HMS Fox (A320)

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

Fox docked in Bristol Harbour, 1977
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Fox
Builder	Brooke Marine, Lowestoft, England
Launched	6 November 1967 [1]
Commissioned	11 July 1968 [1]
Decommissioned	1998
Identification	IMO number:  8728359
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

Notes

1. 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.