HMS York (1706)
HMS York was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Plymouth Dockyard and launched on 18 April 1706.[1]
| History | |
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| Name: | HMS York |
| Builder: | Lock, Plymouth Dockyard |
| Launched: | 18 April 1706 |
| Fate: | Sunk as a breakwater, 1750 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 745 |
| Length: | 139 ft (42.4 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 34 ft 9 in (10.6 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 14 ft 7 in (4.4 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament: | 60 guns of various weights of shot |
York was lengthened in 1738, and remained in service until 1750, when she was sunk to form part of a breakwater.[1]
Notes
- Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 166.
References
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
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