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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=John Hext|nick=John Hext|appt=1872<ref>"Rear-Admiral Sir John Hext - Service in the East" (Obituaries). The Times (London). Friday, 9 May 1924. (43647), col C, p. 16.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=John Hext|nick=John Hext|appt=1872<ref>"Rear-Admiral Sir John Hext - Service in the East" (Obituaries). The Times (London). Friday, 9 May 1924. (43647), col C, p. 16.</ref>|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Victor Edward John Brenton von Donop|nick=Victor E. J. B. von Donop|appt=10 September, 1878{{NLOct78|p. 204}}|end=}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=William Ricketts|nick=William Ricketts|appt=14 February, 1881<ref>Ricketts Service Record in our PDF for Frederick St. George Rich. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1106.</ref>|end=18 March, 1881<ref>Ricketts Service Record in our PDF for Frederick St. George Rich. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1106.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=William Ricketts|nick=William Ricketts|appt=14 February, 1881<ref>Ricketts Service Record in our PDF for Frederick St. George Rich. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1106.</ref>|end=18 March, 1881<ref>Ricketts Service Record in our PDF for Frederick St. George Rich. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1106.</ref>}} | ||
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Revision as of 16:00, 16 November 2018
| H.M.S. Decoy (1871) | |
|---|---|
| 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
Captains
- Lieutenant & Commander John Hext, 1872[3]
- Lieutenant & Commander Victor E. J. B. von Donop, 10 September, 1878[4]
- Lieutenant & Commander William Ricketts, 14 February, 1881[5] – 18 March, 1881[6]
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.
- ↑ "Rear-Admiral Sir John Hext - Service in the East" (Obituaries). The Times (London). Friday, 9 May 1924. (43647), col C, p. 16.
- ↑ 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.
Bibliography
| Ariel Class Composite Gunboat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ariel | Coquette | Decoy | Foam | Goshawk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merlin | Mosquito | Swinger | Zephyr | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <– | Ant Class | Small Fry (UK) | Forester Class | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <– | Ant Class | Gunboats (UK) | Forester Class | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
