| Newcastle | 451 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 44 | B028 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | B028 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | B028 | |
| Ordered | 1652/02/17 | BWAS-1603 | |
| Named | 1653/03/16 | BWAS-1603 | |
| Launched | 1653/05 | BWAS-1603 | |
| How acquired | Purpose built | BWAS-1603 | |
| Shipyard | Ratcliffe | B028 | |
| Constructor | Phineus Pett | B028 | |
| Category | Fourth Rate | B028 | |
| Ship Type | Ship of the Line | B028 | |
| Broken Up to Rebuild | 1692 | B028 | |
| Becomes | British fourth rate ship of the line 'Newcastle' (1692) | B028 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1603 |
| Length of Gundeck | 131' 0" | Imperial Feet | 39.9288 | Length of Keel | 108' 0" | Imperial Feet | 32.9184 | Breadth | 33' 1" | Imperial Feet | 10.0838 | Depth in Hold | 13' 2" | Imperial Feet | 4.0132 | Draught Aft | 16' 0" | Imperial Feet | 4.8768 | Burthen | 628 71⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1666 | Broadside Weight = 384 Imperial Pound ( 174.1441 kg) | BWAS-1603 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 12 | British Culverin | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 10 | British Demi-Cannon | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 22 | British Demi-Culverin | ||
| Quarterdeck | 4 | British Saker | ||
| Quarterdeck | 2 | British 6-Pound Saker | ||
| 1677 | Broadside Weight = 376 Imperial Pound ( 170.5162 kg) | BWAS-1603 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 24 | British 24-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 22 | British 6-Pound Saker | ||
| Quarterdeck/Forecastle | 8 | British Saker | ||
| 1685 | Broadside Weight = 331.5 Imperial Pound ( 150.3354 kg) | BWAS-1603 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 24 | British Culverin | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 22 | British Demi-Culverin | ||
| Quarterdeck | 6 | British Saker | ||
| 1688 | Broadside Weight = 371 Imperial Pound ( 168.2486 kg) | BWAS-1603 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 22 | British Culverin | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 18 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 4 | British Saker | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1653 | 160 | BWAS-1603 | |
| 1666 | 200 | BWAS-1603 | |
| 1677 | 280 | BWAS-1603 | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1653 | 1655 | Captain | Nathaniel Cobham | BWAS-1603 |
| 1656 | 1656 | Captain | Philip Gethings | BWAS-1603 |
| 1656 | 1660 | Captain | Edmond Curtis | BWAS-1603 |
| 1661/03/16 | 1662/12/13 | Captain | James Smith | B051 |
| 1662/12/14 | 1663/01/17 | Captain | Jonas Poole | B051 |
| 1664/10/18 | 1665/04/07 | Captain | Anthony Burroughs | B051 |
| 1665/04/07 | 1666/06/02 | Captain | Thomas Page | BWAS-1603 |
| 1666/06/10 | 1668/06/17 | Captain | Peter Bowen | BWAS-1603 |
| 1670/08/22 | 1672/06/30 | Captain | Anthony Langston | B051 |
| 1672/07/01 | 1673/11/09 | Captain | John Pearce† | B051 |
| 1673/11/10 | 1676/02/15 | Captain | John Wetwang | B051 |
| 1677/04/05 | 1678/03/11 | Captain | Gustavus L'Holstein | BWAS-1603 |
| 1680/08/05 | 1682/09/11 | Captain | Lord Edward Russell | BWAS-1603 |
| 1688/09/26 | 1689 | Captain | George Churchill | BWAS-1603 |
| 1689/06/24 | 1691 | Captain | David Lambert | B051 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1662 | 1662 | Lieutenant | John Heath | B051 |
| 1664/10/18 | 1665/04/07 | Lieutenant | Thomas Page | BWAS-1603 |
| 1665/04/07 | Unknown | Lieutenant | George Colt | B051 |
| 1672 | 1672 | Lieutenant | Robert Wilkinson | B051 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1653 | Off the coast of Holland for the Winter of 1653/54 | BWAS-1603 |
| 1653/05 | Completed at Ratcliffe at a cost of £4101.10.0d | BWAS-1603 |
| 1654 | In the Mediterranean | BWAS-1603 |
| 1655/04/04 | Present at the Battle of Porto Farina | |
| 1657/04/20 | Present at the Battle of Santa Cruz | |
| 1659 | Operations in the Sound | BWAS-1603 |
| 1660 | In the Straits | BWAS-1603 |
| 1661 | At Tangier | BWAS-1603 |
| 1662 | In the Mediterranean | BWAS-1603 |
| 1665/06/03 | Present at the Battle of Lowestoft | |
| 1666 | Re-classed as a 50 gunner | |
| 1666/06/01 | Present at the Four Days Battle | |
| 1666/07/25 | Present at the St James Day Battle | |
| 1667/06/25 | Present at the Battle of Martinique | |
| 1670 | In the Mediterranean | BWAS-1603 |
| 1673/05/28 | Present at the First Battle of Schooneveld | |
| 1673/06/04 | Present at the Second Battle of Schooneveld | |
| 1673/08/11 | Present at the Battle of Texel | |
| 1674 | Sailed with a Newfoundland convoy | BWAS-1603 |
| 1675 | In the Mediterranean | BWAS-1603 |
| 1677 | In the Mediterranean | BWAS-1603 |
| 1677 | Re-classed as a 54 gunner | |
| 1679/05 | Paid off | BWAS-1603 |
| 1680/08/05 | Recommissioned for the Mediterranean | BWAS-1603 |
| 1685 | Re-classed as a 52 gunner | |
| 1688 | Re-classed as a 44 gunner | |
| 1689 | In the Mediterranean | BWAS-1603 |
| 1692 | Broken up at Rotherhithe to be rebuilt | BWAS-1603 |
| Fleets | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Fleet | Fleet Commander | Source | 1659 | 1659 | British Baltic Fleet 1659 | Lord Edward Montagu |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| B028 | Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I | J. J. Colledge | Book |
| BWAS-1603 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| B051 | Biographia Navalis - Volume I | John Charnock | Book |