HMS Fox (A320)

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

History
Name	HMS Fox
Builder	Brooke Marine, Lowestoft, England
Launched	6 November 1967
Commissioned	11 July 1968
Decommissioned	1998
Identification	IMO number: 8728359
Fate	Sold 8 March 1989
General characteristics
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.

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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.