HMS Lark (U11)
HMS Lark anchored in 1944. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Lark |
| Namesake | Lark |
| Ordered | 27 March 1941 |
| Builder | Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Greenock |
| Laid down | 5 May 1942 |
| Launched | 28 August 1943 |
| Commissioned | 10 April 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 17 February 1945 |
| Identification | Pennant number: U11 |
| Fate | Handed over to Soviet Navy |
| Soviet Union | |
| Name | Neptun |
| Namesake | Neptun |
| Acquired | June 1945 |
| Fate | Scrapped in 1956 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Modified Black Swan-class sloop |
| Displacement | 1,350 tons |
| Length | 283 ft (86 m) |
| Beam | 38.5 ft (11.7 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h) at 4,300 hp (3,200 kW) |
| Complement | 192 men + 1 Cat |
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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.