HMS Decoy

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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Ariel-class gunboat, gunboat, Pembroke Dockyard, Royal Navy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 

• Dreadnought Project page^@
• The Victorian Royal Navy page^@
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ship launching

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Frameless

West Coast of Africa, Palaver of Chiefs on Board HMS 'Decoy,' at Duke Town, Old Calabar River - The Graphic 1880

H.Agius, H.M.S. Decoy at St. Paul's Bay, Malta

H.Agius, St. Paul's Bay, Malta

Elmina bombardment 1873

H.M's Gunboat Decoy at sea (cropped) RMG PW8172

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Dreadnought Project page@		Wikidata
link	page		The Victorian Royal Navy page@		Wikidata
commons	image		West Coast of Africa, Palaver of Chiefs on Board HMS 'Decoy,' at Duke Town, Old Calabar River - The Graphic 1880		Commons
commons	image		H.Agius, H.M.S. Decoy at St. Paul's Bay, Malta		Commons
commons	image		H.Agius, St. Paul's Bay, Malta		Commons
commons	image		Elmina bombardment 1873		Commons
commons	image		H.M's Gunboat Decoy at sea (cropped) RMG PW8172		Commons