HMS Crescent (1892)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Crescent.
 HMS Crescent | |
| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Class and type: | Edgar-class cruiser |
| Displacement: | 7,700 tons |
| Length: | 387.5 ft (118.1 m) |
| Beam: | 60.75 ft (18.52 m) |
| Speed: | 20 knots (37 km/h) |
| Armament: | 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. On 11 January 1895 she was left Australia under Captain Arbuthnot.[1]
From 1899 until 1903 she was flagship of Vice-Admiral Sir Frederick Bedford, Commander-in-Chief North America and West Indies Station.[2]
She served in the First World War, and was sold on 22 September 1921 for breaking up in Germany.
List of Captains
- Captain Charles John Graves-Sawle - until March 1900
- Captain the Hon. Stanley C. J. Colville - March 1900-1902
- Captain Phillip Streatfield, RN - 1911
Notes
- ↑ "Captain Arbuthnot and Officers' Farewell". The Sydney Morning Herald (Trove). 11 January 1895. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ↑ "Naval and Military intelligence" The Times (London). Thursday, 21 February 1901. (36384), p. 10.
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. 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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