HMS York in Jersey on 4 May 2009.
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History | |
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Name | HMS York |
Builder | Swan Hunter, Tyne and Wear |
Laid down | 18 January 1980 |
Launched | 20 June 1982 |
Sponsored by | Lady Gosling |
Christened | 9 August 1985 |
Commissioned | 9 August 1985 |
Decommissioned | 27 September 2012[1] |
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Motto | Bon Espoir ("Good Hope") |
Fate | Scrapped in Turkey 2015 |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | Type 42 destroyer |
Displacement | 5,200 tonnes |
Length | 141 m (463 ft) |
Beam | 15.2 m (50 ft) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)[3] |
Complement | 287 |
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HMS York was a Batch III Type 42 destroyer of the Royal Navy. Launched on 20 June 1982 at Wallsend,[4] Tyne and Wear and sponsored by Lady Gosling, York was the last Type 42 ordered. The ship's crest was the White Rose of York, and the "red cross with lions passant" funnel badge was derived from the coat of arms of the City of York. With a maximum speed of 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph), she was the Royal Navy's fastest destroyer.[3]
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