HMS FOX

During WW1 HMS Fox was the flagship of the Royal Navy’s small Red Sea Squadron (sometimes described as the Red Sea Patrol). Built in 1893 and with a top speed of just under 20 knots this 4,000 ton second class cruiser was far too slow and obsolescent to operate with the Grand Fleet. Depending on the threat, HMS Fox operated out of Port Sudan, Suez or Aden. She mounted two 6-in and eight 4.7-in guns. She had a crew of 310 and her bunkers could hold 400 tons of coal.

HMS Fox (picture not taken at Aden)