HMS York (1753)

York
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS York
Ordered	28 March 1751
Builder	Plymouth Dockyard: Thomas Slade (1751-1752) John Lock (1752-1753)
Laid down	19 June 1751
Launched	10 November 1753
Commissioned	February 1755
In service	1755-1765
Fate	Broken up at Plymouth, 1772
General characteristics
Class and type	1745 Establishment 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1,203 10⁄94 (bm)
Length	150 ft 2 in (45.8 m) (gundeck) 123 ft 0 in (37.5 m) (keel)
Beam	42 ft 10 in (13.1 m)
Depth of hold	18 ft 6 in (5.6 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	420
Armament	60 guns: Gundeck: 24 × 24 pdrs Upper deck: 26 × 18 pdrs Quarterdeck: 8 × 6 pdrs Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs

HMS York was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Plymouth Dockyard to the draught specified in the 1745 Establishment, and launched on 10 November 1753.^[1] She saw active service during the Seven Years' War against France, and was responsible for the capture of seven French vessels over her ten years at sea. After extensive service in Europe, North America and the east Indies, York was decommissioned in 1765 and broken up at Plymouth in 1772.