She was originally to have been named HMS Tasman, but was this was changed to Talent after the previous HMS Talent was transferred to the Royal Netherlands Navy, this may have also been the case due to confusion with HMNZS Tasman in Lyttelton, New Zealand.

In 1953 she took part in the Fleet Review to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.

After this accident all caissons at Chatham that were on the river (tidal) were chained down to prevent them lifting and they were inspected more regularly to ensure that they were full of water.

Talent was later used for a publicity trip around the south and east coasts of England in October 1960, being visited by over 33,000 people.

[3] She was decommissioned on 19 December 1966[4] and was finally scrapped at Troon, Scotland on 1 February 1970.