| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | MS Trawler |
| Class | P |
| Pennant | T 196 |
| Mod | First group |
| Built by | Mario Bolias Monica (Aviero, Portugal) |
| Ordered | 15 Jul 1940 |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 21 Feb 1943 |
| Commissioned | 8 Mar 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Originally named Portreath but renamed Provost in 1943. |
| Former name | HMS Portreath |
Commands listed for HMS Provost (T 196)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Rowland Burnett Evans, RNVR | 11 Oct 1943 | 2 Dec 1945 |
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Notable events involving Provost include:
1 May 1945
HrMs Dolfijn (Lt.Cdr. J.B.M.J. Maas, RNN) conducted A/S exercises off Scapa Flow together with HMS Gorse (Skr. F.R. Brown, RNR) and HMS Provost (T/A/Lt.Cdr. R.B. Evans, RNVR). (1)
Sources
- File 2.12.03.5656 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)