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HMS Crescent, Royal Navy Cruiser of
the Edgar Class. Other cruisers in the class HMS Edgar, HMS Endymion, HMS
Gibraltar, HMS Grafton, HMS Hawke, HMS Royal Arthur, HMS St George and HMS
Theseus. HMS Crescent launched 30th March 1892 and served in the Cape and
West African Station, returning in 1907. She joined the Home Fleet 4th Cruiser
Squadron 1909-1913, in February 1913 she joined the training squadron in
Queenstown. At the outbreak of World War I, she joined the 10th Cruiser
Squadron Aug 1914- Feb 1915. Disarmed in November 1915 and became a depot
ship attached to the Grand Fleet. Finally broken up September 1921. |
