CMS Provost (VHC-368) was an Imperial Vindicator-class cruiser that had, after a moderate service history in the Galactic Empire, joined Admiral Dergan Roj's Barren Sector Fleet around 2 BBY. She spent the next years as an able warship in Roj's fleet until becoming a foundational part of the new Caspian Navy. Her performance record and potential allowed Caspia to focus on improving and accumulating ships so as to bolster the Navy's numerical standing, and she served as one of the Union's "heavy" warships.