| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Sloop |
| Class | Modified Black Swan |
| Pennant | U 11 |
| Built by | Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. (Greenock, Scotland) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 5 May 1942 |
| Launched | 28 Aug 1943 |
| Commissioned | 10 Apr 1944 |
| Lost | 17 Feb 1945 |
| Loss position | |
| History | 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. Hedworth Lambton, RN, (retired) Lt. Reginald Kersley, RN Hit by U-boat |
Commands listed for HMS Lark (U 11)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Henry Leslie Pryse, RNR | Mar 1944 | 16 Oct 1944 |
| 2 | Cdr. (retired) Hedworth Lambton, RN | 16 Oct 1944 | Feb/Mar 45 |
| 3 | Lt. Reginald Kersley, RN | Feb/Mar 45 | ??? |
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Noteable events involving Lark include:
17 Feb 1945
The German submarine U-425 was sunk in the Barents Sea near Murmansk, Russia, in position 69º39'N, 35º50'E, by depth charges from the British sloop HMS Lark (Cdr. Lambton, RN, (retired)) and the British corvette HMS Alnwick Castle (A/Lt.Cdr. H.A. Stonehouse, DSC, RNR). (see map)