HMS Newcastle (D87)
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The eighth HMS Newcastle was a batch 1 Type 42 destroyer of the Royal Navy, launched in 1975. Newcastle was decommissioned on 1 February 2005.
HMS Newcastle (D87)
Newcastle with Cardiff in the background in 2007, in Portsmouth Harbour
Type 42 destroyer
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The Type 42 or Sheffield class, was a class of fourteen guided-missile destroyers that served in the Royal Navy. A further two ships of this class were built for and served with the Argentine Navy.
HMS Birmingham
Sheffield with the prominent exhaust deflectors on her funnel
ARA Hércules following her conversion