HMS York (1654)
History | |
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England | |
Name | Marston Moor |
Builder | Johnson, Blackwall Yard |
Launched | 1654 |
Renamed | HMS York, 1660 |
Fate | Wrecked, 1703 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | frigate |
Length | 116 ft (35.4 m) (keel) |
Beam | 34 ft 6 in (10.5 m) |
Depth of hold | 14 ft 2 in (4.3 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament | 52 guns (at launch); 60 guns (1677) |
Marston Moor was a 52-gun third rate frigate built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England at Blackwall Yard, and launched in 1654.[1]
After the Restoration in 1660, she was renamed HMS York. By 1677 her armament had been increased to 60 guns. York was wrecked in 1703.[1]
Notes[]
References[]
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650–1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
Categories:
- Ships of the line of the Royal Navy
- 1650s ships
- Ships built by the Blackwall Yard
- Maritime incidents in 1703
- United Kingdom ship of the line stubs