vessels departed Falmouth around 1630B/9 bound for Gibraltar.
This group of landing craft was made up of the following vessels;
18 LCG(L)'s;
HMS LCG(L)-1,
HMS LCG(L)-2,
HMS LCG(L)-3,
HMS LCG(L)-4,
HMS LCG(L)-5,
HMS LCG(L)-6,
HMS LCG(L)-7,
HMS LCG(L)-8,
HMS LCG(L)-9,
HMS LCG(L)-10,
HMS LCG(L)-11,
HMS LCG(L)-12,
HMS LCG(L)-13,
HMS LCG(L)-14,
HMS LCG(L)-17,
HMS LCG(L)-18,
HMS LCG(L)-19 and
HMS LCG(L)-20.
6 LCT(R)'s;
HMS LCR(R)-136,
HMS LCR(R)-140,
HMS LCR(R)-141,
HMS LCR(R)-147,
HMS LCR(R)-167 and
HMS LCR(R)-171.
4 LCF's; HMS LCF-8, HMS LCF-10, HMS LCF-11 and HMS LCF-12.
5 LCT's; HMS LCT-306, HMS LCT-316, HMS LCT-347, HMS LCT-410 and HMS LCT-418.
2 Tugs; Empire Larch (British, 482 GRT, built 1941) and Empire Spitfire (British, 232 GRT, built 1943).
3 Oil fuel carriers; Outpost, Vidonia and Vindelicia.
1 Water carrier; Empire Faun (British, 846 GRT, built 1943).
They were escorted by the A/S Whaler HMS Southern Gem (T/Lt. P.H. Riseley, RNVR) and the A/S trawler HMS Saltarelo (T/Lt. E.J.M. Jenkins, RNVR).
During part of the passage the light cruiser HMS Charybdis (Capt. G.A.W. Voelcker, RN) and the destroyer HMCS Iroquois (Cdr. W.B.L. Holms, RCN) provided cover.
'Flight E' arrived at Gibraltar on 18 June.