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|Ship caption=The capture of HMS ''Fox'' by the French frigate [[French frigate Junon (1778)|''Junon'']] |
|Ship caption=The capture of HMS ''Fox'' by the French frigate [[French frigate Junon (1778)|''Junon'']] |
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|Ship laid down=May 1771 |
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|Ship launched=2 September 1773 |
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|Ship completed=12 February 1776 at Portsmouth Dockyard |
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|Ship fate=Captured by French frigate off Brest, 11 September 1778 |
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|Ship class=28-gun [[Enterprise class frigate|''Enterprise''-class]] [[sixth-rate]] [[frigate]] |
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|Ship tons burthen=599 <small>{{fraction|83|94}}</small> (bm) |
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'''HMS ''Fox''''' was a 28-gun [[Enterprise class frigate|''Enterprise''-class]] [[sixth-rate]] [[sailing frigate|frigate]] of the [[Royal Navy]]. The ''Fox'' was first commissioned in October 1775 under the command of Captain Patrick Fotheringham. |
'''HMS ''Fox''''' was a 28-gun [[Enterprise class frigate|''Enterprise''-class]] [[sixth-rate]] [[sailing frigate|frigate]] of the [[Royal Navy]]. The ''Fox'' was first commissioned in October 1775 under the command of Captain Patrick Fotheringham. |
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Latest revision as of 07:17, 26 May 2016
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Fox.
| HMS Fox (1773) | |
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 The capture of HMS Fox by the French frigate Junon | |
| Career (Great Britain) |  |
| Name: | HMS Fox |
| Ordered: | 25 December 1770 |
| Builder: | Thomas Raymond, Northam, Southampton |
| Laid down: | May 1771 |
| Launched: | 2 September 1773 |
| Completed: | 12 February 1776 at Portsmouth Dockyard |
| Commissioned: | October 1775 |
| Fate: | Captured by French frigate off Brest, 11 September 1778 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | 28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate |
| Tons burthen: | 599 83⁄94 (bm) |
| Length: |
120 ft 6 in (36.73 m) (overall) 99 ft 6 in (30.33 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 33 ft 8 in (10.3 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 11 ft 0 in (3.35 m) |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement: | 200 officers and men |
| Armament: |
28 guns comprising
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HMS Fox was a 28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. The Fox was first commissioned in October 1775 under the command of Captain Patrick Fotheringham.
Fate
The French frigate Junon captured Fox on 11 September 1778. She ran aground in March 1779 on Pointe St Jacques on the Rhuys Peninsula and could not be refloated.[1]
Citations
- ↑ Demerliac (1996), p.69, #426.
References
- Demerliac, Alain (1996) La Marine De Louis XVI: Nomenclature Des Navires Français De 1774 À 1792. (Nice: Éditions OMEGA). ISBN 2-906381-23-3
- Gardiner, Robert (1992) The First Frigates.(London: Conway Maritime Press). ISBN 0-85177-601-9.
- Lyon, David (1993) The Sailing Navy List. (London: Conway Maritime Press).ISBN 0-85177-617-5.
- Winfield, Rif (2007) British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1714 to 1792. (London:Seaforth Publishing). ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.
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