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Decoy, 1871
Type: Composite Gunboat ; Armament 2 x 64pdr MLR and 2 x 20pdr BL
Launched : 12 Oct 1871 ;
Disposal date or year : 1885
Disposal Details : She was sold off in Malta
BM: 295 tons ; Displacement: 430 tons
Propulsion: Screw Complement: 60
Machinery notes: 459 hpi 60 hp ; Speed ; 9.5 - 10.5 knots ;
Notes:
10.9.1878 Commissioned at Devonport
1879 Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa
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.