HMS Fox (A320)

HMS Fox, pennant number A320, was a Bulldog-class hydrographic survey ship of the British Royal Navy.

Fox docked in Bristol Harbour, 1977
History
United 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
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