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HMS Decoy (1894)
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HMS Decoy was a Daring-class torpedo boat destroyer which served with the Royal Navy
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She was built by John I. Thornycroft & Company
at Chiswick
and was launched on 7 February 1894.
Although fitted with multiple torpedo tube
s, her bow
tube proved useless in practice as — while running at high attack speeds — the ship was prone to overtake its own torpedo. The clumsy tube also reduced living quarters and made the bridge very prone to flooding.
Decoy was lost in a collision with Arun off the Scilly Islands on 13 August 1904The Times
(London), Wednesday, 15 August 1904, p.5 while taking part in night exercises. One man was killed while the remaining 40 members of the crew were rescued by Arun and .
Courts martial regarding the sinking were subsequently assembled aboard the battleship
. The first, on 22 August, attributed blame on the commander of Arun. The second, an appeal, was held on 30 August, and dismissed the charge of neglect but confirmed the charge of hazarding both vessels.
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...
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She was built by John I. Thornycroft & Company
John I. Thornycroft & Company
John I. Thornycroft & Company Limited, usually known simply as Thornycroft was a British shipbuilding firm started by John Isaac Thornycroft in the 19th century.-History:...
at Chiswick
Chiswick
Chiswick is a large suburb of west London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It is located on a meander of the River Thames, west of Charing Cross and is one of 35 major centres identified in the London Plan. It was historically an ancient parish in the county of Middlesex, with...
and was launched on 7 February 1894.
Although fitted with multiple torpedo tube
Torpedo tube
A torpedo tube is a device for launching torpedoes. There are two main types of torpedo tube: underwater tubes fitted to submarines and some surface ships, and deck-mounted units installed aboard surface vessels...
s, her bow
Bow (ship)
The bow is a nautical term that refers to the forward part of the hull of a ship or boat, the point that is most forward when the vessel is underway. Both of the adjectives fore and forward mean towards the bow...
tube proved useless in practice as — while running at high attack speeds — the ship was prone to overtake its own torpedo. The clumsy tube also reduced living quarters and made the bridge very prone to flooding.
Decoy was lost in a collision with Arun off the Scilly Islands on 13 August 1904The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
(London), Wednesday, 15 August 1904, p.5 while taking part in night exercises. One man was killed while the remaining 40 members of the crew were rescued by Arun and .
Courts martial regarding the sinking were subsequently assembled aboard the battleship
Battleship
A battleship is a large armored warship with a main battery consisting of heavy caliber guns. Battleships were larger, better armed and armored than cruisers and destroyers. As the largest armed ships in a fleet, battleships were used to attain command of the sea and represented the apex of a...
. The first, on 22 August, attributed blame on the commander of Arun. The second, an appeal, was held on 30 August, and dismissed the charge of neglect but confirmed the charge of hazarding both vessels.