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Revision as of 13:26, 28 May 2016
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, 14 April, 1896[8] – 21 January, 1898[9]
- Captain Frank H. Henderson, 21 January, 1898[10] – 11 July, 1899[11]
- Captain Charles H. Robertson, 16 July, 1901[12] – 23 August, 1901[13] (for manoeuvres)
- Captain Frederick S. Pelham, 10 September, 1901[14] – 25 November, 1904[15]
- Captain John B. Eustace, 25 November, 1904[16][17]
- Captain Herbert J. O. Millar, 5 February, 1907[18] – 8 June, 1907[19]
- Captain Allen T. Hunt, 19 May, 1908[20][21] – 1 March, 1911[22]
- Captain James C. Tancred, 1 March, 1911[23][24]
- Captain Francis W. Caulfeild, 7 October, 1912[25][26] – 27 September, 1915[27]
- Captain William H. D. Boyle, 27 September, 1915[28] – mid October, 1916 (apparently, to be replaced for a very short period of time)
- Commander Henry P. Ritchie, 14 October, 1916[29] – note=temporary
- Captain William H. D. Boyle, 14 October, 1916[30] – 24 September, 1917[31]
- Captain Arthur G. Craufurd, 24 September, 1917[32] – late October, 1917[33][34]
- Captain Herbert A. Buchanan-Wollaston, 24 October, 1917[35] – March, 1919[36]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. James Burns, 14 October, 1918[37] – 1 April, 1919[38]
- Captain Edward Altham, 1 April, 1919[39] – c. October, 1919[40]
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.
- ↑ Giffard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 514.
- ↑ Giffard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 514.
- ↑ Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 615.
- ↑ Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 615.
- ↑ Robertson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 447.
- ↑ Robertson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 447.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 319.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Caulfeild Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 255.
- ↑ Caulfeild Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 255.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 394n.
- ↑ 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. (November, 1917). p. 393w.
- ↑ Buchanan-Wollaston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 115.
- ↑ Buchanan-Wollaston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 115.
- ↑ Buchanan-Wollaston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 115.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 796.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 796.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1919). p. 796.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1919). p. 870.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
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