HMS Newcastle (1909)

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History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Newcastle
NamesakeNewcastle upon Tyne
BuilderArmstrong Whitworth
Laid down14 April 1909
Launched25 November 1909
CommissionedSeptember 1910
FateSold for scrapping 9 May 1921
General characteristics
Class and typeTown-class light cruiser
Displacement4,800 tons
Length453 ft (138 m) Overall
Beam47 ft (14 m)
Draught15.5 ft (4.7 m)
Propulsion
  • Parsons turbines
  • Four screws
  • Twelve Yarrow boilers
  • 22,000 hp
Speed25 knots (46 km/h)
Range
  • carried 600 tons (1353 tons maximum) coal
  • 260 tons fuel oil
Complement411
Armament
Armour

HMS Newcastle was a Town-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy launched on 25 November 1909 from the yards of Armstrong Whitworth. She formed part of the Bristol subgroup.