A fact from HMS Crescent (1784) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 28 February 2014 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that HMS Crescent was present at Saldanha Bay in 1796 when the Dutch surrendered without a fight?
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Both Winfield's 1714-1792 and 1793-1817 British Warships in the Age of Sail quote these dates and while it may seem odd, it is not impossible that this was the case. The outgoing captain would not have left the ship in tip-top condition and it might take the new captain a while to identify necessary repairs. --Ykraps (talk) 07:16, 15 May 2024 (UTC)Reply