HMS Crescent (1892)

HMS Crescent
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Crescent
BuilderPortsmouth Dockyard
Laid down13 October 1890
Launched30 March 1892
FateSold for breaking up 22 September 1921
General characteristics
Class and typeEdgar-class cruiser
Displacement7,700 tons
Length387.5 ft (118.1 m)
Beam60.75 ft (18.52 m)
Speed20 knots (37 km/h)
Armament

HMS Crescent was a first class cruiser of the Edgar class in the British Royal Navy. Crescent, and her sister ship Royal Arthur, were built to a slightly modified design and are sometimes considered a separate class. She was launched in 1892, saw early service at the Australia Station and the North America and West Indies Station, served in the First World War, and was sold for breaking up in 1921.