| Name: | NEWCASTLE |
| Type: | Cruiser |
| Keel: | 14/04/1909 |
| Launched: | 25/11/1909 |
| Completed: | 13/09/1910 |
| Builder: | Armstrong, Whitworth & Co |
| Yard: | Elswick |
| Yard Number: | 820 |
| Dimensions: | 4820disp, 430.0 x 46.8 x 15.3(draft)ft |
| Engines: | 4 x Steam turbines, Parsons type, 22000shp |
| Engines by: | Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
| Propulsion: | 4 x Screws, 26.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Armament: | 2 x 1 x 6.0ins, 10 x 1 x 4.0ins, 4 x 1 x 3pdr QF guns; 2 x 18.0ins torpedoes |
| History: | |
| 13/09/1910 | British Royal Navy |
| 09/05/1921 | Broken up |
| Comments: | Member of the Bristol Class of light cruisers |
| Launched in an advanced state of completion | |
| 09/05/1921: Sold to TW Ward Ltd for breaking up | |
| 03/05/1923: Arrived at Lelant in Cornwall, for breaking up |
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Above photo is copyright of the Imperial War Musem
Above photo is copyright of the Imperial War Musem
Army & Navy Gazette, Saturday, 04/12/1909