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 - Scott´s 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° 30'N, 34° 33'E - Grid AC 8865 | ||
| Complement | ? men (3 dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | RA-64 | ||
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| History | Completed in April 1944 | ||
| Notes on event | 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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| On board | We have details of 9 people who were on board. | ||
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