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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
1879 Chatham. Oficers 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