| Name: | NEWCASTLE |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 28/12/1898 |
| Completed: | 03/1899 |
| Builder: | CS Swan & Hunter |
| Yard: | Wallsend |
| Yard Number: | 243 |
| Dimensions: | 3403grt, 2215nrt, 330.5 x 48 x 23.6ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (24, 40 & 64 x 42ins), 291nhp |
| Engines by: | North-East Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 110326 |
| History: | |
| 03/1899 | Newcastle Steamship Co Ltd (JJ & CM Forster), Newcastle |
| 10/10/1915 | Sank |
| Comments: | 10/10/1915: Sunk by a mine 4 miles SW of Folkestone Pier |
| On a voyage from Mauritius to London carrying general cargo | |
| The mine was laid by U-Boat UC5 on 16/09/1915 |
Above photo courtesy of Richard Cox