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HMS ''York'', pennant number 90, was a heavy cruiser of the Royal Navy built in the late 1920s. She mostly served on the North America and West Indies Station before World War II. Early in the war the ship escorted convoys in the Atlantic and participated in the Norwegian Campaign in 1940. ''York'' was transferred to the Mediterranean theatre in late 1940 where she escorted convoys and the larger ships of the Mediterranean Fleet. She was wrecked in an attack by Italian explosive motorboats of the 10th Flotilla MAS at Suda Bay, Crete in March 1941. The ship's wreck was salvaged in 1952 and scrapped in Bari. ==Design== ''York''s design was based on the earlier County classes but was intended to be smaller and cheaper, although better armoured. She was easily distinguishable from her sister ship, , as the latter had straight masts and funnels, while those of ''York'' were angled to the rear. In addition, ''York'' also had a very tall bridge designed to clear the aircraft catapult originally planned to be carried on the superfiring ('B') gun turret forward.〔Raven and Roberts, pp. 132–33〕 ''York'' displaced at standard load and at deep load. The ship had an overall length of , a beam of 〔Raven and Roberts, pp. 133, 414〕 and a draught of .〔Whitley, p. 92〕 She was powered by Parsons geared steam turbines, driving four shafts, which developed a total of and gave a maximum speed of . Steam for the turbines was provided by eight Admiralty 3-drum water-tube boilers. ''York'' carried a maximum of of fuel oil that gave her a range of at . The ship's complement was 628 officers and men.〔 The ship mounted six 50-calibre 8-inch (203 mm) guns in three twin turrets. Her secondary armament consisted of four anti-aircraft (AA) guns in single mounts. ''York'' mounted two single 2-pounder (40 mm) light AA guns ("pom-poms"). The ship carried two triple torpedo tube above-water mounts for torpedoes.〔Raven and Roberts, p. 414〕 ''York'' lacked a full waterline armor belt. The sides of her boiler and engine rooms were protected by of armour and sides of the magazines were protected by of armour. The transverse bulkheads at the end of her machinery rooms were thick. The top and ends of the magazines were three inches thick. The lower deck over the machinery spaces and steering gear had a thickness of .〔 Space and weight was reserved for one catapult and its seaplane, but they were not fitted until after she was completed.〔Raven and Roberts, p. 266〕 A second catapult, intended to be mounted on 'B' turret, was deleted from the design during construction.〔Raven and Roberts, p. 133〕 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 (90)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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