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D87 HMS Newcastle

UK Royal Navy





D87 HMS Newcastle

IMO:
MMSI:
Flight Deck: NC
Call Sign: GQIH
Shipyard: Swan Hunter (Neptune)





  Events


History of UK HMS Newcastle D87

1971-nov-11OrderedOrdered
1973-feb-21Laid downLaid down Swan Hunter (Neptune) Yard No. 61
1975-apr-24LaunchedLaunched
1978-jan-04AircraftAircraft 702 Sqn, 203 Flt Lynx XZ239 assigned as /345 Newcastle Flt
1978-febHomeportHomeport arrived at HMNB Portsmouth after completion of builders trials
1978-mar-23CommissionedCommissioned
1979-mar-05DeploymentDeployment South Atlantic Maiden deployment to South Atlantic, returning Jun 1979
1981-mar-06DeploymentDeployment Armilla Patrol departed HMNB Portsmouth for 5 month Armilla Patrol deployment to Middle East, Persian Gulf and East Africa, joining HMS Rothesay, RFA Fort Grange and RFA Olna. Relieved HMS Ardent on arrival. Returned 3 Aug 1981.
1982-feb-15RefitRefit 6 month refit, completed 21 Jul 1982.
1982-mar-15AircraftAircraft 815 Sqn, 203 Flt Lynx XZ242 assigned as /345-NC Newcastle Flt but reassigned to Coventry Flt on 17 Apr 1982
1982-apr-17AircraftAircraft 815 Sqn, 203 Flt Lynx XZ700 assigned to Newcastle Flt but never reached the ship (sunk with mv Atlantic Conveyor 25 May 1982)
1982-may-04AircraftAircraft 815 Sqn, 203 Flt Lynx XZ720 assigned to Newcastle Flt aboard RFA Fort Austin, transferred to HMS Hermes 3 Jul 1982 for return to UK from Falkland Islands.
1982-may-17AircraftAircraft 815 Sqn Lynx XZ240 assigned to Newcastle Flt aboard HMS Hermes
1982-jun-28AircraftAircraft 815 Sqn, 241 Flt Lynx XZ256 assigned as /345-NC Newcastle Flt, until Sep 1982 (when damaged S of Ascension Island).
1982-sepAircraftAircraft 815 Sqn, 241 Flt Lynx XZ731 assigned as /345-NC Newcastle Flt, until Mar 1984
1982-sep-06DeploymentDeployment departed HMNB Portsmouth for 5 month security patrol around Falkland Islands in company with 5 other RN warships. Newcastle returned to UK on 20 Dec 1982.
1983-jul-15DeploymentDeployment departed HMNB Portsmouth for 5 month security patrol around Falkland Islands in company with 3 other RN warships. Newcastle returned to UK in Dec 1983.
1984-mar-05AircraftAircraft 815 Sqn, 241 Flt Lynx XZ246 on temporary loan to Newcastle Flt
1984-jun-14DeploymentDeployment short European waters deployment, returned 18 Jul 1984
1985-mayAircraftAircraft 815 Sqn, 241 Flt Lynx ZD265 assigned as /345-NC Newcastle Flt, until c Mar 1986
1985-oct-24DeploymentDeployment departed HMNB Portsmouth for 5 month Persian Gulf and East African maritime security mission, arriving back in the UK on 27 Feb 1986
1986-jan-17DeploymentDeployment YE off Aden Operation Balsac diverted to Aden for Operation Balsac. Ships Flt ZD265 transferred c 250 evacuees, 6 at a time from mv Diamond Princess on 23 Jan and made for Djbouti.
1986-mar-12RefitRefit for 19 month refit, to include many of the lessons from the 1982 Falklands conflict, emerging on 6 Nov 1987
1988-janAircraftAircraft 815 Sqn, 223 Flt Lynx XZ248 assigned as /345-NC Newcastle Flt, until c Dec 1990
1988-aug-03DeploymentDeployment departed HMNB Portsmouth after refit, for 4 month deployment as West Indies Guardship, returning on 12 Dec 1987.
1989DeploymentDeployment South Atlantic with Lynx XZ248 for South Atlantic Patrol
1989-sep-21DeploymentDeployment returned from South Atlantic Patrol via East Pacific, Panama Canal and Caribbean on 21 Sep 1989.
1990-apr-09DeploymentDeployment departed HMNB Portsmouth for 5 month maritime security and anti-narcotics mission in Caribbean as West Indies Guardship, returning early Aug 1990
1990-sepRefitRefit surface and low level air search radar Type 996 refit included installation of Type 996 radar and improved defensive systems, completed May 1991.
1990-decAircraftAircraft 815 Sqn, 223 Flt Lynx ZF562 assigned as /345-NC Newcastle Flt, until Mar 1991
1991-marAircraftAircraft 815 Sqn, 219 Flt Lynx XZ691 assigned as /345-NC Newcastle Flt, until Mar 1992
1992-mar-26AircraftAircraft 815 Sqn, 219 Flt Lynx XZ227 assigned as /345-NC Newcastle Flt until c Feb 1993.
