Eleven ships of the
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against F ...
have borne the name HMS ''Crescent'':
* was a 14-gun ship purchased in 1643. She was captured in 1648 by the
Royalists and wrecked in 1649.
* was a 6-gun
fireship
A fire ship or fireship, used in the days of wooden rowed or sailing ships, was a ship filled with combustibles, or gunpowder deliberately set on fire and steered (or, when possible, allowed to drift) into an enemy fleet, in order to destroy sh ...
, formerly of the French navy. She was captured in 1692 by and sold in 1698.
* was a 32-gun
fifth rate. She was formerly the French
privateer
A privateer is a private person or ship that engages in maritime warfare under a commission of war. Since robbery under arms was a common aspect of seaborne trade, until the early 19th century all merchant ships carried arms. A sovereign or deleg ...
''Rostan'', which
HMS ''Torbay'' captured in 1758. ''Crescent'' was sold in 1777.
* was a 28-gun
sixth rate launched in 1779, that the French captured off
Cadiz in 1781.
* was a 36-gun fifth rate launched in 1784 and wrecked off
Jutland
Jutland ( da, Jylland ; german: Jütland ; ang, Ēota land ), known anciently as the Cimbric or Cimbrian Peninsula ( la, Cimbricus Chersonesus; da, den Kimbriske Halvø, links=no or ; german: Kimbrische Halbinsel, links=no), is a peninsula of ...
in 1808.
* was a 38-gun fifth rate launched in 1810, reassigned to harbour service in 1840 and sold in 1854.
* was a wood paddle tender purchased in 1854, and sold in 1855.
* was an first class
cruiser
A cruiser is a type of warship. Modern cruisers are generally the largest ships in a fleet after aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships, and can usually perform several roles.
The term "cruiser", which has been in use for several hu ...
launched in 1892. She was sold in 1921.
* HMS ''Crescent'' was previously the , renamed ''Crescent'' when she became a depot ship in 1920, before being sold in 1922.
* was a
C-class destroyer
In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, manoeuvrable, long-endurance warship intended to escort
larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against powerful short range attackers. They were originally developed in ...
launched in 1931, but transferred to the
Royal Canadian Navy
The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN; french: Marine royale canadienne, ''MRC'') is the Navy, naval force of Canada. The RCN is one of three environmental commands within the Canadian Armed Forces. As of 2021, the RCN operates 12 frigates, four attack s ...
in 1937 and renamed . She was sunk in 1940 in a collision with .
* was a destroyer launched in 1944 and transferred on loan to the Royal Canadian Navy in 1945. She was bought outright by the Canadians in 1951 and converted into a
frigate
A frigate () is a type of warship. In different eras, the roles and capabilities of ships classified as frigates have varied somewhat.
The name frigate in the 17th to early 18th centuries was given to any full-rigged ship built for speed and ...
in 1956. She was paid off in 1970 and broken up in 1971.
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Royal Navy ship names