Allied Warships
HMS Sword Dance (T 132)
ASW Trawler of the Dance class
Photo courtesy of Bill Allon, son of James Joseph Allon
| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | Dance |
| Pennant | T 132 |
| Built by | Henry Robb Ltd. (Leith, U.K.) : Whites M.E. |
| Ordered | 9 Sep 1939 |
| Laid down | 2 Mar 1940 |
| Launched | 3 Sep 1940 |
| Commissioned | 20 Jan 1941 |
| Lost | 5 Jul 1942 |
| History | Lost in a collision in the Morey Firth on 5 July 1942. During the early hours of the morning, whilst acting as escort to the east coast convoy WN.5, HMS Sword Dance (T/Lt. James Joseph Allon, RNR) was rammed in dense fog by one of merchants of the convoy, the Thyra-II (1088 GRT). The starboard coalbunker was holed in, the engine room rapidly flooded and HMS Sword Dance sank in less than an hour. |
Commands listed for HMS Sword Dance (T 132)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Robert Dwyer, RNR | 6 Nov 1940 | 25 Aug 1941 |
| 2 | T/Lt. James Joseph Allon, RNR | 25 Aug 1941 | 5 Jul 1942 |
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