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There have been eight ships that have borne the name ''HMS '''Newcastle''''' in the Royal Navy, all serving her nation with distinction. ''Newcastle's'' motto is "Fortitudino Vinco" (I conquer through strength), and though the current ''Newcastle'' is one of the original [[Type 42]]s, she still is an imposing ship for any would-be aggressor.
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Eight ships of the [[Royal Navy]] have borne the name '''HMS ''Newcastle''''', after the [[England|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.
* The first ''Newcastle'' was built in [[1653]] as a [[fourth-rate]] [[frigate]] of 54-guns. In [[1655]], she had her first action when, along with fourteen other warships, she sailed into [[Porto Farina]] in [[Algiers]] to engage [[Barbary Pirates]]. This action resulted in the destruction of the entire pirate fleet, which won the ''Newcastle'' lineage it's first battle honour. In [[1657]] she took part in [[Admiral Robert Blake|Admiral Blake's]] daring attack on Santa Cruz in [[Tenerife]]. In [[1703]], after many years of skirmishes and battles with such nations as [[France]], [[Holland]] and [[Spain]], not to mention the [[Barbary Pirates]], ''Newcastle'' came to a tragic end, being sunk, not in battle, but by a storm off [[Spithead]].
* {{HMS|Newcastle|1704}} was a 54-gun fourth rate launched in 1704, rebuilt in 1733 and broken up in 1746.
* The second ''Newcastle'' was built in [[1704]] also as a fourth-rate 54-gun frigate. The following year, she gained the first battle honour of her career at [[Marbella]], attacking French convoys. The rest of her career was mainly spent in the [[Caribbean]] and [[Mediterranean]] before she was sold in [[1746]].
* {{HMS|Newcastle|1750}} was a 50-gun fourth rate launched in 1750. She foundered in a storm in 1761.
* The third ''Newcastle'' was built at [[Portsmouth]] in [[1750]]. Her first actions were off Madras (now known as [[Chennai]]) during the [[Seven Years War]] assisting the legendary [[Robert Clive|Clive of India]] in his campaigns in [[India]]. She saw numerous skirmishes with the French Navy throughout her relatively short career. She came to an equally cruel end as her predecessor, when, in [[1761]], she was sunk in a cyclone.
* {{HMS|Newcastle|1813}} was a 60-gun fourth rate launched 1813. She was converted to harbour service in 1824 and was sold in 1850.
* The fourth ''Newcastle'' was built to fill a requirement for fast frigates to deploy against the Americans during the [[War of 1812]]. Though larger and carrying more powerful guns than her predecessors, ''Newcastle'' had a far more mundane and inactive career eventually being sold for scrap in [[Liverpool]] 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.
* The fifth ''Newcastle'', a screw frigate, meaning she was able to use both sail and steam for propulsion. She was launched in [[1860]] at [[Deptford]]. She had quite a large displacement of 4,020 tonnes and an armament of 31 guns. Her most active duty during her career, was as part of the [[Flying Squadron]] of [[1874]]-[[1877|77]]. She spent the rest of her career as a powder hulk in [[Devonport, Devon|Devonport]] until [[1929]] when she was finally broken up.
* {{HMS|Newcastle|1909}} was a {{sclass2|Town|cruiser|0||1910}} [[light cruiser]] launched in 1909 and sold in 1921, being broken up in 1923.
* The sixth ''Newcastle'' was commissioned in [[1910]] as a [[Bristol class cruiser|Bristol-class]] [[light cruiser]] of 4,900 tonnes with 2 x 6-inch guns and 10 x 4-inch guns. The Bristol-class were potentially the first true cruiser class to enter the [[Royal Navy]], since previous cruisers had basically been fast or second class [[battleship]]s. She spent most of her career in the [[China Station]], being involved in operations during the [[Shanghai Rebellion]] in [[1913]]. When war broke out in [[1914]] she bombarded [[Yap]], prior to deploying to [[Valparaíso]] to search for the armed merchant raider SMS ''Prinz Eitel Friedrich''. In January [[1916]], ''Newcastle'' captured the German ship ''Mazatlan''. In [[1917]] was attached to the [[Colombo Patrol]]. Her final duty was in [[South America]], patrolling the waters there until [[WWI]] came to a close. She was sold in [[1921]]. All of the Bristol Class met a similar fate throughout the [[1920s]].
* The seventh [[HMS Newcastle (1937)|''Newcastle'']] was a [[Southampton class cruiser|Southampton-class]] [[cruiser]] launched by Her Grace the Duchess of Northumberland. She participated in [[WWII]] and the [[Korean War]]. She was sold for scrap in [[1958]] .
* {{HMS|Newcastle|C76}} was a {{sclass2|Town|cruiser|0||1936}} light cruiser launched in 1937. She was laid down as HMS ''Minotaur'', but was renamed in 1936. She was broken up in 1958.
* The eighth and current [[HMS Newcastle (D87)|''Newcastle'']] is a [[Type 42]] (Batch 1) destroyer. She has served in many of the Royal Navy's operations, being deployed across the world. In January [[2004]], ''Newcastle'' deployed to the [[Mediterranean]] for a 6 to 7-month tour of duty.
* {{HMS|Newcastle|D87}} was a [[Type 42 destroyer|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|Type 26 frigate}} will be a [[Type 26 frigate]].


==Battle Honours==
==Battle honours==
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*[[Action of 14 April 1655|Porto Farina]] 1655
*[[Santa Cruz de Tenerife#Naval history|Santa Cruz]] 1657
*[[Battle of Lowestoft|Lowestoft]] 1665
*[[St. James's Day Battle|Orfordness]] 1666
*[[Battle of Schooneveld|Schooneveld]] 1673
*[[Battle of Texel|Texel]] 1673
*[[Marbella]] 1705
*[[Battle of Cuddalore (1758)|Sadras]] 1758
*[[Battle of Negapatam (1758)|Negapatam]] 1758
*[[Battle of Pondicherry|Porto Novo]] 1759
*[[Battle of Cape Spartivento|Spartivento]] 1940
*[[Burma Campaign|Burma]] 1944–1945
*[[Korean War|Korea]] 1952–1953
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==Motto==
[[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|45]], [[Korea]] [[1952]]-[[1953|53]]
* "Fortitudino Vinco" - (I conquer through strength)


==See also==
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* {{HMAS|Newcastle|FFG 06|6}}, an {{sclass|Adelaide|frigate|0}} frigate of the [[Royal Australian Navy]] launched in 1992 and decommissioned on 30 June 2019.

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Latest revision as of 16:42, 23 August 2022

Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Newcastle, after the English city of Newcastle upon Tyne:

Battle honours

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Motto

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  • "Fortitudino Vinco" - (I conquer through strength)

See also

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