HMS Fox (1780)

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Fox
Ordered10 December 1778
BuilderGeorge Parsons, Bursledon, Hampshire
Laid downFebruary 1779
Launched2 June 1780
CompletedBy 27 July 1780
Honours &
awards		Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Egypt"
FateBroken up in April 1816
General characteristics
Class & type32-gun Active-class fifth rate frigate
Tons burthen69685⁄94 bm
Length
  • 126 ft 2+1⁄4 in (38.462 m) (gundeck)
  • 104 ft 1 in (31.72 m) (keel)
Beam35 ft 5+3⁄4 in (10.814 m)
Depth of hold12 ft 2 in (3.71 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Crew250
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.

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