HMS Crescent (1892)

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HMS Crescent
Career Royal Navy Ensign
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

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.

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