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HMS York (1928)

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The ninth HMS York (1928) ''York'' was a County class cruiser York-class cruiser laid down by Palmers Shipbuilding and Engineering Company at Jarrow-on-Tyne on 18 May 1927, launched on 17 July 1928 and completed on 1 May 1930. ''York'' served with the 8th Cruiser Squadron on the North America America and West Indies Station, in the Mediterranean in 1935 and 1936, on the America Station until October 1939, with Force F at Halifax, Nova Scotia in Canada, and with the 3rd Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean from 1940. ''York'' was badly damaged at Suda Bay in Crete by explosive motor boats launched by the enemy Italy Italian destroyers Italian destroyer Crispi ''Crispi'' and Italian destroyer Sella ''Sella'' on 26 March 1941. She was beached in shallow water and wrecked by demolition charges on 22 May 1941. Category:World War II cruisers of the United Kingdom York