| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | Dance |
| Pennant | T 39 |
| Built by | Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. (Goole, U.K.) : Amos & Smith |
| Ordered | 9 Sep 1939 |
| Laid down | 18 Dec 1939 |
| Launched | 22 Jun 1940 |
| Commissioned | 30 Aug 1940 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold in July 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS Pirouette (T 39)
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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. Eric Robert Pate, RNR | 15 Aug 1940 | 3 Jul 1942 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Cyril Hillyard Wardroper, RNVR | 3 Jul 1942 | early 1945 |
| 3 | T/Lt. Alfred Ernest Dennis, RNVR | early 1945 |
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Notable events involving Pirouette include:
19 Sep 1940
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Cheyne, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Pirouette (T/Lt. E.R. Pate, RNR) and HMS Southern Breeze (Ch.Skr. G.W. Holliday, RNR). (1)
24 Sep 1940
HMS H 50 (Lt. G.V. Prowse, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Pirouette (T/Lt. E.R. Pate, RNR) and HMS Honeysuckle (Lt. G.W. Gregorie, RNR). (1)
30 Jan 1945
HMS Vampire (Lt. C.W. Taylor, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Gibraltar with HMS Wear (T/A/Lt.Cdr. E.G.L. Hone, RNVR) and HMS Pirouette. (2)
Sources
- ADM 173/16332
- ADM 173/20229
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.