The Fish class of Admiralty trawlers was a small class of naval trawlers built for the British Royal Navy during the Second World War.

The vessels were intended for use as minesweepers and for anti-submarine warfare, and the design was based on a commercial type, the 1929 Gulfoss by Cochrane & Sons, of Selby.Elliott p286 The purpose of the order was to make use of specialist mercantile shipyards to provide vessels for war use by adapting commercial designs to Admiralty specifications.

In 1940 the Royal Navy ordered ten such vessels from Cochrane. All saw active service, and two were lost in incidents.

Corncrake-type minelayer Two vessels, Mackerel and Turbot, were converted for use as controlled minelayers while still under construction. Upon completion they were renamed Corncrake and Redshank, respectively.Conway p67Cocker p24

Ships NameHull numberBuiltFateNotesT23115 February 1942T30630 March 1943 (ex Mackerel)M827 December 1942Foundered due to weather 25 January 1943 in the North AtlanticCorncrake-type minelayerT2434 July 1942T36829 June 1943T30710 April 1943Lost 22 April 1943 in North Sea collisionCorncrake-type minelayerT31114 November 1942T34720 July 1943 (ex Turbot)M3110 January 1943T2329 March 1942

See also Trawlers of the Royal Navy

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External links Fish class trawlers at uboat.net