HMS York (D98)

	HMS York in Jersey on 4 May 2009.
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS York
Builder	Swan Hunter, Tyne and Wear
Laid down	18 January 1980
Launched	20 June 1982
Sponsored by	Lady Gosling
Christened	9 August 1985
Commissioned	9 August 1985
Decommissioned	27 September 2012
Identification	Pennant number: D98; Deck code: YK; IMO number: 4907103; MMSI number: 234642000; International callsign: GBBB;
Motto	Bon Espoir ("Good Hope")
Fate	Scrapped in Turkey 2015
Badge	On a Field Blue, a White rose with Gold keys issuant Red.; ;
General characteristics
Class and type	Type 42 destroyer
Displacement	5,200 tonnes
Length	141 m (463 ft)
Beam	15.2 m (50 ft)
Propulsion	Combined gas or gas turbines, 2 shafts; 2 turbines producing 36 MW (48,000 hp);
Speed	34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Complement	287
Armament	1 × twin Sea Dart missile launcher (total of 40 missiles); 1 × 4.5 in (110 mm) Mk 8 gun; 2 × 20 mm Oerlikon guns; 2 × Phalanx close-in weapon system (CIWS); 2 × triple anti-submarine torpedo tubes;
Aircraft carried	1 × Lynx HMA8 armed with:; 4 × anti ship missiles; 2 × anti submarine torpedoes;

HMS York was a Batch III Type 42 destroyer of the Royal Navy. Launched on 20 June 1982 at Wallsend, Tyne and Wear and sponsored by Lady Gosling, York was the last Type 42 ordered. The ship's crest was the White Rose of York, and the "red cross with lions passant" funnel badge was derived from the coat of arms of the City of York. With a maximum speed of 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph), she was the Royal Navy's fastest destroyer.

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