The first York was renamed from Marston Moor upon the restoration in 1660. The 54 gun vessel had been launched in 1654. After nearly half a century of service, York ran aground and was wrecked in 1703.
The second York was a 60 gun 4th rate, built in 1706 and sunk in 1751 at Sheerness as a breakwater.
The third York was another 60 gun 4th rate, which was launched in 1753 and broken up in 1772.
The fourth York was renamed from Betsy. The ship was a brig-sloop that had been purchased in 1777 in North America. In 1778, the ship was captured by the French, but then recaptured.
The fifth York was a storeship which was purchased in 1779 in the West Indies, only to be sold again in 1781.
The sixth York was formerly intended to be an East Indiaman named Royal Admiral. The ship, a 74 gun 3rd rate, was purchased on the stocks in 1796 and served in the Navy for eight years before foundering in the North Sea during 1804.
The seventh York was again a 74 gun 3rd rate, which was launched in 1807. Converted to a convict ship in 1819, the ship was broken up in 1854.
The eighth York was an armed boarding steamer requisitioned from 1915–1919.
The ninth York was a York-classcruiser laid down by Palmers Shipbuilding and Engineering Company at Jarrow-on-Tyne on 18 May 1927, launched on 17 July 1928 and completed on 1 May 1930. Sunk in Suda Bay, Crete by Italian torpedo boats.
The tenth and current York is a Type 42 class destroyer laid down by Swan-Hunter Shipbuilding at Wallsend-on-Tyne on 18 January 1980, launched on 21 June 1982 and commissioned on 9 August 1985. York is an operational unit of the Royal Navy and serves with the Third Destroyer Squadron at Portsmouth.
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