HMS Duke of York (1763)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Duke of York.

History
Great Britain
NameDuke of York
NamesakeDuke of York
Ordered1760
Launched1763
Commissioned1763
Decommissioned1766
In service1763–1766
Out of service1766
Stricken1766
FateSold 1766
General characteristics
Class and typeGaff cutter
Length
  • 40 ft 6 in (12.3 m) (upper deck)
  • 31 ft 9.75 in (9.7 m) (keel)
Beam18 ft (5.5 m)
Draught7 ft 4 in (2.2 m)
Installed powersail
Complement24
Armament4 × 3 pounder guns, 8 falconets

HMS Duke of York was a British 4-gun cutter and first Royal Navy ship named after the Duke of York.

The ship was purchased by the Navy for £370 on 16 March 1763 and fitted out at Woolwich on 3 April (additional cost of £410 1s 10d).[1] The vessel Entered service in April of the same year under command of Lieutenant Thomas Montagu and assigned to the Thames Estuary.

In June 1766 it was withdrawn to the reserve and on 1 July 1766 the British Admiralty sold it for £40.[2]

  1. ^ Winfield, Rif. British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714−1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates., p. 325
  2. ^ Winfield, p.325