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'''Charles Leonard Fox''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{LCommRN}} '''Charles Leonard Fox''' ( – 17 October, 1917) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
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On 29 July, 1914, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-TB3|f=t}}.{{NLJan15|p. 400}}
 
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Fox was given command of {{UK-MaryRose}} at some point, as he died while commanding her in action against the light cruisers {{DE-Bremse}} and {{DE-Brummer}}.{{KindellROH2|p. 411}}
  
 
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Revision as of 13:58, 15 May 2014

Lieutenant-Commander Charles Leonard Fox ( – 17 October, 1917) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Fox was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 79 on 3 January, 1905.[1]

Fox was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1906.[2]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Hardy on 22 February, 1910.[3]

In July, 1912, Fox was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 21.[4]

Fox was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1914.[5]

On 29 July, 1914, he was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 3.[6]

Fox was given command of Mary Rose at some point, as he died while commanding her in action against the light cruisers Bremse and Brummer.[7]

See Also

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Stuart Nicholson
Captain of H.M. T.B. 79
3 Jan, 1905[8] – ?
Succeeded by
Aylmer N. G. Firebrace
Preceded by
Llewellyn Griffiths
Captain of H.M.S. Hardy
22 Feb, 1910[9] – ?
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M. T.B. 21
Jul, 1912[10] – ?
Succeeded by
Colin A. G. Hutchinson
Preceded by
Herbert F. Littledale
Captain of H.M. T.B. 3
29 Jul, 1914[11] – ?
Succeeded by
Alexander M. Donovan

Footnotes

  1. The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 399.
  2. The Navy List. (October, 1913). p. 122.
  3. The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 324.
  4. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 399.
  5. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 121.
  6. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 400.
  7. Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 411.
  8. The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 399.
  9. The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 324.
  10. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 399.
  11. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 400.

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