HMS Fox Prize (1705)

The HMS Fox Prize was a British Royal Navy prize ship, originally a French vessel captured by HMS Fox in 1705. Prize ships were enemy vessels lawfully taken during wartime and subsequently absorbed into the capturing nation's navy or sold off. Details regarding the Fox Prize are scant, but it is known to have been officially recognised as a prize of HMS Fox by the Admiralty, meaning that the crew of HMS Fox were entitled to a share of its value or proceeds from its sale. Further historical details regarding the Fox Prize's career or ultimate fate are currently difficult to ascertain from readily available records.