| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | River |
| Pennant | K 243 |
| Built by | Charles Hill & Sons Ltd. (Bristol, U.K.) : Bellis & Morcom |
| Ordered | 8 May 1941 |
| Laid down | 31 Jan 1942 |
| Launched | 10 Oct 1942 |
| Commissioned | 27 Feb 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Transferred to the Royal Indian Navy April 1946 and renamed Kurki. |
Commands listed for HMS Trent (K 243)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. James Gavin Rankin, RNR | 10 Jan 1943 | Jun 1945 |
| 2 | A/Lt.Cdr. Charles Alexander Woods, RNZNR | Jun 1945 | 5 Jul 1945 |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. Charles Donovan Smith, DSC, RD, RNR | 5 Jul 1945 | 27 Dec 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Trent include:
9 Oct 1943
On 9 October 1943, convoy WS.33 arrived in South Africa from the UK with reinforcements for service in Burma, the convoy consisted of 4 ships. The British frigates HMS Bann, HMS Plym, HMS Teviot and HMS Trent were responsible for providing the Anti-Submarine escort on the last leg of the passage.