HMS Crescent (1892)
 HMS Crescent
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| History | |
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| Name | HMS Crescent |
| Builder | Portsmouth Dockyard |
| Laid down | 13 October 1890 |
| Launched | 30 March 1892 |
| Fate | Sold for breaking up 22 September 1921 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 7,700 tons |
| Length | 387.5 ft (118.1 m) |
| Beam | 60.75 ft (18.52 m) |
| Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) 1 x BL 9.2-inch (233.7 mm) Mk VI gun 12 x QF 6 inch guns 12 x 6 pdr guns |
HMS Crescent was a first class cruiser of the Edgar class. Crescent, and her sister ship Royal Arthur, were built to a slightly modified design and are sometimes considered a separate class. She was built at Portsmouth and launched on 30 March 1892. She served in the First World War, and was sold on 22 September 1921 for breaking up in Germany.
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
- Roger Chesneau and Eugene M. Kolesnik, ed., Conway's All The Worlds Fighting Ships, 1860-1905, (Conway Maritime Press, London, 1979), ISBN 0-85177-133-5