Additional information courtesy of Bill Blow
Technical

Official Number: 125075
Yard Number: 538
Completed: 1907
Gross Tonnage: 280.04
Net Tonnage: 123.35
Length: 135.0 ft
Breadth: 23.0 ft
Depth: 12.1 ft
Built: Earle’s Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd
Engine: 500ihp T.3-cyl and boiler by Earle’s Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Hull

History

10.9.1907: Launched by Earle’s Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Hull (Yd.No.538) for Pioneer Steam Fishing Co Ltd (64/64), Grimsby as LARK.
12.10.1907: Registered at Grimsby (GY322).
12.10.1907: George Edward James Moody appointed manager.
10.1907: Completed. Fishing from Fleetwood.
12.1914: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (1-12pdr, 1-6pdr HA) (Ad.No.480).
2.1915: Renamed LARK II.
19.4.1915: Registered at Grimsby as LARK II.(GY322) (BoT Minute 7058/1915). Based Granton.
30.8.1916 – 30.12.1916: Detached for duty with SNO Leith.
8.10.1916-11.10.1916: With HM Trawlers ROSSKEEN (Ad.No.633) (GN14); WALTER S. BAILEY (Ad.No.707) (H546) and ZONIA (Ad.No.265) (H546) assisted in salvage of Hartlepool steamer JUPITER (2124grt/1901) damaged by explosive charges placed by Uboat (UB27) on 7.10.1915.
7.2.1916: Sold to The Grimsby Steam Fishing Co Ltd (64/64), Grimsby.
14.2.1916: George Edward James Moody appointed manager.
17-19.12.1917: With HM Trawler JOHN C. MEICKLE (Ad.No.436)(SN70) assisted in salvage of steamer OESTON.
1919: Returned to owners.
11.1923: Sold to Sociedade de Pesca a Vapor Espardarte Lda, Lisbon (BoT consent Minute 17869 dated 16.11.1923).
24.11.1923: Grimsby registry closed. Registered at Lisbon as ESPADARTE II.
1933: Sold to Alberto Graca, Lisbon. Registered at Lisbon as INVEVCIVEL SEGUNDO.
1956: Broken up at Lisbon. Lisbon registry closed.

ANNEX A

12.1914: Fitted with Hotchkiss 12pdr and 6pdr HA and fitted out for minesweeping duties (Ad.No.480).
2.1915: Renamed LARK II.
17-19.12.1917: With HMTrawler JOHN C. MEICKLE (Ad.No.436)(SN70) assisted in salvage of steamer OESTON.
By 1.10.1918: At Penzance (General Patrol and Escort work) (Chief Sk. RNR).

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S.T. Lark GY322
Picture courtesy of Alan Hirst

Changelog
17/01/2009: Page published. 4 updates since then.
08/04/2016: Information updated.
01/10/2017: Removed FMHT watermark from image.