HMS Fox (1780)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Fox
Ordered	10 December 1778
Builder	George Parsons, Bursledon, Hampshire
Laid down	February 1779
Launched	2 June 1780
Completed	By 27 July 1780
Honours and; awards	Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Egypt"
Fate	Broken up in April 1816
General characteristics
Class and type	32-gun Active-class fifth rate frigate
Tons burthen	69685⁄94 bm
Length	126 ft 2+1⁄4 in (38.462 m) (gundeck); 104 ft 1 in (31.72 m) (keel);
Beam	35 ft 5+3⁄4 in (10.814 m)
Depth of hold	12 ft 2 in (3.71 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Crew	250
Armament	Upper deck: 26 × 12-pounder guns; QD: 4 × 6-pounder guns + 4 × 24-pounder carronades; Fc: 2 × 6-pounder guns + 2 × 24-pounder carronades;

HMS Fox was a 32-gun Active-class fifth rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She was launched on 2 June 1780 at Bursledon, Hampshire by George Parsons.

History

United Kingdom
Name	HMS Fox
Ordered	10 December 1778
Builder	George Parsons, Bursledon, Hampshire
Laid down	February 1779
Launched	2 June 1780
Completed	By 27 July 1780
Honours and awards	Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Egypt"^[1]
Fate	Broken up in April 1816
General characteristics
Class and type	32-gun Active-class fifth rate frigate
Tons burthen	69685⁄94 bm
Length	126 ft 2+1⁄4 in (38.462 m) (gundeck) 104 ft 1 in (31.72 m) (keel)
Beam	35 ft 5+3⁄4 in (10.814 m)
Depth of hold	12 ft 2 in (3.71 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Crew	250
Armament	Upper deck: 26 × 12-pounder guns QD: 4 × 6-pounder guns + 4 × 24-pounder carronades Fc: 2 × 6-pounder guns + 2 × 24-pounder carronades