HMS Newcastle

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Newcastle, 1813
Type: 3rd rate ; Armament 60
Launched : 10 Nov 1813 ; Disposal date or year : 1850
BM: 1556 tons
Complement : 480 men and boys
Notes:

1813 completed with 30 long 24-pounders on the first or "upper" deck, and 26 carronades 42-pounders, and two, afterwards increased to four, long 24-pounders on the second or "spar" deck ; total, at first 58, then 60 guns.

Portsmouth 23 May 1814 departed for the North American station.

Portsmouth 24 May 1814 Put back having run down a brig from Guernsey last night in the Channel.

Portsmouth 26 May 1814 Has come into harbour to repair her cutwater.

Portsmouth Jun 16 1814 with the Antelope and her convoy for North America, via Cork, has dropped down to St. Helen's Roads, and will sail with the first fair wind.

Circa 17 Jul 1814 departed Cork with Antelope and her convoy for North America.

31 Aug 1814 arrived Halifax, the American privateer brig Ida, 10 guns, 65 men, detained by the Newcastle on 9th inst. after a chase of 12 hours.

Halifax 16 Sep 1814 Came in with several of her convoy from Cork.

11 Oct 1814, Tonnant departed Halifax, flag of V.-Adm. Sir A. Cochrane, with the Calliope, Newcastle, and Morgiana.

Beginning of December, 1814 Newcastle, Acasta, and Arab stationed in Boston bay.

11 Dec 1814 Newcastle parted company to reconnoitre the road of Boston and on the 12th found Constitution apparently ready for sea. She then steered for Cape Cod bay ; where, having grounded, she came to an anchor. On the 13th one of her men, from a boat sent on shore, deserted to the Americans. On the 16th she was joined by the Acasta.

19 Dec 1814 Leander departed from Halifax bound off Boston, and on the 24th fell in with the Newcastle and Acasta.

22 Dec 1814 Arab reported to the Leander, Newcastle and Acasta that the Constitution had departed from Boston on the 17th inst. who departed in search of the US frigate.

28 Dec 1814, the Leander, in company with the Newcastle and Acasta, captured the celebrated privateer Prince de Neufchatel.

4 Jan 1815 Leander, Newcastle and Acasta, off the Western Isles.

Plymouth 11 Jan 1815 Reported to be off Fayal.

Penzance 21 Jan 1815 Has captured and sent in the American privateer Prince of Neufchatel.

Santa Cruz, Teneriffe 25 Feb 1815 arrived from a cruise on the 21st, and departed today.

11 Mar 1815 Leander, Newcastle, and Acasta sight the US frigate Constitution in the harbour of Porto-Praya, island of Saint-Jago and sail in chase but lost sight of the Constitution in the haze, although they did manage to re-capture the sloop Levant.

23 May 1815, the Newcastle, Leander and Acasta departed Halifax for Quebec.

31 May 1815, the Newcastle arrived Quebec with the Leander, Acasta, and Perseus.

27 Aug 1815 arrived Portsmouth, from Quebec.

Deal 31 Aug 1815 arrived from America, last from Portsmouth.

Portsmouth circa 28 Feb 1816 arrived from the River to prepare for her passage to St. Helena.

Portsmouth 16 Apr 1816 Remains.

At sea 15 May 1816 Lat. 1.37 N. and long. 19.54 W.

James Town, St. Helena 4 Sep 1816 In the roads.

Portsmouth 24 Aug 1817 departed for Chatham.

Halifax 5 Dec 1819 Was to winter here, in consequence of the fever at Bermuda.

27 Nov 1821 Is in commission and based at Halifax.

2 Jan 1822 came into harbour at Portsmouth to be paid off and put into Ordinary.

18 Jan 1822 paid off.

30 Apr 1823 Put up for sale [per London Gazette of 17 May 1823], but it is obvious, in the event, that she wasn't sold.

1824 Harbour Service.

1830 Lazaretto (Hospital/Quarantine Service) Liverpool.

20 Dec 1848 Quarantine Service, Liverpool.