HMS York (D98)
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| Career | Image:Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg |
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| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | 18 January 1980 |
| Launched: | 20 June 1982 |
| Commissioned: | 9 August 1985 |
| Decommissioned: | |
| Fate: | Active in service as of 2006. |
| Struck: | |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 5,200 tonnes |
| Length: | 141 m (462.5 ft) |
| Beam: | 15.2 m (50 ft) |
| Draught: | |
| Propulsion: | COGAG (Combined Gas and Gas) turbines, 2 shafts 2 turbines producing 36 MW |
| Speed: | 30 knots (56 km/h) |
| Range: | |
| Complement: | 287 |
| Armament: | Sea Dart missiles 114 mm (4.5 in) Mk 8 gun MOD 1, Phalanx CIWS |
| Aircraft: | Lynx HMA8 |
| Motto: | Bon Espoir ("Good Hope") |
- For other ships with the same name, see HMS York.
HMS York (D98) is a batch three Type 42 destroyer of the Royal Navy. Launched on 20 June 1982 at Wallsend and sponsored by Lady Gosling, HMS York was the last Type 42 built. The ship's crest is the White Rose of York, and the "red cross with lions passant" funnel badge is derived from the coat of arms of the City of York.
In 2004 she was fitted with the MOD 1 variant of the mark 8 4.5 Gun. She and HMS Edinburgh are the only two Type 42's to be so fitted. York joined Gloucester in evacuating British citizens from Beirut in the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict making several trips in and out Lebanon, ferrying evacuees to Cyprus
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