British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'York' (1753)

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York			275
Nominal Guns	60
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	28.3.1751
Keel Laid Down	19.6.1751
Named	25.4.1751
Launched	10.11.1753
First Commissioned	20.2.1755
How acquired	Purpose built
Shipyard	Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth
Ship Class	Medway Class (1752)
Constructor	John LockBritish Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1740-1762
Category	Fourth Rate
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Broken Up	6.1772

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck150' 2"Imperial Feet45.721
Length of Keel123' 0 ½"Imperial Feet37.5031
Breadth42' 10 ½"Imperial Feet12.8143
Depth in Hold18' 6"Imperial Feet5.5055
Burthen1,203 ¹⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

2.1755Broadside Weight = 474 Imperial Pound ( 214.959 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck24 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
12.1752420Design Complement

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
20.2.1755 - 29.1.1759Captain Transfered ADM 6/18/139BWAS-171429.1.1759 - 1.1.1760Captain ADM 6/18/27BWAS-17141.1.1760 - 1.2.1761Captain ADM 6/19/342
Issued by , East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 12.8.1761BWAS-17141.2.1761 - 28.8.1765Captain ADM 6/20/86
Issued by , East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 15.8.1765BWAS-171410.1.1771 - 21.3.1771Captain Transfered ADM 6/20/333ADM 6/20

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
20.2.1755 - 1.6.1756Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/18/139ADM 6/181.6.1756 - 23.1.1758Second Lieutenant ADM 6/18/274ADM 6/1823.1.1758 - 29.1.1759First Lieutenant ADM 6/18/475ADM 6/18

Service History

DateEventSource
10.11.1753Completed at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £15057.11.0dBWAS-1714
10.11.1753Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
7.5.1755Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £8789.13.8dBWAS-1714
10.4.1757Took the Privateer
10.4.1757Took the Privateer
7.6.1757Took the Privateer
13.6.1757Took the Privateer
15.6.1757Took the Privateer
18.6.1757Took the Privateer
30.1.1758Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
6.6.1758The Siege of Louisbourg
14.4.1759Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1714
7.1765Home to pay offBWAS-1714
28.8.1765Paid offADM 107/6
30.4.1771SurveyedBWAS-1714
6.1772Broken up at PlymouthBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 107/6 Archive

ADM 6/18 Archive

ADM 6/20 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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