SS Flying Lark

History
Name	SS Honduras (1915–34); SS Tuxpam (1934–39); SS Denny (1939); SS Trakai (1939–46); SS Phoenix (1946–48); SS Ville de Genève (1948–55); SS Ionion (1955–57); SS Flying Lark (1957–58);
Owner	Dampskibsselskab Globe (1915–18); C.H.F. Jensen (1918–34); Weinberger Banana Co (1934–38); Weinberger Steam Ship Co (1938–39); Leituvos Baltijos Lloydas (1939–42); US Maritime Commission (1942–46); Cia. de Nav. Insular (1946–48); SM Auxiliare de Transports (1948–55); D.S. Zampazas (1955–57); Chiap Huah Shipping Co (1957–58);
Operator	P. Johannessen, Tønsberg (1915–20); S. Dreyer (1920–34); Agwilines Inc (1942–43); United Fruit Co (1943–44); Lykes Bros SS Co (1944–45); United Fruit Co (1945); Hadjilias Interests (1946–48);
Port of registry	Kristiania (1915–25); Oslo (1925–34); Bluefields (1934–39); ? (1939–42); (1942–46); (1946–48); Rouen (1948–55); (1955–57); (1957–58);
Builder	Fredrikstad Mekaniske Verksted, Fredrikstad, Norway
Yard number	195
Launched	1915
Out of service	30 April 1958
Identification	Code Letters MLRD; (1915–33); HPVV; (1939–46);
Fate	Bombed by CIA aircraft 28 April and 30 April 1958; sank 30 April
General characteristics
Type	banana boat
Tonnage	1,255 GRT; 704 NRT; 1,086 tonnage under deck; 1,750 DWT;
Length	235.0 ft (71.6 m)
Beam	33.6 ft (10.2 m)
Draught	19.9 ft (6.1 m)
Installed power	188 NHP
Propulsion	1 Fredrikstad Mekaniske Verksted 3-cylinder triple-expansion steam engine
Speed	12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph)

SS Flying Lark was a ship built in Fredrikstad, Norway in 1915 as the banana boat SS Honduras. Over a 43 year career that spanned oceans and seas the world over she had 10 owners, eight names and a succession of different managers.

She is best known today as the Flying Lark, given to her by her final owners in 1957. That is the name she bore in the Moluccas in eastern Indonesia in April 1958 when a CIA aircraft involved in a covert mission against the Sukarno government attacked and sank her, killing at least nine of her crew.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Lloyd's Register, Steamers & Motorships (PDF). London: Lloyd's Register. 1930. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c Lloyd's Register, Steamers & Motorships (PDF). London: Lloyd's Register. 1945. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab Norheim, Steinar (1 October 2010). "1915 DS Honduras (TBG117191501)". Skipshistorie. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q Vleggeert, Nico (27 March 2010). "SS Flying Lark (+1958)". The Wreck Site. Retrieved 13 August 2012.

[LR30-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Lloyd's Register, Steamers & Motorships (PDF). London: Lloyd's Register. 1930. Retrieved 10 July 2014.

[LR45-2] Lloyd's Register, Steamers & Motorships (PDF). London: Lloyd's Register. 1945. Retrieved 10 July 2014.

[Skips-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab Norheim, Steinar (1 October 2010). "1915 DS Honduras (TBG117191501)". Skipshistorie. Retrieved 14 August 2012.

[Wreck58902-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q Vleggeert, Nico (27 March 2010). "SS Flying Lark (+1958)". The Wreck Site. Retrieved 13 August 2012.

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History

Name	SS Honduras (1915–34)^[1] SS Tuxpam (1934–39)^[2] SS Denny (1939)^[2] SS Trakai (1939–46)^[3] SS Phoenix (1946–48)^[3]^[4] SS Ville de Genève (1948–55)^[3] SS Ionion (1955–57)^[3]^[4] SS Flying Lark (1957–58)^[3]^[4]
Owner	Dampskibsselskab Globe (1915–18)^[3] C.H.F. Jensen (1918–34)^[3] Weinberger Banana Co (1934–38)^[3] Weinberger Steam Ship Co (1938–39)^[3] Leituvos Baltijos Lloydas (1939–42)^[3] US Maritime Commission (1942–46)^[3] Cia. de Nav. Insular (1946–48)^[3]^[4] SM Auxiliare de Transports (1948–55)^[3]^[4] D.S. Zampazas (1955–57)^[3]^[4] Chiap Huah Shipping Co (1957–58)^[3]^[4]
Operator	P. Johannessen, Tønsberg (1915–20)^[3] S. Dreyer (1920–34)^[3] Agwilines Inc (1942–43)^[3] United Fruit Co (1943–44)^[3] Lykes Bros SS Co (1944–45)^[3] United Fruit Co (1945)^[3] Hadjilias Interests (1946–48)^[3]^[4]
Port of registry	^[4] Kristiania (1915–25) ^[4] Oslo (1925–34) ^[4] Bluefields (1934–39) ? (1939–42) (1942–46) (1946–48)^[4] Rouen (1948–55)^[4] (1955–57)^[4] (1957–58)^[4]
Builder	Fredrikstad Mekaniske Verksted, Fredrikstad, Norway^[1]
Yard number	195^[3]
Launched	1915^[1]
Out of service	30 April 1958^[3]^[4]
Identification	Code Letters MLRD^[1] (1915–33) HPVV^[2] (1939–46)
Fate	Bombed by CIA aircraft 28 April^[3] and 30 April 1958;^[4] sank 30 April^[3]
General characteristics
Type	banana boat
Tonnage	1,255 GRT; 704 NRT 1,086 tonnage under deck^[1] 1,750 DWT^[3]
Length	235.0 ft (71.6 m)^[1]
Beam	33.6 ft (10.2 m)^[1]
Draught	19.9 ft (6.1 m)^[1]
Installed power	188 NHP^[1]
Propulsion	1 Fredrikstad Mekaniske Verksted 3-cylinder triple-expansion steam engine^[1]
Speed	12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph)^[3]