HMS Lark Ship Built as a survey ship for the Royal Navy it surveyed much of the easte coast of Australia, the New Hebrides and New Zealand before being converted to a three masted schoner for passenger and cargo trade. Milestone Constructed 1880 {"name":"Constructed","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1880<\/span>"},"date_start":"1880","date_end":"1880"} Position Surveyor Gubbins, GW {"name":"Surveyor","target":"Gubbins, GW","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null} Ship's captain Pullen, Thomas F 1884 - 1888 {"name":"Ship's captain","target":"Pullen, Thomas F","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1884<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>1888<\/span>"},"date_start":"1884","date_end":"1888"} Type Ship {"name":"Ship","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}