British Sixth Rate ship 'Fox' (1777)

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Fox
Nominal Guns	28	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	American Sixth Rate ship 'Fox' (1776) (28) 1776-1777 American 28 Gun 6th Rate Ship
Captured	8.7.1777	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Northam - Devon	BWAS-1714
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Captured	11.9.1778	BWAS-1714
Becomes	French Sixth Rate frigate 'Le Fox' (1778) (28) 1778-1779 French 28 Gun 6th Rate Frigate

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1774
Length of Gundeck116' 0"Imperial Feet35.3568
Length of Keel104' 0"Imperial Feet31.6992
Breadth31' 6"Imperial Feet9.6012
Depth in Hold17' 0"Imperial Feet5.1816
Burthen450Ton

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
3.1777 - 8.6.1777MidshipmanMHVA2.1778MidshipmanMHVA

Service History

DateEventSource
4.1778Began coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
6.1778Completed coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £3957.4.5dBWAS-1714
27.7.17781st Battle of Ushant
11.9.1778Fox vs Junon

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

MHVALars Bruzelius, Web Site

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Brian Stephens on Sunday 4th of May 2014 16:52

The Gentleman's magazine. v.47 1777.
News was received of the capture of the Fox ship of war of 28 guns, by two American privateers, one of 26 and the other of 32 guns, off Newfoundland.

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