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Commissioned at Devonport on 10 September, 1878.{{NLOct78|p. 204}} | Commissioned at Devonport on 10 September, 1878.{{NLOct78|p. 204}} | ||
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| + | The ship visited the port of [[Mahon]] in Minorca, Spain from 12-15 October, 1883, while under the command of Lt. [[Henry Charles Bigge]].<ref>Naval historian Antonio Moreno García, document mailed to us 20240426.</ref> | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Decoy''" nat="UK"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Decoy''" nat="UK"> | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=John Hext|nick=John Hext|appt=30 October, 1872{{NLJul73|p. 193}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=John Hext|nick=John Hext|appt=30 October, 1872{{NLJul73|p. 193}}<ref>Hext Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1745.|}} ff. 603, 620.</ref>|end=28 January, 1874<ref>Hext Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1745.|}} ff. 603, 620.</ref>}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=John Hayes|nick=John Hayes|appt=7 May, 1874{{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=John Hayes|nick=John Hayes|appt=7 May, 1874{{NLJul76|p. 188}}|end=}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Victor Edward John Brenton von Donop|nick=Victor E. J. B. von Donop|appt=10 September, 1878{{NLOct78|p. 204}}|end=16 July, 1880}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Victor Edward John Brenton von Donop|nick=Victor E. J. B. von Donop|appt=10 September, 1878{{NLOct78|p. 204}}|end=16 July, 1880}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=George Pechell Henderson|nick=George P. Henderson|appt=June, 1880|end=October, 1880|note=temporary}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Victor Edward John Brenton von Donop|nick=Victor E. J. B. von Donop|appt=23 September, 1880|end=12 February, 1881|note=swept overboard en route to Malta and drowned}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Victor Edward John Brenton von Donop|nick=Victor E. J. B. von Donop|appt=23 September, 1880|end=12 February, 1881|note=swept overboard en route to Malta and drowned}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=William Ricketts|nick=William Ricketts|appt=14 February, 1881<ref>Ricketts Service Record in our PDF for Frederick St. George Rich. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1106.</ref>|end=18 March, 1881<ref>Ricketts Service Record in our PDF for Frederick St. George Rich. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1106.</ref>|note=temporary, I assume}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=William Ricketts|nick=William Ricketts|appt=14 February, 1881<ref>Ricketts Service Record in our PDF for Frederick St. George Rich. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1106.</ref>|end=18 March, 1881<ref>Ricketts Service Record in our PDF for Frederick St. George Rich. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1106.</ref>|note=temporary, I assume}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Arthur Herbert Boldero|nick=Arthur H. Boldero|appt=16 February, 1881{{NMI|Thursday, Feb 17, 1881; pg. 5; Issue 30120}}|end=September, 1882}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Arthur Herbert Boldero|nick=Arthur H. Boldero|appt=16 February, 1881{{NMI|Thursday, Feb 17, 1881; pg. 5; Issue 30120}}|end=September, 1882}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Edmund Grindall Festing|nick=Edmund G. Festing|appt=7 August, 1882<ref>Festing Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1113.|D7598400}} f. ?.</ref>|end=January, 1883<ref>Festing Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1113.|D7598400}} f. ?.</ref>|note=hospitalised at end}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Edmund Grindall Festing|nick=Edmund G. Festing|appt=7 August, 1882<ref>Festing Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1113.|D7598400}} f. ?.</ref>|end=January, 1883<ref>Festing Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1113.|D7598400}} f. ?.</ref>|note=hospitalised at end}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Henry Charles Bigge|nick=Henry C. Bigge|appt=11 February, 1883<ref>Bigge Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/102.|}} f. 102.</ref>|end=23 May, 1884<ref>Bigge Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/102.|}} f. 102.</ref>}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Howard Fitzgerald Hay|nick=Howard F. Hay|appt=23 May, 1884{{NLJul84|p. 205}}|end=3 February, 1885}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
Latest revision as of 19:06, 26 April 2024
| H.M.S. Decoy (1871) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Pembroke Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Launched: | 12 Oct, 1871[Citation needed] |
| Sold: | 1885[2] |
Service
Commissioned at Devonport on 10 September, 1878.[3]
The ship visited the port of Mahon in Minorca, Spain from 12-15 October, 1883, while under the command of Lt. Henry Charles Bigge.[4]
Captains
- Lieutenant & Commander John Hext, 30 October, 1872[5][6] – 28 January, 1874[7]
- Lieutenant & Commander John Hayes, 7 May, 1874[8]
- Lieutenant & Commander Victor E. J. B. von Donop, 10 September, 1878[9] – 16 July, 1880
- Lieutenant & Commander George P. Henderson, June, 1880 – October, 1880 (temporary)
- Lieutenant & Commander Victor E. J. B. von Donop, 23 September, 1880 – 12 February, 1881 (swept overboard en route to Malta and drowned)
- Lieutenant & Commander William Ricketts, 14 February, 1881[10] – 18 March, 1881[11] (temporary, I assume)
- Lieutenant & Commander Arthur H. Boldero, 16 February, 1881[12] – September, 1882
- Lieutenant & Commander Edmund G. Festing, 7 August, 1882[13] – January, 1883[14] (hospitalised at end)
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry C. Bigge, 11 February, 1883[15] – 23 May, 1884[16]
- Lieutenant & Commander Howard F. Hay, 23 May, 1884[17] – 3 February, 1885
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 111.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 111.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 204.
- ↑ Naval historian Antonio Moreno García, document mailed to us 20240426.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1873). p. 193.
- ↑ Hext Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1745. ff. 603, 620.
- ↑ Hext Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1745. ff. 603, 620.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1876). p. 188.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 204.
- ↑ Ricketts Service Record in our PDF for Frederick St. George Rich. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1106.
- ↑ Ricketts Service Record in our PDF for Frederick St. George Rich. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1106.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Feb 17, 1881; pg. 5; Issue 30120.
- ↑ Festing Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1113. f. ?.
- ↑ Festing Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1113. f. ?.
- ↑ Bigge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/102. f. 102.
- ↑ Bigge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/102. f. 102.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1884). p. 205.
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