| Fox | 4363 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 32 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1714 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ordered | 1778/12/10 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1779/02 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Launched | 1780/06/02 | BWAS-1714 | |
| How acquired | Purpose built | BWAS-1714 | |
| Shipyard | Bursledon | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Class | Active Class | BWAS-1714 | |
| Designed by | Edward Hunt | BWAS-1714 | |
| Constructor | George Parsons | BWAS-1714 | |
| Category | Fifth Rate | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Type | Frigate | BWAS-1714 | |
| Broken Up | 1816/04 | BWAS-1714 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1714 |
| Length of Gundeck | 126' 2 ¼" | Imperial Feet | 38.462 | Length of Keel | 104' 1" | Imperial Feet | 31.7246 | Breadth | 35' 5 ¾" | Imperial Feet | 10.8141 | Depth in Hold | 12' 2" | Imperial Feet | Draught Forward | 9' 3" | Imperial Feet | 2.8194 | Draught Aft | 14' 2 ½" | Imperial Feet | 4.3307 | Burthen | 696 85⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780/06/02 | Broadside Weight = 246 Imperial Pound ( 111.561 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 26 | British 12-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 4 | British 24-Pound Carronade | ||
| Quarterdeck | 4 | British 6-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 6-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 24-Pound Carronade | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1778 | 250 | Design Complement | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1780/04 | 1782 | Captain | The Hon. Thomas Windsor | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782 | 1783 | Captain | George Stoney | BWAS-1714 |
| 1784 | 1784/06 | Captain | Robert Montagu | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/01 | 1794 | Captain | Thomas Drury | BWAS-1714 |
| 1795 | 1798 | Captain | Pulteney Malcolm | BWAS-1714 |
| 1799 | 1800/10/16 | Commander | Henry Stuart | BWAS-1714 |
| 1800/10/16 | 1801 | Captain | Henry Stuart | BWAS-1714 |
| 1802/12/29 | 1803 | Captain | Charles Malcolm | BWAS-1714 |
| 1803 | 1805 | Captain | BWAS-1714 | |
| 1805 | 1806/01 | Commander | William Hugh Dobbie | BWAS-1714 |
| 1806/01/30 | 1808 | Captain | Archibald Cochrane | BWAS-1714 |
| 1809 | 1811 | Commander | Henry Hart | BWAS-1714 |
| 1811 | 1811 | Captain | William Wells | BWAS-1714 |
| 1812/05 | 1813/09 | Commander | David Paterson† | BWAS-1714 |
| 1814 | 1815 | Commander | Francis Gore Willock | BWAS-1714 |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1802/02/27 | 1805/01 | Midshipman | Thomas Blake | NBD1849 |
| 1806/06/09 | 1807 | Midshipman | Edward Hollingworth Delafosse | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1780/06/02 | building at a cost of £16686.16.2d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1780/06/07 | coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1781/01/15 | Sailed for Jamaica | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782/03/16 | Took the Fifth Rate Frigate Santa Catalina | |
| 1784/06 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1790/10 | Began great repair at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1791/09 | Completed great repair at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £16055.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1792/12 | Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/01 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/02 | Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £2634.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/05/16 | Sailed for Newfoundland | BWAS-1714 |
| 1796/06/27 | Convoy to the Cape of Good Hope and the East Indies | BWAS-1714 |
| 1797/03 | Took the Sixth Rate La Modeste at Visakhapatnam | |
| 1798/01/01 | Present at the Attack on Manilla | |
| 1798/01/22 | Present at the Attack on the fort of Samboangon | |
| 1799/08/14 | Operation in the Red Sea | BWAS-1714 |
| 1807/12 | At Surubaya | BWAS-1714 |
| 1809/03/23 | Took the Privateer La Caravane in the East Indies | |
| 1811 | Returned home at the end of the year | BWAS-1714 |
| 1812/04 | Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1812/05 | Re-classed as a 16 gun UnratedTroop Ship | |
| 1812/06 | Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1816/04 | Broken up at Deptford | BWAS-1714 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |