| abstract | - York's design was based on the earlier County classes that was intended to be smaller and cheaper, but better armoured. She was easily distinguishable from her sister ship, HMS Exeter, 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. York displaced at standard load and at deep load. The ship had an overall length of , a beam of and a draught of . 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 QF Mk V 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. 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. A second catapult, intended to be mounted on 'B' turret, was deleted from the design during construction.
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