On 17th July.last the Duchess of York performed the christening ceremony at the launch of H.M.S. York at the yards of Messrs. Palmer's Shipbuilding and Iron Co., Ltd.', at Jarrow-on-Tyne, Durham. The Duke of York was also present. The' York is the first of ths "B" class of cruisers bearing the Duchess's name, and will displace 8400 tons. Her main armaments comprise six 8-inch guns, and It is believed that that she will prove a more useful type of cruiser than the Kent and London groups. The photograph gives a general view of the York leaving the slipway.'
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Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 46, 1 September 1928, Page 17
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98On 17th July.last the Duchess of York performed the christening ceremony at the launch of H.M.S. York at the yards of Messrs. Palmer's Shipbuilding and Iron Co., Ltd.', at Jarrow-on-Tyne, Durham. The Duke of York was also present. The' York is the first of ths "B" class of cruisers bearing the Duchess's name, and will displace 8400 tons. Her main armaments comprise six 8-inch guns, and It is believed that that she will prove a more useful type of cruiser than the Kent and London groups. The photograph gives a general view of the York leaving the slipway.' Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 46, 1 September 1928, Page 17
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