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HMS Lark

HMS Lark is documented as a ships of the Modified Black Swan class sloop.

U11 · Modified Black Swan class sloopRoyal NavyWorld War II, PostwarVerified subject image
Photograph of British Black Swan class sloop HMS Lark.
Photograph of British Black Swan class sloop HMS Lark.This photograph FL 9968 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no. 8308-29) · Public domainImage source
Hull / pennantU11
ClassModified Black Swan class sloop
NavyRoyal Navy
CountryUnited Kingdom

What is known about this ship

HMS Lark is documented as a ships of the Modified Black Swan class sloop.

Class context: Modified Black Swan class sloop

The Modified Black Swan class expanded the successful escort-sloop concept into a 29-ship wartime and immediate-postwar series.

This ship is recorded as a member of Modified Black Swan class sloop. Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.

Sources and further reading

  1. Modified Black Swan class Sloops - Allied Warships of WWII ↗uboat.net · accessed 2026-09-19
  2. Modified BLACK SWAN sloops (WOODPECKER) ↗Navypedia · accessed 2026-09-19
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1922–1946Conway Maritime Press
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