HMS York - The Final Journey

Final voyage of HMS York

[@fredwood1490]

A ship is not a hull, clad of steel, but a system, a complex, almost organism. A warship even more so. Every inch made for use, made to purpose, every cable, every bolt, elegant, simple and needed. Not unlike a human body. Not unlike a Being. But Beings have personality, have quirks and preferences, so do ships. Warships even more so. It's hard to love a thing. a huge piece of metal, hard to love a ship, it is a machine and you live within it. You live within it. Every corridor, every hatch, every ladder, every station, every bruised knee, every bruised forehead, every cut, every long, long night, every never ending storm that made those bruises and cuts every thing that made you a part of the ship, marked it as...home. And a ship too, is not just an elaborate pile of devices and hard surfaces, but a collection of men, of Humans, of Brothers in Arms, a family in its home. A family. A family and a piece of a person's life they have given, to serve, to Honor, to protect and to defend. A price well paid for a kind of life shared by few, a price that may include the loss of that life. That too is family, that too is home.

[@1oriss]

I joined this ship as it finished fitting out in Newcastle and formed part of its first ships company. It makes me sad to see it like this, but it gave good service. Bye from Weapons Engineering Mechanic (o) Holmes

[@THEFBDJJB]

Hi Thank you for sharing your memory, I have much respect for those who serve/served in the Senior Service.

[@davewood6339]

Me too joined her in build good ship best ships company bar non. Was also there on her decommissioning. Happy memories

[@tee2899]

I joined York at Wallsend. Great ships company. Ck Tony Gregory

[@mikewalrus4763]

What a sad way to say goodbye, especially for those who sailed on her - more than just a fighting ship but a 'home' too!

[@johnmackenzie6008]

Served on her 1987 - 1990, fond memories, great times with great mates.

[@Semajsenrab72]

Sorry, I know it sucks and can be painful to see a previous home sent off as rubbish, she deserved a better gate

[@JoJo-dp3di]

Passed her going out this day on a ferry coming back in,sad to see,beautiful ship...

[@TheVaughan5]

As a ship lover I always feel sad to see the end of service, apart that is from today’s cruise monsters which I loathe because for me they’re not real ships just floating theme parks/shopping malls.

[@chrismots6479]

Im a ship lover as well bro and have a big interest in warships but with that logic "cruise ships are just floating theme parks/shopping malls" we can also assume that warships are just floating gun platforms. Every ship has its own duty and purpose so why loathe...

[@richardcline1337]

I feel the same way which is why I have NO intentions of ever taking a cruise just to waste my money going nowhere and doing nothing. These cruise monsters look more like hat boxes stacked one on top of the other and nothing like real ships. To me their are just hideous piles of metal.

[@hanjizoe2648]

That ship is so beautiful.

[@thomaspearson1919]

I used to work on this ship in the 1970s, bringing back memories.

[@tee2899]

She wasn't built until the 80s

[@thomaspearson1919]

@@tee2899 Yes you are right typo mistake from me.

[@tee2899]

​@thomaspearson1919
it's our sausage fingers Tom

[@marcbiff2192]

That type of ship would have made a fantastic looking super yacht.

[@clewerhillroad]

Someone converted a Dutch Kortenaer Class frigate into a yacht called 'Yaz' - amazing conversion

[@richardcline1337]

With her military trappings removed and a proper civilian superstructure she would make quite a handsome yacht....and probably pretty fast as well.

[@j.m.youngquist419]

Valiant protector of the seas

[@dryflyman7121]

I saw HMS York when she was being built on the Tyne and have photos of her. She was one who managed to escape Thatcher and Knott’s axe. She looks in a much worse state here after many years glorious service.

[@ionelpruteanu380]

Very sad moment. I was on board in 2007

[@marmaladeplayz9811]

My dad used to work on this ship

[@edkrach8891]

They should try to find buyers for these ships. Many navies would love to have refitted ships like these. Modernize them and make them useful. Secon and third rank navies could use older, but refitted ships.

[@H-Zazoo]

Except they don't. Otherwise they would.

[@Jushwa]

I can’t imagine maintenance and training being cost effective for a boat this old even Trinidad has brand new Austrian made coast guard boats lmao.

[@chrismccartney8668]

Looks too good and modern to be going to the Knackers Yard...

[@j.m.youngquist419]

Our British allies do make beautiful ships

[@johnord684]

My nephews old ship

[@THEFBDJJB]

His name wouldn't be Robert would it?
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[@johnord684]

@@THEFBDJJB No mate but he served on board when Iraq invaded Kuwait as the York was on its way to Oz and was called back to the gulf.

[@THEFBDJJB]

@@johnord684 Thanks getting back, slim chance I thought it might be my mate Robert Ord who joined the RN some years ago

[@rivco5008]

What is the raised line running across the top of the hull?

[@THEFBDJJB]

Sorry for the delay replying Rivco500, I believe it is reinforcement of the hull, deck edge stiffening with a steel beam, I'm sure I read somewhere that these stretched versions of the T42 were reinforced after the earlier batch (2) suffered stress/crack problems

[@rivco5008]

@@THEFBDJJB Thank you!

[@Paul_707]

All the Type 42s had their hulls strengthened, on batch 1 and 2 it was a square box section welded on the deck, but on the batch 3 it was fitted outboard so more obvious.

[@alpteknbaser7773]

👍💪,,

[@timothysmith8300]

Pompomguns aucleon guns as well (excuse the spelling)

[@glyndaley5643]

Surly she could have gone under her iwn power !

[@timothysmith8300]

It's a pity but now they can replace these tin cans with proper battle ships with 16 inch weapons pumping anti air craft guns and other anti sship aircraft weapons. Nice ships though pity they have to be scrapped instead of museum pieces . They helped win the falkland war.

[@richardcline1337]

Pearl Harbor wrote the death knell for battleships in any navy. Their time has long since come and gone, replaced by massive aircraft carriers.