HMS Lark (1880)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Lark.
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Lark |
| Builder: | Westacott’s, Barnstaple |
| Launched: | 4 December 1880 |
| Fate: | sold December 1887. |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | schooner |
HMS Lark was a schooner of the Royal Navy, built by Westacott’s, Barnstaple and launched on 4 December 1880.[1]
Commenced service on the Australia Station in 1882.[1] She undertook survey work in the Bougainville Strait, Choisel Bay and San Cristobel Island. In 1883 Lark under C. F. Oldham transported the crew of the barque Illie which was wrecked in the Solomon Islands to Brisbane.[2] She sold at Sydney in December 1887.[1]
Based in Hobart, she was sold again in 1888 and was used as a coastal commercial trader in the Solomon Islands based out of Sydney.
Citations
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bastock, p.95.
- ↑ "The Wreck of the Barque Illie". The Argus (Melbourne). 18 May 1883. p. 6.
References
- Bastock, John (1988), Ships on the Australia Station, Child & Associates Publishing Pty Ltd; Frenchs Forest, Australia. ISBN 0-86777-348-0