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HMS ''York'' was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Rotherhithe by the contract firm Samuel & Daniel Brent, and launched on 7 July 1807.〔 She saw service during the Napoleonic Wars, though is best known for her time spent as a prison ship. She was broken up in March 1854.〔 ==Service history== HMS ''York'' was one of many British warships ordered after they were most needed. Although the major naval battles of the Napoleonic Wars had already occurred by the time of her launching, ''York'' was employed on some notable campaigns. After her launch, ''York'' was under the command of Captain Robert Barton, and as part of Sir Samuel Hood's squadron, she participated in the occupation of Madeira. In 1809, ''York'' was on the West India Station, and was involved in the capture of Martinique. In April a strong French squadron arrived at the Îles des Saintes, south of Guadeloupe. There they were blockaded until 14 April, when a British force under Major-General Frederick Maitland and Captain Philip Beaver in , invaded and captured the islands. ''York'' was among the naval vessels that shared in the proceeds of the capture of the islands. In July-August 1809 ''York'' was involved in the disastrous landings at Walcheren. ''York'' was later with the Mediterranean Squadron off Toulon. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「HMS York (1807)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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