| History | |
|---|---|
 England | |
| Name | HMS Larke or Lark |
| Ordered | 30 September 1674 |
| Builder | Anthony Deane Blackwall |
| Launched | 11 June 1675 |
| Commissioned | 19 June 1675 |
| Fate | Sold 3 May 1698 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | 16/18=gun, Sixth Rate |
| Tons burthen | 19925/94 bm |
| Length | 74 ft 0 in (22.56 m) keel for tonnage |
| Beam | 22 ft 6 in (6.86 m) for tonnage |
| Draught | 9 ft 0 in (2.74 m) |
| Depth of hold | 9 ft 2 in (2.79 m) |
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HMS Larke (or Lark) was contracted to be built by Sir Anthony Deane of Blackwall, knighted after he left Portsmouth Dockyard in 1673. She had the lines of Greyhound and was a standard 18-gun vessel. She was commissioned in June 1675 for trade protection, she patrolled the North Sea and Channel with her final service with the Fleet. She took a number of privateers during her service. She was sold on 3 May 1698.[1]
Larke was the third named vessel when it was used for a pinnace in service in 1588.
- ^ Winfield