HMS Fox (1780)

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

History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Fox
Ordered10 December 1778
BuilderGeorge Parsons, Bursledon, Hampshire
Laid downFebruary 1779
Launched2 June 1780
CompletedBy 27 July 1780
Honours and
awards		Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Egypt"[1]
FateBroken up in April 1816
General characteristics
Class and type32-gun Active-class fifth rate frigate
Tons burthen69685⁄94 bm
Length
  • 126 ft 2+1⁄4 in (38.462 m) (gundeck)
  • 104 ft 1 in (31.72 m) (keel)
Beam35 ft 5+3⁄4 in (10.814 m)
Depth of hold12 ft 2 in (3.71 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Crew250
Armament
  • Upper deck: 26 × 12-pounder guns
  • QD: 4 × 6-pounder guns + 4 × 24-pounder carronades
  • Fc: 2 × 6-pounder guns + 2 × 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.

  1. ^ "No. 21077". The London Gazette. 15 March 1850. pp. 791–792.