HMS York (1706)

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS York
Builder	Lock, Plymouth Dockyard
Launched	18 April 1706
Fate	Sunk as a breakwater, 1750
General characteristics
Class & 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

Last updated November 20, 2025

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

1 2 3 Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 166.

References

Lavery, Brian (1983) 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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[Lavery,_SoLv1_p166-1] 1 2 3 Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 166.

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History




Great Britain
Name	HMS York
Builder	Lock, Plymouth Dockyard
Launched	18 April 1706
Fate	Sunk as a breakwater, 1750


General characteristics ^[1]
Class & 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