HMS Fox (1893)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Fox.
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.
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Name | HMS Fox |
Launched | 15 June 1893 |
Commissioned | 1896 |
Decommissioned | March 1919 |
Fate | Sold for scrap 1920 |
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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) |
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Range | 7,000 nmi (13,000 km; 8,100 mi) |
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