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&sq=&lang=&file=File:HMS_Fox_(41932082330).jpg) Fox docked in Bristol Harbour, 1977
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| 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] | |
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| 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.