Recent updates


Recent Comments

  

Fox

19830
Nominal Guns28BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
American Sixth Rate ship 'Fox' (1776) (28) 1776-1777
American 28 Gun
6th Rate Ship
Captured8.7.1777BWAS-1714
ShipyardNortham - Devon BWAS-1714
CategorySixth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShipBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Captured11.9.1778BWAS-1714
Becomes

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 - 8.6.1777Midshipman
George Paris MonkeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1775-1810
MHVA
2.1778Midshipman
George Paris MonkeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1775-1810
MHVA

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

 
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.


Make a comment about this page







Recent comments to other pages

Date postedByPage
Thursday 4th of June 2026 20:01James Daschuk
Thursday 4th of June 2026 14:56AvM
Wednesday 3rd of June 2026 19:37Jon Miller
Wednesday 3rd of June 2026 19:33Jon Miller
British Sixth Rate ship 'Mercury' (1745) (20) 1745-1753
British 20 Gun
6th Rate Ship
Wednesday 3rd of June 2026 19:26Jon Miller