Decoy-class cutter

The Decoy class was a class of three cutters of the Royal Navy. William Rule designed the class. Two were lost in wartime; they grounded, enabling the French to capture them. One was lost to bad weather.

• HMS Decoy (1810) participated in the capture of several small French privateers, captured or recaptured a number of merchant vessels, and captured a number of smuggling vessels. The French captured her in 1814.
• HMS Dwarf (1810) was wrecked on 3 March 1824.^[2]
• HMS Racer (1810) stranded on the French coast on 28 October, which enabled the French to capture her.

Class overview
Name	Decoy class
Operators	Royal Navy
Planned	3
Completed	3
Lost	3
General characteristics [1]
Type	Cutter
Tons burthen	20089⁄94 (bm)
Length	74 ft 4 in (22.66 m) (overall) 55 ft 10+5⁄8 in (17.0 m) (keel)
Beam	26 ft 0 in (7.9 m)
Depth of hold	11 ft 0 in (3.4 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Cutter
Complement	60
Armament	10 × 18-pounder carronades