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HMS Newcastle
The seventh HMS Newcastle was a Town-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy. She belonged to the Southampton subclass. In the Second World War following extensive battle damage sustained in the Mediterranean, she spent some time being repaired in New York.
She also saw action in the Korean War and was decommissioned in 1959.
HMS NEWCASTLE was built by Vickers Armstrong on the Tyne. Ordered 1934 and completed 5th March 1937. She was 584 feet overall, 61ft 8in in the beam and had a draught of 17ft. Displacement was 9100 tons, 12000 tons full load with a wartime complement of 833. Machinery was 8 three-drum oil fired boilers to Parsons geared turbines driving four shafts, generating 75000 shp. Max speed was 32knots. Armament was 9 x 6in in three turrets, 8 x 4in in four twin turrets, with a variety of smaller calibre AA guns.
30th Oct 1940 Detachment to Malta
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Maurice Herbert Thompson HMS Newcastle My father served on HMS Newcastle from around 1941 to 1945 as a Royal Marine (45 Commando - Plymouth). His name is Maurice Herbert Thompson From Bristol. He's now 87 years and mostly worked on the 4inch AA guns. Occasionally he keeps his Grandson entertained with the missions that the 'Newcastle' did.
If there are any of his old shipmates who remember Maurice and would like to contact him it would make his day.
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John Barnes HMS Newcastle My father, John Barnes, served on the HMS Newcastle 1940-45.
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Albert F. Richards HMS Newcastle My late Father Albert F. Richards served on the Newcastle, and was on board when she was hit during the Malta convoy. When he returned from the repairs in New York he married my Mother in Elburton, Plymouth, Devon England.
My Father served on many ships, but loved the Newcastle.
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Arthur Lott HMS Newcastle I have a friend, Mrs Doris Lott, who is currently visiting me from UK. Her husband (deceased), Arthur Lott, was a Torpedo Operator on the HMS Newcastle when it was torpedoed in the Mediterranean. His friend Kenneth Dobbs (Doris Lott's brother) was also aboard the same ship when torpedoed on the 15th of June 1942. I am told the ship was sailed backwards (stern first, because of damage) to the Boston Shipyards in Boston, Massachusetts for repairs.
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Sea. Richard Henry Martin HMS Newcastle My father Richard Martin had never talked about the war, all he has told me are the ships he served on, HMS Newcastle and HMS Fal. There was another but I don't remember it, and as my father is very ill with Parkinsons, he is unable to remember at all. I have one of his medals, the only one left which he gave me, with a Lion sitting on top of a bird and the date 1939-1945. I am looking for any information, really.
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Able Sea Blair Victor "Titch" Davis HMS Newcastle Blair Davis served on HMS Newcastle from 1942 to 1946.
He was a Radar Operator.
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Ldg.Sea. James Ings HMS Copra James Ings was my father He served in the RN from 7th September 1936 until 25th July 1960.
He served on, among others,
HMS Revenge, HMS Newcastle and HMS Copra, during WW2. He went with the 27th Canadian Armoured Division (SFR) to Juno Beach on D Day.
After 45 he served on HMS Sparrow, HMS Ocean, HMS Vanguard and HMS Eagle before his demob in 1960. He died in October 2012 aged 92
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Able Sea. Bertie Parker HMS Newcastle Bertie Parker served in HMS Newcastle. I have two certificates dated December 11th 1940 when his ship sailed in longitude 17 west, known as crossing the line of the equator. A further certificate for sailing in longitude 17 west dated 18th March 1942.
My father told me that the Scharnhorst and Gneisenau were sighted and Scharnhorst signalled the message: follow me.
My father applied and served in submarines. I would be interested in finding out his navel history.
Finally I know he was at Loch Ryan after the German surrender and he has photographs of the German U-boat U-680.
I researched the U-boat captained by Max Ulber, no kills and was sunk eventually by British destroyers as target practice.
I look forward to hearing from anyone who remembers him as I am the only member of my family left.
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Richard White HMS Newcastle I am the youngest sister of Dick White, from a large family of ten.
I was only aged 1 when he was in the war. I know he received a medal but didn't collect it. I still have his cap band from the HMS Newcastle.
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Able Sea. Richard Hendy Butcher HMS Newcastle My grandfather was the youngest able seaman on the HMS Newcastle. Being the youngest, he presented a chunk of coal from Newcastle, England to the Mayor(I think it was) of Newcastle, Australia. He had distinct memories of being kept awake at night in the Straits of Malacca because of the fear of being torpedoed.
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Stkr. Timothy William "Ted" Courtney HMS Newcastle Ted Courtney is my father-in-law. He served on HMS Newcastle from 6th May 1938 until 25th January 1942. At that time he was Stoker 1st Class, becoming Temp Acting Leading Stoker. During 1940 HMS Newcastle was involved with convoy cover sailing from Malta. In August 1941, HMS Newcastle was nominated for refit at Boston, USA. The ship arrived in Boston in September and left Boston to return to the UK in December. During this time, Ted was able to visit his sister, Jo and his aunt in New York.
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Marine George Wilfred Billington HMS Penelope Dad, George Billington was on several ships including the Cardiff and Newcastle I believe. The story I remember was his being on the Penelope and somewhere off Malta in an engagement and being injured on a large gun by being thrown against its interior after an explosion. He ended up in hospital in Malta and while there German fighters machine-gunned the hospital, killing the man opposite dad's bed, apparently because we had sunk a German hospital ship by mistake. Penelope left and Dad stayed during the heavy bombing.
When he was discharged from hospital he eventually boarded a ship going to India before managing to get home as there was no other means of getting off Malta. He went back there with my Mum on holiday in the 1980s, but it was a mistake as it brought back too many memories. Dad died aged 86 in 2003. He was a good man with a wonderful wife, my mum. He was very lucky, a lot of people were not, and we all need to remember how much we owe them.
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