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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. Design and constructionDesigned by Sir Edward Reed, Chief Constructor of the Royal Navy, the Ariel-class gunboats were the first gunboats of composite construction. She was armed with two {{convert|6|in|mm|adj=on}} 64-pounder (56cwt) muzzle-loading rifles and two {{convert|4|in|mm|adj=on}} 20-pounder Armstrong breech loaders. All 4 guns were mounted on traversing carriages. All the ships of the class carried a three-masted barquentine rig. Operational serviceDecoy was deployed off the coast of West Africa to support the operations on the Gold Coast. She deployed with {{HMS|Druid|1869|2}} and {{HMS|Argus|1859|2}}.[1] She also took part in the bombardment of Bootry. In 1882 she formed part of the Naval and Military forces at the Bombardment of Alexandria.[2] Argus, Isis, and {{HMS|Beacon|1867|2}} blockaded Damietta.[3] FateShe was sold at Malta in 1885. References1. ^Illustrated London News, 26 July 1873, p89 2. ^Goodrich, Caspar F (Lt Cdr), Report of the British Naval and Military Operations In Egypt 1882, Navy Department, Washington, 1885, p.30 3. ^The Graphic, 7 October 1882, p369 Publications
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