HMS Newcastle (1704)

History
Great Britain
NameHMS Newcastle
BuilderSir J. Allin, Sheerness Dockyard
Launched10 March 1704
FateBroken up, 1746
General characteristics as built[1]
Class and type50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen676 BOM
Length130 ft 2 in (39.7 m) (gundeck)
Beam34 ft 2 in (10.4 m)
Depth of hold13 ft 7 in (4.1 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament50 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1732 rebuild[2]
Class and type1719 Establishment 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen759 bm
Length134 ft (40.8 m) (gundeck)
Beam36 ft (11.0 m)
Depth of hold15 ft 2 in (4.6 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 50 guns:
  • Gundeck: 22 × 18-pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 22 × 9-pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 6-pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6-pdrs

HMS Newcastle was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Joseph Allin the elder at Sheerness Dockyard and launched on 10 March 1704.[1]

  1. ^ a b Lavery, p.166
  2. ^ Lavery, p.170