HMS Crescent

Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS "Crescent":

*HMS "Crescent" was a 14-gun ship purchased in 1643. She was captured in 1648 by the Royalists and wrecked in 1649.
*HMS "Crescent" was a 6-gun fireship, formerly of the French navy. She was captured in 1692 by HMS "Dover" and sold in 1698.
*HMS "Crescent" was a 32-gun fifth rate. She was formerly the French privateer "Rostan", before being captured in 1758 by HMS "Torbay". She was sold in 1777.
*HMS "Crescent" was a 28-gun sixth rate launched in 1779, and captured by the French off Cadiz in 1781.
*HMS "Crescent" was a 36-gun fifth rate launched in 1784 and wrecked off Jutland in 1808.
*HMS "Crescent" was a 38-gun fifth rate launched in 1810, reassigned to harbour service in 1840 and sold in 1854.
*HMS "Crescent" was a wood paddle tender purchased in 1854, and sold in 1855.
*HMS "Crescent" was an "Edgar" class first class cruiser launched in 1892. She was sold in 1921.
*HMS "Crescent" was previously the "Canopus" class battleship HMS "Glory", renamed "Crescent" when she became a depot ship in 1920, before being sold in 1922.
*HMS "Crescent" was a C-class destroyer launched in 1931, but transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy in 1937 and renamed HMCS "Fraser". She was sunk in 1940 in a collision with HMS "Calcutta".
*HMS "Crescent" was a C-class 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 in 1956. She was paid off in 1970 and broken up in 1971.