| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | Dance |
| Pennant | T 125 |
| Built by | A & J Inglis Ltd. (Glasgow, Scotland) : Aitchison Blair |
| Ordered | 9 Sep 1939 |
| Laid down | 5 Mar 1940 |
| Launched | 29 Aug 1940 |
| Commissioned | 2 Jan 1941 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold in March 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS Sarabande (T 125)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Skr.Lt. (retired) Laurence Frederick Scarlett, DSC, DSC, RD, RNR | 21 Dec 1940 | 29 Jul 1942 |
| 2 | Ch.Skr. (A/Skr.Lt.) Albert Scott Henderson Robb, RD, RNR | 29 Jul 1942 | Apr 1943 |
| 3 | Skr. Lewis Henry Brown, RNR | Apr 1943 | Sep 1943 |
| 4 | A/Skr.Lt. Joseph Trone Hindmarsh Fairbairn, RNR | Sep 1943 | Jan 1945 |
| 5 | A/Ch.Skr. (A/Skr.Lt.) Henry Rich, RNR | Jan 1945 |
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Notable events involving Sarabande include:
13 Mar 1943
HMS P 615 (Lt. C.W.St.C. Lambert, DSC and Bar, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Freetown with HMS Sarabande (A/Skr.Lt. A.S.H. Robb, RD, RNR) and HMS Rumba (T/Lt. E.C.F.D. Jacquier, RNVR). (1)
Sources
- ADM 199/635
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.