At 10.15 hours on 17 February 1945 the German submarine U-968 fired one LUT torpedo at a destroyer of the Groznyj-class and observed a hit after 6 minutes 20 seconds. In fact HMS Lark (Cdr. Hedworth Lambton, RN, (retired)) was hit in the stern north-east of Murmansk in position 69º30'N, 34º33'E, towed into the Kola Inlet and beached near Rosta. The ship was declared a total loss by the Royal Navy and the wreck was handed over to the Soviets.

Earlier that day, U-425 had been sunk by depth charges from HMS Lark and the British corvette HMS Alnwick Castle.

Commanding Officers:
Cdr. Henry Leslie Pryse, RNR
March 1944 – 16 October 1944

Cdr. Hedworth Lambton, RN, (retired)
16 October 1944 – ca. February / March 1945

Lt. Reginald Kersley, RN
ca. February / March 1945 >
DSC awarded on 21 August 1945 

Hit by U-boat
A total loss on 17 Feb, 1945 by U-968 (Westphalen).