H.M.S. Decoy (1871)
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H.M.S. Decoy (1871) | |
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Builder: | Pembroke Royal Dockyard[1] |
Launched: | 12 Oct, 1871[Citation needed] |
Sold: | 1885[2] |
H.M.S. Decoy was one of nine Ariel Class composite gunboats completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Commissioned at Devonport on 10 September, 1878.[3]
Captains
- Lieutenant & Commander John Hext, 30 October, 1872[4]
- Lieutenant & Commander John Hayes, 7 May, 1874[5]
- Lieutenant & Commander Victor E. J. B. von Donop, 10 September, 1878[6] – 16 July, 1880
- Lieutenant & Commander Victor E. J. B. von Donop, 23 September, 1880 – 12 February, 1881 (swept overboard en route to Malta and drowned)
- Lieutenant & Commander William Ricketts, 14 February, 1881[7] – 18 March, 1881[8] (temporary, I assume)
- Lieutenant & Commander Arthur H. Boldero, 16 February, 1881[9] – September, 1882
- Lieutenant & Commander Edmund G. Festing, 7 August, 1882[10] – January, 1883[11] (hospitalised at end)
- Lieutenant & Commander Howard F. Hay, 23 May, 1884[12] – 3 February, 1885
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 111.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 111.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 204.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1873). p. 193.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1876). p. 188.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 204.
- ↑ Ricketts Service Record in our PDF for Frederick St. George Rich. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1106.
- ↑ Ricketts Service Record in our PDF for Frederick St. George Rich. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1106.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Feb 17, 1881; pg. 5; Issue 30120.
- ↑ Festing Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1113. f. ?.
- ↑ Festing Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1113. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1884). p. 205.
Bibliography
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