HMS Decoy
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At least four vessels of the British Royal Navy
have been named HMS Decoy.
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
have been named HMS Decoy.
- Decoy, a gunboat launched in 1871 and sold in 1885.
- DecoyHMS Decoy (1894)HMS Decoy was a Daring-class torpedo boat destroyer which served with the Royal Navy.She was built by John I. Thornycroft & Company at Chiswick and was launched on 7 February 1894....
, a torpedo boat destroyer launched in 1894 and sunk in a collision in 1904. - DecoyHMS Decoy (H75)HMS Decoy was a D-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. Ordered in 1931, the ship was constructed by Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company, and entered naval service in 1933. Decoy was initially assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet before she was transferred to the China Station in early 1935...
, a D-class destroyerC and D class destroyerThe C and D class was a group of 14 destroyers built for the Royal Navy in the early 1930s. As in previous years, it was originally intended to order a complete flotilla comprising eight destroyers—plus a flotilla leader as the ninth unit—in each year. However, only four ships—plus a leader—were...
launched in 1932 and transferred to the Royal Canadian NavyRoyal Canadian NavyThe history of the Royal Canadian Navy goes back to 1910, when the naval force was created as the Naval Service of Canada and renamed a year later by King George V. The Royal Canadian Navy is one of the three environmental commands of the Canadian Forces...
in 1943 as HMCS Kootenay, then broken up in 1946. - Decoy (D106), a Daring-classDaring class destroyer (1949)The Daring class was a class of eleven destroyers built for the Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy . Constructed after World War II, and entering service during the 1950s, eight ships were constructed for the RN, and three ships for the RAN. Two of the RN destroyers were subsequently sold to and...
destroyerDestroyerIn naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers. Destroyers, originally called torpedo-boat destroyers in 1892, evolved from...
launched in 1949 and sold to the Peruvian NavyPeruvian NavyThe Peruvian Navy is the branch of the Peruvian Armed Forces tasked with surveillance, patrol and defense on lakes, rivers and the Pacific Ocean up to 200 nautical miles from the Peruvian littoral...
in 1970 as BAP Ferré (DM-74)BAP Ferré (DM-74)BAP Ferré ' was a Daring class destroyer in service with the Peruvian Navy. She was completed for the Royal Navy in 1953 as HMS Decoy . After being decommissioned she was sold to Peru in 1969 together with her sistership Diana...
, decommissioned in 2007. She was originally to have been named Dragon.