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Crescent, 1810
Type: 5th rate ; Armament 38
Launched : 11 Dec 1810 ;
Disposal date or year : 1854
BM: 1084 tons
Notes:
Wingo Sound 30 Oct 1811 Sailed with a convoy for the Baltic.
Plymouth 11 Jan 1813 Remains.
16 Sep 1813 captured a U.S. privateer, the 14 gun schooner Elbredge, with 66 men.
20 Dec 1813 Reported to be wintering at Newfoundland.
Cove 21 Oct 1814 Has the convoy signal flying for the West Indies.
Cork 29 Oct 1814 Sailed on a cruise.
Cork 2 Nov 1814 Sailed with her convoy.
Demerara 18 Dec 1814 Arrived from Cork.
Portsmouth 13 Aug 1815 Passed by with a convoy from the Leeward Islands.
15 Aug 1815 Is reported to have arrived on Sunday in the Downs with the Leeward Islands convoy, having sailed from St. Thomas's on 28 Jun, with 87 sail in company, 49 of which are in the Downs, the rest have parted company earlier for Bristol and Ireland etc.
Deal 16 Aug 1815 Sailed to Portsmouth.
Portsmouth 29 Aug 1815 Has been paid off and is to be put into ordinary.
1830 Sheerness
21 Dec 1839 has been fitting at Chatham to serve as a receiving ship at Rio de Janeiro for redeemed slaves, is now ready. Lieutenants N. S. Nott and N. H. Pipon take a passage in her to that station.
4 Jan 1840 Portsmouth The Crescent frigate, fitted as a slave depot-ship at Rio Janeiro, is expected here shortly to embark several officers waiting a passage.
25 Jan 1840 Portsmouth at Spithead.
6 Apr 1840 The Crescent, slave depot, arrived at Rio Janeiro.
6 Jun 1841, at Rio Janeiro.
20 Dec 1848 Receiving ship at Rio de Janeiro.
30 Aug 1851 Rio de Janeiro