British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Newcastle' (1653)

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Newcastle	451
Nominal Guns	44	B028
Nationality	Commonwealth of England
Operator	State Navy
Ordered	17.2.1651/52	BWAS-1603
Named	16.3.1652/53	BWAS-1603
Launched	5.1653	BWAS-1603
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Ratcliffe - London	B028
Constructor	Phineus PettBritish Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Service 1647-1673	B028
Category	Fourth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Broken Up to Rebuild	1692	B028
Becomes	British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Newcastle' (1692) (50) 1692-1703 British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck131' 0"Imperial Feet39.9288
Length of Keel108' 0"Imperial Feet32.9184
Breadth33' 1"Imperial Feet10.0669
Depth in Hold13' 2"Imperial Feet3.9793
Draught Aft16' 0"Imperial Feet4.8768
Burthen628 ⁷¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1666Broadside Weight = 384 Imperial Pound ( 174.1441 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck10 British Demi-Cannon
Lower Gun Deck12 British Culverin
Upper Gun Deck22 British Demi-Culverin
Quarterdeck2 British 6-Pound Saker
Quarterdeck4 British Saker

1677Broadside Weight = 376 Imperial Pound ( 170.5162 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck24 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 British 6-Pound Saker
Quarterdeck/Forecastle8 British Saker

1685Broadside Weight = 331.5 Imperial Pound ( 150.3354 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck24 British Culverin
Upper Gun Deck22 British Demi-Culverin
Quarterdeck6 British Saker

1688Broadside Weight = 371 Imperial Pound ( 168.2486 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck22 British Culverin
Upper Gun Deck18 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British Saker

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1653160 BWAS-1603
1666200 BWAS-1603
1677280 BWAS-1603

15 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1653 - 1655CaptainBWAS-16031656CaptainBWAS-16031656 - 1660CaptainBWAS-160316.3.1660/61 - 13.12.1662CaptainB05114.12.1662 - 17.1.1662/63CaptainB05118.10.1664 - 7.4.1665CaptainB0517.4.1665 - 2.6.1666CaptainBWAS-160310.6.1666 - 17.6.1668CaptainBWAS-160322.8.1670 - 30.6.1672CaptainB0511.7.1672 - 9.11.1673Captain†B05110.11.1673 - 15.2.1675/76CaptainB0515.4.1677 - 11.3.1677/78CaptainBWAS-16035.8.1680 - 3.9.1682CaptainBWAS-160326.9.1688 - 24.6.1689CaptainBWAS-160324.6.1689 - 6.11.1691CaptainB051

5 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1662LieutenantB05118.10.1664 - 7.4.1665LieutenantBWAS-16037.4.1665 - 10.6.1666Lieutenant ADM 107/1/215B0511672LieutenantB051bef.1.5.1677 - aft.21.5.1677Lieutenant ADM 8/1/83ADM8

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
20.10.1677 - 19.5.1678MasterADM 7

4 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
13.8.1681 - 4.8.1683Ordinary Seaman Transfered ADM 107/1/86ADM 107/12.2.1689/90 - 16.4.1690Able Seaman ADM 107/1/93ADM 107/110.2.1689/90 - 10.5.1692Able Seaman Transfered ADM 107/1/100ADM 107/125.7.1690 - 13.4.1692Volunteer ADM 107/1/27ADM 107/1

Service History

DateEventSource
1653Off the coast of Holland for the Winter of 1653/54BWAS-1603
5.1653Completed at Ratcliffe - London at a cost of £4101.10.0dBWAS-1603
1654In the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
4.4.1655Battle of Porto Farina
20.4.1657Battle of Santa Cruz
1659Operations in the SoundBWAS-1603
1660In the StraitsBWAS-1603
1661At TangierBWAS-1603
1662In the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
3.6.1665Battle of Lowestoft
1666Rerated as a 50 gunner
1.6.1666Four Days Battle
25.7.1666St James Day Battle
25.6.1667Battle of Martinique
1670In the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
28.5.1673First Battle of Schooneveld
4.6.1673Second Battle of Schooneveld
11.8.1673Battle of Texel
1674Sailed with a Newfoundland convoyBWAS-1603
4.3.1673/74Battle of Ronas Voe
1675In the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
1677In the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
1677Rerated as a 54 gunner
20.5.1679

Paid off

BWAS-1603
5.8.1680Recommissioned for the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
3.9.1682Paid offADM 51
1685Rerated as a 52 gunner
1688Rerated as a 44 gunner
1689In the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
6.11.1691Paid offADM 51
1692Broken up at Rotherhithe to be rebuiltBWAS-1603

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
1659-1659	British Baltic Fleet 1659	Edward MontaguBritish Naval Sailor Service 1656-1672

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 107/1 Archive

ADM 51 Archive

ADM 7Authority, Book

ADM8Authority, Document

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

B051John Charnock, Digital Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Paul Hughes on Saturday 25th of April 2015 09:25

The journal by David Lambert for this ship is TNA ADM 51/4271. Puzzling is another journal ADM 52/75 for a ship of the same name for the same period under the command of John Churchill.

Posted by Brian on Wednesday 18th of June 2014 19:36

The London Gazette
Publication date:25 November 1680
Plymouth Nov. 23. Yesterday sailed from hence His Majesty's ship the Newcastle, Captain Russel Commander, with about 200 merchant ships under his convoy, bound for the straights, three of which, the smallest whereof in mounted with 28 guns , are in his Majesty's service and have on board the Earl Plymouths Regiment, consisting of 1200 men, with officers, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Kirke except 150 of them which are on board the Newcastle, as also 50 miners, raised in Cornwall for the service of Tangier.

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