Gunboats

HMS Decoy, 1875

Type Composite Gunboat

Class Ariel

Built 1871

Speed 9.5 - 10.5 Knots

Weight 430 tons

Dimensions 125 feet long, 22.5 foot beam

Armament 2 x 64pdr MLR and 2 x 20pdr BL

Crew 60

Fate She was sold off in Malta in 1885.

Notes Decoy's crew served as part of the Naval Brigade in operations on the Gold Coast as part of the Ashantee campaign of 1874. The ship also was present at the bombardment of Alexandria in 1882 and helped blockade the Nile in 1883. Her crew were involved in the campaigns in Egypt and Sudan 1884/5.

Gunboats | Ships

Type	Composite Gunboat
Class	Ariel
Built	1871
Speed	9.5 - 10.5 Knots
Weight	430 tons
Dimensions	125 feet long, 22.5 foot beam
Armament	2 x 64pdr MLR and 2 x 20pdr BL
Crew	60
Fate	She was sold off in Malta in 1885.
Notes	Decoy's crew served as part of the Naval Brigade in operations on the Gold Coast as part of the Ashantee campaign of 1874. The ship also was present at the bombardment of Alexandria in 1882 and helped blockade the Nile in 1883. Her crew were involved in the campaigns in Egypt and Sudan 1884/5.