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HMS York (1706)

History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
Name: HMS York
Builder: Lock, Plymouth Dockyard
Launched: 18 April 1706
Fate: Sunk as a breakwater, 1750
General characteristics
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.

York was lengthened in 1738, and remained in service until 1750, when she was sunk to form part of a breakwater.



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