| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | Dance |
| Pennant | T 131 |
| Built by | Ferguson Bros. Ltd. (Port Glasgow, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 9 Sep 1939 |
| Laid down | 21 Mar 1940 |
| Launched | 1 Mar 1941 |
| Commissioned | 21 Jun 1941 |
| End service | |
| History | Transferred to the Italian Navy in February 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS Minuet (T 131)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Alexander Michael Sullivan, RNVR | 10 Apr 1941 | early 1942 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Clause Martin Metherell, RNVR | early 1942 | 20 Mar 1942 |
| 3 | T/Lt. John Henry Mitchell, RNVR | 20 Mar 42 | 12 Aug 1942 |
| 4 | T/Lt. William Bruce Thornton Bate, RNVR | 12 Aug 1942 |
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Notable events involving Minuet include:
5 Jul 1941
HrMs O 10 (Lt. J.H. Geijs, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Asie (Skr. F.C. Butler, RNR), HMS Cotillion (A/Skr.Lt. J. Flett, RNR), FFS Alysse and HMS Minuet (T/Lt. A.M. Sullivan, RNVR). (1)
6 Jul 1941
HrMs O 10 (Lt. J.H. Geijs, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with FFS Alysse, HMS Asie (Skr. F.C. Butler, RNR), HMS Polka (T/Lt. K.C. Donaldson, RNVR) and HMS Minuet (T/Lt. A.M. Sullivan, RNVR). (1)
7 Jul 1941
HrMs O 10 (Lt. J.H. Geijs, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Asie (Skr. F.C. Butler, RNR), HMS Polka (T/Lt. K.C. Donaldson, RNVR), FFS Alysse and HMS Minuet (T/Lt. A.M. Sullivan, RNVR). (1)
12 Jul 1941
HrMs O 10 (Lt. J.H. Geijs, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Cava (T/Lt. A.M. Taylor, RNR), HMS Flotta (T/Lt. G.L McArthur, RANVR), HMS Romeo (T/Skr. W.R.H. Stewart, RNR) and HMS Minuet (T/Lt. A.M. Sullivan, RNVR). (1)
Sources
- File 2.12.03.6376 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)