Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
For other ships with the same name, see
HMS York.
![]() HMS York
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| History |
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 England |
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| Name | Marston Moor |
| Builder | Johnson, Blackwall Yard |
| Launched | 1654 |
| Renamed | HMS York, 1660 |
| Fate | Wrecked, 1703 |
| General characteristics [1] |
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| Class and type | Speaker-class 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 Speaker-class 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
- ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 159.
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.
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