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HMS Fox (A320)

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

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Fox docked in Bristol Harbour, 1977
History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Fox
BuilderBrooke Marine, Lowestoft, England
Launched6 November 1967
Commissioned11 July 1968
Decommissioned1998
IdentificationIMO number: 8728359
FateSold 8 March 1989
General characteristics
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. ^ 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.
Bulldog-class survey vessels


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