HMS Sealark (1806)
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HMS Sealark was a Royal Navy Cuckoo-class schooner armed with four 12-pounder carronades and manned by a crew of 20. She was built by William Wheaton at Brixham and launched in 1806.Template:Sfnp Like many of her class and the related Ballahoo-class schooners, she succumbed to the perils of the sea relatively early in her career.
Service
She was commissioned in October 1806 under Lieutenant Thomas Banks for service in the North Sea. Sealark was at the surrender of the Danish Fleet after the Battle of Copenhagen on 7 September. The prize money amounted to £3 8s for an ordinary seaman, or slightly over two months wages.[1] In 1809 she came under the command of Lieutenant James Procter.Template:Sfnp
Fate
On 18 June 1809 she was sailing in company with Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". in the North Sea.Template:Sfnp A heavy sea swamped her and she sank immediately. Only one member of her crew survived.Template:Sfnp On 29 June 1809 The Times printed the following: "The Sealark schooner has been upset on the coast of Holland and all hands on board, excepting one man, unfortunately perished."Template:Sfnp
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