HMS Newcastle (1909)

	Newcastle
History
United Kingdom
Name	Newcastle
Namesake	Newcastle upon Tyne
Builder	Armstrong Whitworth
Laid down	14 April 1909
Launched	25 November 1909
Commissioned	September 1910
Fate	Sold for scrap, 9 May 1921
General characteristics
Class & type	Town-class light cruiser
Displacement	4,800 long tons (4,900 t)
Length	430 ft (131.1 m) p/p; 453 ft (138.1 m) o/a;
Beam	47 ft (14.3 m)
Draught	15 ft 3 in (4.65 m) (mean)
Installed power	12 × Yarrow boilers; 22,000 shp (16,000 kW);
Propulsion	4 × shafts; 2 × steam turbines
Speed	25 kn (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range	5,830 nmi (10,800 km; 6,710 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	480
Armament	2 × single 6 in (152 mm) guns; 10 × single 4 in (102 mm) guns; 4 × 3 pdr (47 mm (1.9 in)) guns; 2 × 18 in (457 mm) torpedo tubes;
Armour	Deck: .75–2 in (19–51 mm); Conning tower: 6 in (150 mm);

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.