HMS Lark (U11)

HMS Lark was a modified Black Swan-class sloop of the Royal Navy. She was laid down by Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Greenock on 5 May 1942, launched on 28 August 1943 and commissioned on 10 April 1944, with the pennant number U11.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Lark.

HMS Lark anchored in 1944.
History
United Kingdom
NameLark
NamesakeLark
Ordered27 March 1941
BuilderScotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Greenock
Laid down5 May 1942
Launched28 August 1943
Commissioned10 April 1944
Decommissioned17 February 1945
IdentificationPennant number: U11
FateHanded over to Soviet Navy
Soviet Union
NameNeptun
NamesakeNeptun
AcquiredJune 1945
FateScrapped in 1956
General characteristics
Class and typeModified Black Swan-class sloop
Displacement1,350 tons
Length283 ft (86 m)
Beam38.5 ft (11.7 m)
Propulsion
  • Geared turbines
  • two shafts
Speed20 knots (37 km/h) at 4,300 hp (3,200 kW)
Complement192 men + 1 Cat
Armament
  • 6 × QF 4 in Mk XVI anti-aircraft guns
  • 12 × 20 mm anti-aircraft guns
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