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| − | '''H.M.S. '' | + | '''H.M.S. ''Fox''''' was one of eight [[Astræa Class Cruiser (1892)|''Astræa'' class cruisers]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]] between 1894 and 1896. |
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| H.M.S. Fox (1893) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Ordered: | Naval Defence Act of 1889[2] |
| Launched: | 15 Jun, 1893[3] |
| Commissioned: | 14 Apr, 1896[4] |
| Sold: | 14 Jul, 1920[5] |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
H.M.S. Fox was one of eight Astræa class cruisers completed for the Royal Navy between 1894 and 1896.
Service
Fox was sold on 14 July, 1920, to Cardiff Marine Stores.[6]
She recommissioned on 16 July 1912 at Aden. In mid-1913, she was serving in the East Indies.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain George A. Giffard, April, 1896.[8]
- Captain Frank H. Henderson, January, 1898.[9]
- Captain Frederick S. Pelham, September, 1901.[10]
- Captain John B. Eustace, November, 1904.[11]
- Captain Herbert J. O. Millar, 5 February, 1907.[12]
- Captain Allen T. Hunt, 19 May, 1908.[13]
- Captain James C. Tancred, March, 1911.[14]
- Captain Francis W. Caulfeild, 7 October, 1912.[15]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 77.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 77.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 77.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 77.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 39.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. p. 39.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 317.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Millar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 325.
- ↑ Hunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 354.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 317.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
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