| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Lark |
| Builder | Yarrow, Scotstoun |
| Laid down | 28 June 1912 |
| Launched | 26 May 1913 |
| Completed | November 1913 |
| Fate | Sold January 1923 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Laforey-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 968 long tons (984 t) deep load |
| Length | 268 ft 10 in (81.94 m) oa |
| Beam | 27 ft 6 in (8.38 m) |
| Draught | 10 ft 10 in (3.30 m) |
| Installed power | 24,500 shp (18,300 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 29 kn (33 mph; 54 km/h) |
| Complement | 73 |
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HMS Lark was a Laforey-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy. The Laforey class (or L class) was the class of destroyers ordered under the Royal Navy's 1912–1913 construction programme, which were armed with three 4-inch (102 mm) guns and four torpedo tubes and were capable of 29 knots (33 mph; 54 km/h). The ship, which was originally to be named Haughty but was renamed before launch, was built by the Scottish shipbuilder Yarrow between 1912 and 1913.
Lark served during the First World War. She formed part of the Harwich Force in the early years of the war, taking part in the Battle of Heligoland Bight in 1914, the Battle of Dogger Bank in 1915.