Four ships of the
Royal Navy have borne the name HMS ''Cressy'', after the
Battle of Crécy.
* was a 74-gun
third rate launched in 1810 and broken up in 1832.
* was an 80-gun screw propelled third rate launched in 1853 and sold in 1867.
* was a
armoured cruiser
The armored cruiser was a type of warship of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was designed like other types of cruisers to operate as a long-range, independent warship, capable of defeating any ship apart from a battleship and fast eno ...
launched in 1899 and sunk by a
U-boat in 1914.
*
HMS ''Cressy'' was the name given to the 46-gun
fifth rate between 1941 and 1959 while she was serving as a
drill ship for the
Royal Naval Reserve. She was handed over for preservation in 1968.
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Royal Navy ship names