HMS Newcastle (1750)

History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Newcastle
Ordered11 November 1745
BuilderPeirson Lock, Portsmouth Dockyard
Laid down17 June 1746
Launched4 December 1750
CommissionedMarch 1755
In service1755–1761
FateWrecked off Pondicherry, 1 January 1761
General characteristics
Class and type1745 Establishment 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen10524694(bm)
Length
  • 144 ft (43.9 m) (gundeck)
  • 117 ft 8 in (35.9 m) (keel)
Beam41 ft 0 in (12.5 m)
Depth of hold17 ft 8 in (5.4 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement350
Armament
  • Gundeck: 22 × 24-pounder guns
  • Upper deck: 22 × 12-pounder guns
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 6-pounder guns
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6-pounder guns

HMS Newcastle was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Peirson Lock at Portsmouth Dockyard and launched in 1750 for active service during the Seven Years' War against France. Principally engaged in defending British settlements in India, she was wrecked in a storm off Pondicherry in January 1761.