HMS York

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Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS York after the city of York, the county seat of Yorkshire, on the River Ouse.

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  1. Demerliac (1996), p.71, #445.
  2. "Title unknown". Archived from the original on 9 September 2010.

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