Difference between revisions of "Cecil Henry Fox"
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Fox was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1911. | Fox was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1911. | ||
| − | He was made Captain (D) of the {{UK-DF|3}} on 3 April, 1913,<ref>"Movements of Ships" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 28 March, 1913. Issue '''40171''', col E, p. 6.</ref> commanding the flotilla from {{UK- | + | He was made Captain (D) of the {{UK-DF|3}} on 3 April, 1913,<ref>"Movements of Ships" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 28 March, 1913. Issue '''40171''', col E, p. 6.</ref> commanding the flotilla from {{UK-Boadicea}} and, from August of that year, from {{UK-Forward}}.{{NLApr14|p. 317}} |
In April, 1914, he assumed command of the {{UK-Amphion|f=t}},{{NLJul14|p. 278}} continuing to command the Third Flotilla from her. Fox was to suffer the misfortune of losing her to a mine on 6 August – the first Royal Navy warship to be lost in the war. | In April, 1914, he assumed command of the {{UK-Amphion|f=t}},{{NLJul14|p. 278}} continuing to command the Third Flotilla from her. Fox was to suffer the misfortune of losing her to a mine on 6 August – the first Royal Navy warship to be lost in the war. | ||
| − | He was quickly re-appointed to command, this time of the {{UK-Undaunted}} on 6 October, 1914,{{NLNov14|p. 387}} almost immediately to fight the [[ | + | He was quickly re-appointed to command, this time of the {{UK-Undaunted}} on 6 October, 1914,{{NLNov14|p. 387}} almost immediately to fight the [[Action of 17 October, 1914]], where he eradicated the entire enemy force of four torpedo boats off Texel. |
On 26 October, Fox was superseded in ''Undaunted'' and in command of the Third Flotilla by [[Francis Gerald St. John|Francis G. St. John]]. | On 26 October, Fox was superseded in ''Undaunted'' and in command of the Third Flotilla by [[Francis Gerald St. John|Francis G. St. John]]. | ||
Revision as of 03:03, 21 April 2014
Cecil Henry Fox, C.B., ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Fox was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1911.
He was made Captain (D) of the Third Destroyer Flotilla on 3 April, 1913,[1] commanding the flotilla from Boadicea and, from August of that year, from Forward.[2]
In April, 1914, he assumed command of the scout cruiser Amphion,[3] continuing to command the Third Flotilla from her. Fox was to suffer the misfortune of losing her to a mine on 6 August – the first Royal Navy warship to be lost in the war.
He was quickly re-appointed to command, this time of the Undaunted on 6 October, 1914,[4] almost immediately to fight the Action of 17 October, 1914, where he eradicated the entire enemy force of four torpedo boats off Texel.
On 26 October, Fox was superseded in Undaunted and in command of the Third Flotilla by Francis G. St. John.
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