HMS Newcastle (1750)
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| Name: | HMS Newcastle |
| Ordered: | 11 November 1745 |
| Builder: | Portsmouth Dockyard |
| Launched: | 4 December 1750 |
| Fate: | Foundered, 1761 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | 1745 Establishment 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,052 long tons (1,068.9 t) |
| Length: | 150 ft (45.7 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 42 ft 8 in (13.0 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 18 ft 6 in (5.6 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
50 guns:
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS Newcastle.
HMS Newcastle was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Portsmouth Dockyard to the draught specified in the 1745 Establishment, and launched on 4 December 1750.[1]
Newcastle foundered during a cyclone in 1761.[1][2]
Notes
References
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
- Michael Phillips. Liste of ships: N. Michael Phillips' Ships of the Old Navy. Retrieved 14 August 2008.
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