HMS Decoy (1871)
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HMS Decoy was an Ariel-class composite gunboat of the Royal Navy, built at Pembroke Dockyard and launched on 12 October 1871. She served in both the Third Anglo-Ashanti War in 1873 and the Bombardment of Alexandria in 1882. She rapidly became obsolete and was sold in 1885.
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Name | HMS Decoy |
Ordered | 1871 |
Builder | Pembroke Dockyard |
Launched | 12 October 1871 |
Fate | Sold in 1885 |
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Class and type | Ariel-class gunboat |
Displacement | 430 tons |
Tons burthen | 295 bm |
Length | 125 ft 0 in (38.10 m) |
Beam | 22 ft 6 in (6.86 m) |
Draught | 10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) max |
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Sail plan | Three-masted barquentine rig |
Speed | 9.5 kn (17.6 km/h; 10.9 mph) |
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