HMS Decoy (1894)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Decoy.
HMS Decoy was a Daring-class torpedo boat destroyer which served with the Royal Navy in home waters. She was launched in 1895 and sunk in a collision with the destroyer HMS Arun in 1904.
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Decoy | |
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Decoy |
Builder | John I. Thornycroft & Company, Chiswick |
Cost | c.£36,000 |
Yard number | 288 |
Laid down | July 1892 |
Launched | 7 February 1894 |
Completed | June 1895 |
Fate | Sunk in collision, 13 August 1904 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Daring-class torpedo boat destroyer |
Displacement |
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Length | 185 ft (56 m) oa |
Beam | 19 ft (5.8 m) |
Draught | 7 ft (2.1 m) |
Installed power | 4,200 hp (3,100 kW) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 27 kn (31 mph; 50 km/h) |
Crew | 46-53 |
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