HMS Crab (fictional Hornblower vessel)
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HMS Crab is a fictional Royal Navy vessel which appears in C.S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower novel Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies. It is a very small schooner with a crew of sixteen not counting supernumeries. The vessel is armed with two six-pounder guns. In contrast, the smallest-ever real-life Royal Navy schooner, the 52 ton HMS Sultana, had a crew of 25[[1]. Nevertheless, during peace-time operations and with other ships unavailable, circumstances require Rear Admiral Hornblower to hoist his flag in it.
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