HMS Newcastle (1813)
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HMS Newcastle (1813)
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HMS Newcastle was a 50-gun fourth rate of the Royal Navy which saw service in the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812. A new type of warship, a large spar-decked frigate, Newcastle and her near sister HMS Leander were a response to the threat the heavy American spar-decked frigates posed during the War of 1812. Newcastle proved a successful ship and operated in squadrons that chased the American frigates, but ultimately failed to catch them before the war ended. She spent some time as the flagsh
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UK naval frigate (1814–1850)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Newcastle_(1813)
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2023-07-18T11:22:29Z
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