HMS Cotillion
Encyclopedia
HMS Cotillion has been the name of several Royal Navy
vessels of the 20th Century:
, a Dance class minesweeper
of World War I
, a Dance class ASW trawler of World War II
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
vessels of the 20th Century:
, a Dance class minesweeper
Dance class minesweeper
The Dance class minesweepers were originally designed as a shallow-draft twin-screw tunnel tugs, and were taken over by the Admiralty as coastal minesweeping sloops. They were completed between November 1917 and September 1918 under the Emergency War Programme.-Ships: - October 1917; Used to sweep...
of World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, a Dance class ASW trawler of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...