On 24 December 1811
Cressy was off the west coast of
Jutland, Denmark, under command by commander
Charles Dudley Pater and in the company of , under Rear-admiral
Robert Carthew Reynolds, and , when an
extratropical cyclone and heavy seas came up.
St George was
jury-rigged and so Captain Atkins of
Defence refused to leave her without the Admiral's permission. As a result, both were wrecked near
Ringkøbing.
Cressy did not ask for permission and so avoided wrecking. Both
St George and
Defence lost almost all their crews, including the Admiral. Most of the bodies that came ashore were buried in the sand dunes of
Thorsminde, which have been known ever since as "Dead Mens Dunes". Shortly after the outbreak of the
War of 1812, on 12 August,
Cressy shared in the seizure of several American vessels:
Cuba,
Caliban,
Edward,
Galen,
Halcyon, and
Cygnet. On 11 February 1813m ran down and sank
Wargrave.
Cressy rescued
Wargraves crew.
Wargrave, Ostler, master, was on a voyage from Dublin to Surinam. ==Fate==