HMS York in Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour at Fort Blockhouse with convicts going on board, by Edward William Cooke
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History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS York |
Ordered | 31 January 1805 |
Builder | Brent, Rotherhithe |
Laid down | August 1805 |
Launched | 7 July 1807 |
Fate | Broken up, 1854 |
Notes | Prison ship from 1819 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Fame-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1743 (bm) |
Length | 175 ft (53 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 47 ft 6 in (14.48 m) |
Depth of hold | 20 ft 6 in (6.25 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament |
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HMS York was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Rotherhithe by the contract firm Samuel & Daniel Brent, and launched on 7 July 1807.[1] She saw service during the Napoleonic Wars, though is best known for her time spent as a prison ship.[citation needed] She was broken up in March 1854.[1]