HMS Fox (1893)

HMS Fox
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Fox
Launched	15 June 1893
Commissioned	1896
Decommissioned	March 1919
Fate	Sold for scrap 1920
General characteristics
Class and type	Astraea-class protected cruiser
Displacement	4,360 tons loaded
Length	320 ft (98 m)
Beam	49 ft 6 in (15.09 m)
Draught	19 ft (5.8 m)
Propulsion	2 shaft, 3 cycle TE, 8 cylinder boilers 7,500 hp (5,600 kW) natural draught; 9,500 hp (7,100 kW) forced draught Coal 1,000 tons maximum load
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) natural draught 19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph) forced draught
Range	7,000 nmi (13,000 km; 8,100 mi)
Armament	2 × QF 6 in (152 mm) 8 × QF 4.7 in (120 mm) guns 10 × QF 6-pounder guns 1 × QF 3-pounder gun 4 × 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes
Armour	Deck: 2 in (51 mm) Conning tower 3 in (76 mm) Gunshields 4.5 in (110 mm) Engine hatch 5 in (130 mm)

HMS Fox was a second class protected cruiser of the Astraea class of the Royal Navy. The class represented an improvement on previous types, 1,000 tons displacement larger with better seaworthiness due to improved hull design. It also had somewhat increased firepower and superior arrangement of guns.