| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 142 |
| Built by | Smiths Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 25 Jul 1939 |
| Laid down | 4 Feb 1941 |
| Launched | 12 May 1941 |
| Commissioned | 30 Jul 1941 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Sold on 17 May 1947. Commanding Officers: Lt.Cdr. John Patrick Smythe, RNR T/A/Lt.Cdr. Sir Joseph Herbert Spence Fayrer, DSC, RNVR T/Lt. John Eveleth Guest, RNVR T/A/Lt.Cdr. Philip Norman Frederick Appleyard, RNVR HMS Stonecrop is not listed as active unit in the July 1945 Navy List |
Commands listed for HMS Stonecrop (K 142)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt. Jeffry Vanstone Brock, RCNVR | Jun 1941 | 31 Aug 1942 | |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. John Patrick Smythe, RNR | 31 Aug 1942 | 3 Oct 1943 | |
| 3 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Sir Joseph Herbert Spence Fayrer, DSC, RNVR | 3 Oct 1943 | ??? | |
| 4 | T/Lt. John Eveleth Guest, RNVR | ??? | ??? | |
| 5 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Philip Norman Frederick Appleyard, RNVR | ??? | ??? | |
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Noteable events involving Stonecrop include:
2 Apr 1943
The German submarine U-124 was sunk west of Oporto, in position 41º02'N, 15º39'W, by depth charges from the British corvette HMS Stonecrop (Lt.Cdr. J.P. Smythe, RNR) and the British sloop HMS Black Swan (Lt.Cdr. R.C.V. Thomson, RN). (see map)
30 Aug 1943
The German submarine U-634 was sunk in the North Atlantic east of the Azores, in position 40º13'N, 19º24'W, by depth charges from the British sloop HMS Stork (Cdr. G.W.E. Castens, (retired), RN) and the British corvette HMS Stonecrop (Lt.Cdr. J.P. Smythe, RNR). (see map)