British Fifth Rate frigate 'Lark' (1762)

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Lark
Nominal Guns	32	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	24.3.1761	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	5.5.1761	BWAS-1714
Launched	10.5.1762	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	14.5.1762	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Rotherhithe - London - Surrey	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Richmond Class (1756)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	William BatelyBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1741-1755	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Elias BirdBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1714
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Burnt to avoid capture	5.8.1778	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck127' 2"Imperial Feet38.7115
Length of Keel108' 0 ⅜"Imperial Feet32.9279
Breadth34' 5"Imperial Feet10.395
Depth in Hold12' 0 ½"Imperial Feet3.6703
Burthen680 ⁶¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

10.5.1762Broadside Weight = 177 Imperial Pound ( 80.2698 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
12.3.1756210Design Complement

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
14.5.1762 - 26.3.1763Captain ADM 6/19/409BWAS-171427.3.1763 - 17.2.1766Captain: on board from 31.3.1763 ADM 6/19/474BWAS-171417.2.1766 - 16.8.1766Captain ADM 6/20/107ADM 6/2016.8.1766 - 31.8.1769Captain ADM 6/20/206
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 22.6.1768BWAS-171423.4.1773 - 14.5.1773Captain ADM 6/20/490ADM 6/2020.2.1776 - 5.8.1778Captain ADM 6/21/160BWAS-1714

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
17.2.1766 - 8.1767Vice-Admiral of the Blue TransferedBWAS-1714

4 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
19.5.1762 - 28.3.1763First Lieutenant ADM 6/19/411ADM 6/1917.5.1763 - 4.3.1766First Lieutenant ADM 6/19/498ADM 6/1928.4.1773 - 14.5.1773First Lieutenant ADM 6/20/493ADM 6/2028.4.1773 - 14.5.1773Second Lieutenant ADM 6/20/493ADM 6/20

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
12.4.1764 - 26.3.1766MidshipmanIPC1778 - 5.8.1778MidshipmanADM 6/21

Service History

DateEventSource
10.5.1762building at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey at a cost of £6703.13.0dBWAS-1714
9.7.1762fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £4139.2.8dBWAS-1714
14.9.1762Took the Sloop
18.9.1762Took the Privateer 130 leagues to the Westward of Ushant.BG
14.12.1762Took the Privateer
21.5.1763Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
2.1766Recommissioned as flagship for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
31.8.1769

Paid off

BWAS-1714
17.10.1769SurveyedBWAS-1714
11.1769Began great repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
5.1773Completed great repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £10019.6.0dBWAS-1714
14.5.1773Paid offADM 33
2.1776RecommissionedBWAS-1714
2.1776Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
5.1776Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £4546.9.7dBWAS-1714
24.7.1776Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
5.8.1778Burnt and scuttled at Newport, Rhode Island to avoid capture by the FrenchBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 33 Archive

ADM 6/19 Archive

ADM 6/20 Archive

ADM 6/21 Archive

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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