HMS Fox (A320)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Fox.
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| 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
- 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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