HMS Newcastle (1653)
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hms-newcastle-1653-196-8918242
title:
HMS Newcastle (1653)
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Newcastle was a 44-gun fourth-rate frigate of the English Royal Navy, originally built for the Commonwealth of England by Phineas Pett the Younger at Ratcliffe, and launched in May 1653. By 1677 her armament had been increased to 54 guns. Her first action came in 1655 when, along with fourteen other warships, she sailed into Porto Farina in Algiers to engage Barbary Pirates. This action resulted in the destruction of the entire pirate fleet, which won the Newcastle lineage its first battle honou
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Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Newcastle_(1653)
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2024-04-26T21:36:20Z
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