&sq=&lang=&file=File:USS_Lapwing_-_NH_44903.jpg) USS Lark on left
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Lark |
| Builder | Baltimore Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Co., Baltimore, Maryland |
| Laid down | 11 March 1918 |
| Launched | 6 August 1918 |
| Commissioned | 12 April 1919, as Minesweeper No.21 |
| Decommissioned | 7 February 1946 |
| Reclassified |
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| Honours and awards | 2 battle stars (World War II) |
| Fate | Transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal, 15 January 1947 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Lapwing-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 950 long tons (965 t) |
| Length | 187 ft 10 in (57.25 m) |
| Beam | 35 ft 6 in (10.82 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) |
| Speed | 11.4 knots (21.1 km/h; 13.1 mph) |
| Complement | 72 |
| Armament | 2 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns |
The first USS Lark (AM-21) was a Lapwing-class minesweeper in the United States Navy. She was named for the lark.
Lark was laid down 11 March 1918 by Baltimore Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Co., Baltimore, Maryland; launched 6 August 1918; sponsored by Mrs. Henry A. Stanley; and commissioned 12 April 1919.