HMS Polruan was named after and adopted by the village of Polruan on the other side of the Harbour to Fowey in South East Cornwall. The Parish Council at the time were given a picture of the ship, a picture of her launch and a ships plaque which are currently still exhibited in the Reading Room in West Street, Polruan. The ships plaque is a parrot holding a trident.

Decommissioned in early 1950.
Scrapped at Sunderland in June 1950.

Commanding Officers:
Lt.Cdr. John Spencer Landers, RNR
April 1941 – February 1943

Lt.Cdr. Charles David Sampson, RNVR
February 1943 – still in command in January 1945 according to the Navy List
DSC awarded on 7 December 1943

HMS Polruan is not listed as active unit in the April 1945 Navy List