HMS Lark (1794)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Lark.
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.
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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 and type | 16-gun Cormorant-class sloop |
Tons burthen | 426+61⁄94 bm |
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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 |
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