| Name: | ARK |
| Type: | Sailing Vessel |
| Launched: | 1840 |
| Completed: | 06/1840 |
| Builder: | Thomas Barker |
| Yard: | South Shields |
| Yard Number: | |
| Dimensions: | 336tonsb, 96.6 x 25.5 x 17.0ft |
| Engines: | None |
| Engines by: | n/a |
| Propulsion: | Sail, rigged as a Barque |
| Construction: | Wood |
| Reg Number: | 24980 |
| History: | |
| 06/06/1840 | Thomas Barker, South Shields |
| 23/07/1872 | Wrecked |
| Comments: | 23/07/1872: Wrecked on the south point of the Island of Hiiumaa (Dago), Estonia |
| On a voyage from Newcastle to Cronstadt with a cargo of coal |
Shields Daily Gazette, Thursday, 25/07/1872