HMS Newcastle (D87)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Newcastle.
The eighth HMS Newcastle was a batch 1 Type 42 destroyer of the Royal Navy, launched in 1975. Newcastle was decommissioned on 1 February 2005.
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Name | HMS Newcastle |
Builder | Swan Hunter, Tyne and Wear |
Laid down | 21 February 1973 |
Launched | 24 April 1975 |
Commissioned | 23 March 1978 |
Decommissioned | 1 February 2005 |
Out of service | 1 February 2005 |
Homeport | Portsmouth |
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Nickname(s) | "The Geordie Gunboat" |
Fate | Scrapped |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Type 42 destroyer |
Displacement | 4,820 tonnes |
Length | 125 m (410 ft) |
Beam | 14.3 m (47 ft) |
Draught | 5.8 m (19 ft) |
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Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h) |
Complement | 287–312 |
Armament |
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Aircraft carried | Lynx HMA8 |
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