HMS York (1706)

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NameHMS York
BuilderLock, Plymouth Dockyard
Launched18 April 1706
FateSunk as a breakwater, 1750
General characteristics [1]
Class and type60-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen745
Length139 ft (42.4 m) (gundeck)
Beam34 ft 9 in (10.6 m)
Depth of hold14 ft 7 in (4.4 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail plan Full-rigged ship
Armament60 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

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

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