HMS Duke of York (1763)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Duke of York.

HMS Duke of York was a British 4-gun cutter and first Royal Navy ship named after the Duke of York.

History
Great Britain
Name	Duke of York
Namesake	Duke of York
Ordered	1760
Launched	1763
Commissioned	1763
Decommissioned	1766
In service	1763–1766
Out of service	1766
Stricken	1766
Fate	Sold 1766
General characteristics
Class & type	Gaff cutter
Length	40 ft 6 in (12.3 m) (upper deck) 31 ft 9.75 in (9.7 m) (keel)
Beam	18 ft (5.5 m)
Draught	7 ft 4 in (2.2 m)
Installed power	sail
Complement	24
Armament	4 × 3 pounder guns, 8 falconets

The ship was purchased by the Navy for £370 on 16 March 1763 and fitted out at Woolwich on 3 April (additional cost of £410 1s 10d).^[1] The vessel Entered service in April of the same year under command of Lieutenant Thomas Montagu and assigned to the Thames Estuary.

In June 1766 it was withdrawn to the reserve and on 1 July 1766 the British Admiralty sold it for £40.^[2]