HMS York (1706)
Appearance
History | |
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Great Britain | |
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 |
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]
York was lengthened in 1738, and remained in service until 1750, when she was sunk to form part of a breakwater.[1]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- 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.