H.M.S. York
90
1939
(Neptun 1131T)
- Class: York - 1 cruiser of 1926
- Displacement: 8,390 tons
- Dimensions: 540 (pp) 575 (oa) x 58 x 17 ft
- Machinery: 4-shaft geared turbines, SHP 80,000 = 32.25 knots
- Armor: Main belt 2in-3in, deck 2in, turrets 1.5in-2in, DCT 3in
- Armament: 6-8in (3x2), 4-4in AA (4x1), 8-.5in AA (2x4), 3-20mm AA (3x1) guns; 6-21in TT (2x3); 1 aircraft
- Complement: 630
- Builder: Palmers
- Laid Down: 16 May 1927
- Launched: 17 Jul 1928
- Completed: 1 May 1930
- Service: Atlantic escort 1939 as part of Force 'F' at Halifax. Intercepted blockade runner Arucas in the Denmark Straits 3 Mar 1940. Joined Home fleet and participated in Norwegian campaign. Transferred to Mediterranean fleet in summer 1940; participated in destruction of Italian destroyer Artigliere 13 Oct 1940. Escorted Malta convoys, carried troops to Greece. Hit by Italian explosive motor boats launched by destroyers Crispi and Sella while lying at Suda Bay, Crete, on 26 Mar 1941. Constructive total loss beached in shallow water; wrecked by demolition charges 22 May 1941 during the British evacuation.
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