HMS York

Type:
Cruiser
Class:
York
Builder:
Palmer's Shipbuilding & Iron Co. Ltd
Jarrow-on-Tyne, England
Pennant Number:
90
Ordered:
October 21, 1926
Launched:
July 17, 1928
Keel Laid:
May 16, 1927
Commissioned:


May 1, 1930
Fate:
Damaged by Italian explosive boats Mar. 26, 1941 at Souda Bay, Crete, grounded to avoid sinking.
Damaged by air attacks on Apr. 24 and Apr. 26, 1941, wreck scrapped in Bari, Italy in 1952.


Combat Victories
Date
Name
Type
Tons
Nationality

Notes

Mar. 3, 1940
Arucas
Passenger
3,359
Germany
a
Notes:
(a):
Scuttled by crew to avoid capture.


Class Overview
Builder's Data
Page published Jan. 13, 2009