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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Augustus Giffard|nick=George A. Giffard|appt=April, 1896{{MackieRNW}}|precBy=New Command}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Augustus Giffard|nick=George A. Giffard|appt=April, 1896{{MackieRNW}}|precBy=New Command}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Frank Hannam Henderson|nick=Frank H. Henderson|appt=January, 1898{{MackieRNW}}}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Frank Hannam Henderson|nick=Frank H. Henderson|appt=January, 1898{{MackieRNW}}}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Frederick Sidney Pelham|nick=Frederick S. Pelham|appt=September, 1901{{ | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Frederick Sidney Pelham|nick=Frederick S. Pelham|appt=10 September, 1901<ref>Pelham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1025.</ref>|end=25 November, 1904<ref>Pelham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1025.</ref>}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Bridges Eustace|nick=John B. Eustace|appt=November, 1904{{MackieRNW}}}} | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Bridges Eustace|nick=John B. Eustace|appt=25 November, 1904{{MackieRNW}}<ref>Day of month inferred from predecessor. Pelham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1025.</ref>}} |
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Herbert James Ogilvy Millar|nick=Herbert J. O. Millar|appt=5 February, 1907<ref>Millar Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 325.</ref>|end=8 June, 1907<ref>Millar Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 325.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Herbert James Ogilvy Millar|nick=Herbert J. O. Millar|appt=5 February, 1907<ref>Millar Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 325.</ref>|end=8 June, 1907<ref>Millar Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 325.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Allen Thomas Hunt|nick=Allen T. Hunt|appt=19 May, 1908<ref>Hunt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 354.</ref>|end=1 March, 1911<ref>Hunt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 354.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Allen Thomas Hunt|nick=Allen T. Hunt|appt=19 May, 1908<ref>Hunt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 354.</ref>|end=1 March, 1911<ref>Hunt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 354.</ref>}} | ||
Revision as of 22:33, 17 March 2015
| H.M.S. Fox (1893) | |
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| Builder: | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Ordered: | Naval Defence Act of 1889[2] |
| Launched: | 15 Jun, 1893[3] |
| Commissioned: | 14 Apr, 1896[4] |
| Sold: | 14 Jul, 1920[5] |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
H.M.S. Fox was one of eight Astræa class cruisers completed for the Royal Navy between 1894 and 1896.
Service
Fox was sold on 14 July, 1920, to Cardiff Marine Stores.[6]
She recommissioned on 16 July 1912 at Aden. In mid-1913, she was serving in the East Indies.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain George A. Giffard, April, 1896[8]
- Captain Frank H. Henderson, January, 1898[9]
- Captain Frederick S. Pelham, 10 September, 1901[10] – 25 November, 1904[11]
- Captain John B. Eustace, 25 November, 1904[12][13]
- Captain Herbert J. O. Millar, 5 February, 1907[14] – 8 June, 1907[15]
- Captain Allen T. Hunt, 19 May, 1908[16] – 1 March, 1911[17]
- Captain James C. Tancred, 1 March, 1911[18][19]
- Captain Francis W. Caulfeild, 7 October, 1912[20]
- Commander Henry P. Ritchie, 14 October, 1916[21] (temporary)
- Captain William H. D. Boyle, 14 October, 1916[22] – 24 September, 1917[23]
- Captain Arthur G. Craufurd, 24 September, 1917[24]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. James Burns, 14 October, 1918[25]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 77.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 77.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 77.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 77.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 39.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. p. 39.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 317.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Pelham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1025.
- ↑ Pelham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1025.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Day of month inferred from predecessor. Pelham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1025.
- ↑ Millar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 325.
- ↑ Millar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 325.
- ↑ Hunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 354.
- ↑ Hunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 354.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Day of month from record of his predecessor. Hunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 354.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394f.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 394n.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 419.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 419.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393w.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 796.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
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