HMS Lark (1794)
Lark | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Lark |
| Ordered | 18 February 1793 |
| Builder | Thomas Pitcher, Northfleet |
| Laid down | May 1793 |
| Launched | 15 February 1794 |
| Completed | 22 April 1794 at Woolwich Dockyard |
| Commissioned | March 1794 |
| Fate | August 1809 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | 16-gun Cormorant-class sloop |
| Tons burthen | 426+61⁄94 bm |
| Length |
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| Beam | 29 ft 9 in (9.1 m) |
| Depth of hold | 9 ft (2.74 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Sloop |
| Complement | 121 |
| Armament |
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HMS Lark was a 16-gun ship sloop of the Cormorant class, launched in 1794 at Northfleet. She served primarily in the Caribbean, where she took a number of prizes, some after quite intensive action. Lark foundered off San Domingo in August 1809, with the loss of her captain and almost all her crew.