| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minelayer |
| Class | Fish |
| Pennant | M 82 |
| Mod | Minelayer |
| Built by | Cochrane & Sons Shipbuilders Ltd. (Selby, U.K.) : Amos & Smith |
| Ordered | 13 Jun 1941 |
| Laid down | Oct 1941 |
| Launched | Mar 1942 |
| Commissioned | 7 Dec 1942 |
| Lost | 25 Jan 1943 |
| History | HMS Corncrake foundered in the North Atlantic in heavy weather on 25 January 1943. |
| Former name | Mackerel |
Commands listed for HMS Corncrake (M 82)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Lewis Russell Renfrew, RNR | late 1942 | 25 Jan 1943 (+) |
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