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Newcastle, 1860
Type: Frigate ; Armament 51
Launched : 16 Oct 1860 ;
Disposal date or year : 1929
BM: 3035 tons ; Displacement: 4020 tons
Propulsion: Screw
Machinery notes: 2354 hpi 600 hp ; Speed ; 10.5 knots ;
Notes:
1860 Sheerness.
1870 Sheerness.
16 Apr 1871 has not been completed, but is now reported to be in the steam basin with a view to her being prepared for commission.
1879 Chatham. Officers borne in Pembroke.
Whilst in commission she served on the East Indies and China Station.
1889 Loaned to the war department as a powder hulk in Devonport.
1890 Powder Hulk, Devonport.
Aug 1914 Powder Hulk, Naval Ordnance Department, Plymouth
Served in India and Japan.