HMS Newcastle (1909)

	Newcastle
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Newcastle
Namesake	Newcastle upon Tyne
Builder	Armstrong Whitworth
Laid down	14 April 1909
Launched	25 November 1909
Commissioned	September 1910
Fate	Sold for scrapping 9 May 1921
General characteristics
Class and type	Town-class light cruiser
Displacement	4,800 tons
Length	453 ft (138 m) Overall
Beam	47 ft (14 m)
Draught	15.5 ft (4.7 m)
Propulsion	Parsons turbines; Four screws; Twelve Yarrow boilers; 22,000 hp;
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h)
Range	carried 600 tons (1353 tons maximum) coal; 260 tons fuel oil;
Complement	411
Armament	2 × BL 6-inch (152.4 mm) Mk XI guns; 10 × BL 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mk VII guns; 1 × 3-inch (76 mm) guns; 4 × 3-pounder guns; 4 × machine guns; 2 × 18 inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes;
Armour	2 inch, 1¾ inch, ¾ inch deck; 6 inch conning tower;

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.

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