1992-may-12DeploymentDeployment Task Group 318.1 departed HMNB Portsmouth for Far East deployment and joined with the HMS Invincible Group for Orient 92 deployment, returning 27 Nov 1992
1992-junDeploymentDeployment IO Diego Garcia Port Task Group 318.1 Orient 92 deployment Participated in Exercise Sea Cobra off Diego Garcia with the Invincible Task Group, end Jun early Jul 1992
1993-junAircraftAircraft 815 Sqn, 219 Flt Lynx XZ248 assigned as /345-NC Newcastle Flt, until c Aug 1995
1993-sep-08DeploymentDeployment South Atlantic departed HMNB Portsmouth for a 7 month South Atlantic deployment, relieved on station by HMS Norfolk in Feb and returning via East Pacific, Panama Canal and Caribbean in Apr 1994
1995-aug-07RefitRefit HMD Rosyth major refit at HMD Rosyth, completed Nov 1996
1996-augAircraftAircraft 815 Sqn, 219 Flt Lynx XZ695 assigned as /345-NC Newcastle Flt, until c Nov 1998
1997-nov-17DeploymentDeployment departed HMNB Portsmouth for 8 month deployment as West Indies Guardship, including relief visits to Montserrat after the Dec 1997 aftershocks of the Jun 1997 earthquake, returned Jul 1998.
1998-novAircraftAircraft 815 Sqn, HQ Flt Lynx XZ230 on temporary loan to Newcastle Flt, still wearing /305
1998-nov-03AircraftAircraft HMD Devonport lifted off damaged Lynx HAS.3S XZ254 while visiting Plymouth
1999-janAircraftAircraft 815 Sqn, 219 Flt Lynx XZ239 assigned as /345-NC Newcastle Flt
1999-jan-09DeploymentDeployment Persian Gulf departed HMNB Portsmouth, as escort for HMS Invincible for Persian Gulf Iraqi sanctions enforcement deployment. On the return trip, diverted to the Adriatic to support UN operations in Kosovo and reached Portsmouth in late May 1999, when its Lynx departed by road for RNAS Yeovilton.
2000-may-02DeploymentDeployment departed HMNB Portsmouth for a 7 month global deployment as part of NTG 2000 with HMS Cornwall and HMS Sutherland, being joined by FNS Aconit in the Mediterranean. Returned via the Indian Ocean, Yellow Sea, Hawaii and the Panama Canal to Portsmouth on 23 Nov 2000.
2000-jul-03DeploymentDeployment FF2000 Exercise Flying Fish 2000 Participated in FF2000
2001-junAircraftAircraft 815 Sqn, 201 Flt Lynx XZ726 assigned as /345-NC Newcastle Flt
2001-aug-24Port VisitPort Visit HMNB Portsmouth IFoS 2001 International Festival of Sea 2001 Present at IFoS Portsmouth.
2002-marDeploymentDeployment South Atlantic Atlantic Patrol Task (South) departed HMNB Portsmouth for Atlantic Patrol Task (South) deployment. Operated around Falkland Islands between Mar 2002 and Aug 2002, relieving HMS Montrose and herself relieved by HMS Westminster. Returned to UK 23 Aug 2002.
2003-feb-12AircraftAircraft 815 Sqn, 219 Flt Lynx XZ228 assigned as /345-NC Newcastle Flt
2003-julAircraftAircraft 815 Sqn, 201 Flt Lynx ZD258 assigned as /345-NC Newcastle Flt, until Oct 2004
2004-janDeploymentDeployment Central Mediterranean departed HMNB Portsmouth on a 7 month maritime security and counter-terrorism deployment to Mediterranean, returning on 6 Aug 2004
2004-sepPort VisitPort Visit Mayflower Park Present at 36th Southampton Boat Show
2004-octHomeportHomeport Paid off at HMNB Portsmouth
2005-janDecommissionedDecommissioned
2006-jul Fareham Creek by Jul 2006 was laid up in Fareham Creek
2008-novFate: scrappedFate: scrapped TR Aliaga Shipbreakers left under tow to Turkey, for scrapping



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  Specifications


Type 42 (Batch 1 and 2) class
3560light (tn)
4350full load (tn)
125length (m)
14beam (m)
5.80draught (m)
4000range (nm)
29max speed (knots)
50000power (shp)

2Naval Engine gas turbine - Rolls Royce Olympus
2Naval Engine gas turbine - Rolls Royce Tyne
2Naval Engine propulsion system: COGOG

1Missile Launcher Sea Dart

4Chaff and decoys Seagnat

1Naval Radar air search radar Type 965
2Naval Radar fire direction radar Type 909
1Naval Radar navigation radar Type 1006
1Naval Radar surface and low level air search radar Type 996
1Sonar hull mounted sonar Type 2050

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