| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Bangor |
| Pennant | J 147 |
| Mod | Turbine engined |
| Built by | A. Stephen & Sons Ltd. (Glasgow, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 20 Dec 1939 |
| Laid down | 25 Jul 1940 |
| Launched | 25 Jun 1941 |
| Commissioned | 8 Nov 1941 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold 1 January 1948. |
Commands listed for HMS Poole (J 147)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Wilfred Louis Gerard Dutton, RNR | 16 Aug 1941 | Early 1944 |
| 2 | Lt. David Arthur Pochon, RN | Early 1944 | late 1945 |
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Notable events involving Poole include:
12 Jul 1943
The Italian submarine Bronzo was captured off Syracuse, Sicily by the British minesweepers HMS Seaham (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Brett, RNR), HMS Boston (Lt. D.H.G. Coughlan, RNR), HMS Poole (Lt. W.L.G. Dutton, RNR) and HMS Cromarty (Lt.Cdr. C.G. Palmer, DSC, RNZNVR).
Bronzo was commissioned into the Royal Navy as HMS P 714. On 29 January 1944 she was transferred to the Free French as Narval.