HMS Newcastle (D87)
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HMS Newcastle (D87) was a Royal Navy Type 42 destroyer that served primarily in air-defense and fleet escort roles from the late 1970s until its decommissioning in the early 2000s.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy destroyer
ⓘ
Type 42 destroyer ⓘ |
| aircraftFacilities |
flight deck for Lynx helicopter
ⓘ
hangar for Lynx helicopter ⓘ |
| armament |
4.5 inch Mark 8 naval gun
ⓘ
Sea Dart surface-to-air missile system NERFINISHED ⓘ anti-submarine torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| builder | Swan Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| callSign | GJQK ⓘ |
| category |
Cold War destroyer of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
Type 42 destroyers of the Royal Navy ⓘ |
| commissioned | 23 March 1978 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 250 personnel ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1 February 2005 ⓘ |
| displacement |
approximately 4,100 tons standard
ⓘ
approximately 4,800 tons full load ⓘ |
| electronicWarfare | electronic support measures suite ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| laidDown | 21 April 1975 ⓘ |
| launched | 25 April 1977 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 125 meters ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | over 30 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | City of Newcastle upon Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalEnsign | White Ensign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Navy surface fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | D87 ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
air-defense destroyer
ⓘ
fleet escort ⓘ |
| propulsion | COGOG gas-turbine propulsion ⓘ |
| radar |
air-search radar
ⓘ
fire-control radar ⓘ |
| role |
airspace surveillance
ⓘ
convoy protection ⓘ task group escort ⓘ |
| servedIn |
Cold War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gulf region operations ⓘ |
| serviceEndPeriod | early 2000s ⓘ |
| serviceEntryPeriod | late 1970s ⓘ |
| shipClass | Type 42 (Sheffield-class) destroyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipyard | Wallsend, Tyne and Wear NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | scrapped ⓘ |
| successorClass | Type 45 destroyer ⓘ |
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