HMS Fox (A320)

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

Fox docked in Bristol Harbour, 1977
History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Fox
BuilderBrooke Marine, Lowestoft, England
Launched6 November 1967[1]
Commissioned11 July 1968[1]
Decommissioned1998
IdentificationIMO number: 8728359
FateSold 8 March 1989[2]
General characteristics [1]
Displacement
  • 800 long tons (813 t) standard
  • 1,088 long tons (1,105 t) full load
Length57.6 m (189 ft 0 in)
Beam11.2 m (36 ft 9 in)
Draught3.7 m (12 ft 2 in)
Propulsion4 × Lister Blackstone ERS8M 8-cylinder diesel engines, 2,640 bhp (1,969 kW), twin shafts
Speed15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Range4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement5 officers, 34 ratings
ArmamentProvision for 2 × 20 mm cannon

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

References

Notes
  1. ^ a b c Moore 1985, p. 640.
  2. ^ Baker 1998, p. 955.
Bibliography
  • 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.


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