HMS Lark (U 11)
British Sloop
Photo from Imperial War Museum (IWM), FL-9968
| Name | HMS Lark (U 11) | ||
| Type: | Sloop (Modified Black Swan) | ||
| Tonnage | 1,350 tons | ||
| Completed | 1943 - Scottīs Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Greenock | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
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| Date of attack | 17 Feb 1945 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | A total loss by U-968 (Otto Westphalen) | ||
| Position | 69.30N, 34.33E - Grid AC 8865 | ||
| Complement | ? men (3 dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | RA-64 | ||
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| History | Completed in April 1944 | ||
| Notes on loss | At 10.15 hours on 17 Feb, 1945, U-968 fired one LUT torpedo at a warship reported as a Soviet destroyer of the Groznyj class and observed a hit after 6 minutes 20 seconds. HMS Lark (U 11) (Cdr Hedworth Lambton, RN, (retired)) was hit in the stern northeast of Murmansk, towed into the Kola Inlet and beached near Rosta. The ship was declared a total loss by the Royal Navy and the wreck handed over to the Soviets. Earlier that day, U-425 (Bentzien) had been sunk by depth charges from HMS Lark (U 11) and HMS Alnwick Castle (K 405). | ||
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| Crewlists | We have listing of 4 people who were on this vessel | ||
Location of attack on HMS Lark (U 11).
ship damaged.
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