HMS Crescent (1892)
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 HMS Crescent |
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Crescent |
| Builder: | Portsmouth Dockyard |
| Laid down: | October 13, 1890 |
| Launched: | March 30, 1892 |
| Fate: | Sold for breaking up September 22, 1921 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen: | 7,700 tons |
| Length: | 387.5 ft (118.1 m) |
| Beam: | 60.75 ft (18.52 m) |
| Armament: | 1 x 9.2 inch gun 12 x QF 6 inch guns 12 x 6 pdr guns |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Crescent.
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 March 30, 1892. She served in the First World War, and was sold on September 22, 1921 for breaking up in Germany.
[edit] References
- Colledge, J. J. and Warlow, Ben (2006). Ships of the Royal Navy: the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy, Rev. ed., London: Chatham. ISBN 9781861762818. OCLC 67375475.
- 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
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