HMS Crescent (1784)

HMS Crescent was a 36-gun Flora-class frigate of the British Royal Navy. Launched in 1784, she spent the first years of her service on blockade duty in the English Channel where she single-handedly captured the French frigate, La Reunion. In 1795, Crescent was part of a squadron commanded by George Elphinstone, that forced the surrender of a Batavian Navy squadron at the capitulation of Saldanha Bay. After serving in the West Indies, Crescent returned to home waters and was wrecked off the coast of Jutland on 6 December 1808.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Crescent.

HMS Crescent battles La Réunion off the Cotentin Peninsula, on 20 October 1793. Thomas Whitcombe
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Crescent
Ordered11 August 1781
BuilderJohn Nowlan and Thomas Calhoun, Bursledon
Laid downNovember 1781
Launched28 October 1784
CommissionedMay 1790
FateWrecked on 6 December 1808
General characteristics As built
Class and typeFlora-Class (36-gun frigate)
Tons burthen88785⁄94 (bm)
Length137 feet 2+1⁄2 inches (41.821 m) (overall)
Beam38 feet 5+1⁄25 inches (11.710 m)
Depth13 feet 3+1⁄2 inches (4.051 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • Gundeck =26 × 18-pounder guns
  • QD =8 × 9-pounder gun + 4 x 18-pounder carronades
  • Fc = 2 x 9-pounder gun + 4 x 18-pounder carronades
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