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HMS Cressy

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Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Cressy, after the Battle of Crécy.

  • HMS Cressy was a 74-gun third rate launched in 1810 and broken up in 1832.
  • HMS Cressy was an 80-gun screw propelled third rate launched in 1853 and sold in 1867.
  • HMS Cressy was a Cressy-class armoured cruiser launched in 1899 and sunk by a U-boat in 1914.
  • HMS Cressy was the name given to the 46-gun fifth rate HMS Unicorn 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.
  • References

    HMS Cressy Wikipedia