HMS Fox (1780)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Fox.
| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Fox |
| Ordered: | 10 December 1778 |
| Builder: | George Parsons, Bursledon, Hampshire |
| Laid down: | February 1779 |
| Launched: | 2 June 1780 |
| Completed: | By 27 July 1780 |
| Honours and awards: | Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Egypt"[1] |
| Fate: | Broken up in April 1816 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | 32-gun Active-class fifth rate frigate |
| Tons burthen: | 696 85⁄94 bm |
| Length: | 126 ft 2 1⁄4 in (38.462 m) (gundeck) 104 ft 1 in (31.72 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 35 ft 5 3⁄4 in (10.814 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 12 ft 2 in (3.71 m) |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Crew: | 250 |
| Armament: | Upper deck: 26 × 12-pounder guns QD: 4 × 6-pounder guns + 4 × 24-pounder carronades |
HMS Fox was a 32-gun Active-class fifth rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She was launched on 2 June 1780 at Bursledon, Hampshire by George Parsons.
Because Fox served in the navy's Egyptian campaign between 8 March 1801 and 2 September, her officers and crew qualified for the clasp "Egypt" to the Naval General Service Medal that the Admiralty issued in 1847 to all surviving claimants.
She was broken up in April 1816.
Sources
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 21077. pp. 791–792. 15 March 1850.
References
- Hannings, Bud. (2012). The War of 1812: A Complete Chronology with Biographies of 63 General Officers. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-6385-5
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.