| HMS Crescent (1779) | |
|---|---|
| Career (Great Britain) |  |
| Name: | HMS Crescent |
| Ordered: | 19 July 1777 |
| Builder: | James Martin Hillhouse, Bristol |
| Laid down: | 19 August 1777 |
| Launched: | March 1779 |
| Completed: | 30 June 1779 (at Plymouth Dockyard) |
| Commissioned: | ?September 1779 |
| Fate: | Captured by a French frigate 20 June 1781 |
| Career (France) |  |
| Name: | Crescent |
| Acquired: | 1781 by capture |
| Fate: | Wrecked, January 1786 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | 28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate |
| Tons burthen: | 611 29⁄94 (bm) |
| Length: |
120 ft 8 in (36.78 m) (overall) 99 ft 5 in (30.30 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 34 ft 0 in (10.4 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement: | 200 officers and men |
| Armament: |
Upper deck: 24 × 9-pounder guns |
HMS Crescent was a 28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. The Crescent was first commissioned in about September 1779 under the command of Captain Charles Hope.
Capture[]
The French captured Crescent on 20 June 1781. She was in company with the frigates Flora and the prize Castor and Flora, all three weakened by the engagements on 31 May and 19 June. The British vessels encountered two large French frigates off Ushant, and separated, being in no condition to fight again. At 4am the Gloire and Friponne caught up with Crescent and after an exchange of fire, Crescent struck.[1]
Fate[]
The French took Crescent into service. She was wrecked on the reefs off Petit-Goâve, San Domingo, in January 1786.[2]
Citations[]
References[]
- Demerliac, Alain (1996) La Marine De Louis XVI: Nomenclature Des Navires Français De 1774 À 1792. (Nice: Éditions OMEGA). ISBN 2-906381-23-3
- Gardiner, Robert (1992) The First Frigates.(London: Conway Maritime Press). ISBN 0-85177-601-9.
- Hepper, David J. (1994). British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail, 1650-1859. Rotherfield: Jean Boudriot. ISBN 0-948864-30-3.
- Lyon, David (1993) The Sailing Navy List. (London: Conway Maritime Press).ISBN 0-85177-617-5.
- Winfield, Rif (2007) British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1714 to 1792. (London:Seaforth Publishing). ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.
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