&sq=&lang=&file=File:HMS_Crescent.jpg) HMS Crescent
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| History | |
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 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 | |
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.