HMS Fox (A320)

For other ships of the same name, see HMS Fox.

History


Name:	HMS Fox
Builder:	Brooke Marine, Lowestoft, England
Launched:	6 November 1967^[1]
Commissioned:	11 July 1968^[1]
Decommissioned:	1998
Fate:	Sold 8 March 1989^[2]
General characteristics ^[1]
Displacement:	800 long tons (813 t) standard 1,088 long tons (1,105 t) full load
Length:	57.6 m (189 ft 0 in)
Beam:	11.2 m (36 ft 9 in)
Draught:	3.7 m (12 ft 2 in)
Propulsion:	4 × Lister Blackstone ERS8M 8-cylinder diesel engines, 2,640 bhp (1,969 kW), twin shafts
Speed:	15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Range:	4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement:	5 officers, 34 ratings
Armament:	Provision for 2 × 20 mm cannon

HMS Fox, pennant number A320, was a Bulldog-class hydrographic survey ship of the British Royal Navy.

References

1 2 3 Moore 1985, p. 640.
↑ Baker 1998, p. 955.

Baker, A. D. The Naval Institute Guide of Combat Fleets of the World 1998–1999. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-111-4.
Moore, John. Jane's Fighting Ships 1985–86. London: Jane's Yearbooks, 1985. ISBN 0-7106-0814-4.

Bulldog-class survey vessel

Bulldog Beagle Fox Fawn

Preceded by: Hecla class Followed by: Echo class List of survey vessels of the Royal Navy

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