HMS Newcastle
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Newcastle, after the English city of Newcastle upon Tyne:
- HMS Newcastle (1653) was a 50-gun fourth-rate ship launched in 1653. She was rebuilt in 1692 and wrecked in 1703.
- HMS Newcastle (1704) was a 54-gun fourth rate launched in 1704, rebuilt in 1733 and broken up in 1746.
- HMS Newcastle (1750) was a 50-gun fourth rate launched in 1750. She foundered in a storm in 1761.
- HMS Newcastle (1813) was a 60-gun fourth rate launched 1813. She was converted to harbour service in 1824 and was sold in 1850.
- HMS Newcastle (1860) was a screw frigate launched in 1860. She was converted into a powder hulk in 1889 and was sold in 1929.
- HMS Newcastle (1909) was a Town-class light cruiser launched in 1909 and sold in 1921, being broken up in 1923.
- HMS Newcastle (C76) was a Town-class light cruiser launched in 1937. She was laid down as HMS Minotaur, but was renamed in 1936. She was broken up in 1958.
- HMS Newcastle (D87) was a Type 42 (Batch 1) destroyer launched in 1975 and decommissioned in 2005 and placed into inactive reserve. She was sold for scrap in 2008.
- HMS Newcastle will be a Type 26 frigate.
Battle honours
- Porto Farina (1655)
- Santa Cruz (1657)
- Lowestoft (1665)
- Orfordness (1666)
- Schooneveld (1673)
- Texel (1673)
- Marbella (1705)
- Sadras (1758)
- Negapatam (1758)
- Porto Novo (1759)
- Spartivento (1940)
- Burma (1944–1945)
- Korea (1952–1953)
Motto
- "Fortitudino Vinco" - (I conquer through strength)
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See also
- HMAS Newcastle, an Adelaide-class frigate of the Royal Australian Navy launched in 1992 and decommissioned on 30 June 2019.
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