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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}}|name=Spencer Victor Yorke de Horsey|nick=Spencer V. Y. de Horsey|appt=24 July, 1895<ref>de Horsey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 446.</ref>|end=24 August, 1895<ref>de Horsey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 446.</ref>|note=for tactical exercise}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}}|name=Spencer Victor Yorke de Horsey|nick=Spencer V. Y. de Horsey|appt=24 July, 1895<ref>de Horsey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 446.</ref>|end=24 August, 1895<ref>de Horsey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 446.</ref>|note=for tactical exercise}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Arthur Horatio Shirley|nick=Arthur H. Shirley|appt=6 February, 1896{{NLApr97|p. 217}}|note=in lieu of a {{LieutRN}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Arthur Horatio Shirley|nick=Arthur H. Shirley|appt=6 February, 1896{{NLApr97|p. 217}}|note=in lieu of a {{LieutRN}}}} | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{GunnerRN}} in Command|name=James Creber|nick=James Creber|appt=11 September, 1903{{NLJan04|p. 300}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{GunnerRN}} in Command|name=James Creber|nick=James Creber|appt=11 September, 1903{{NLJan04|p. 300}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}}|name=William Douglas Paton|nick=William D. Paton|appt=14 July, 1904<ref>Paton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/60.|D7602848}} f. 68.</ref>|note=lent for manoeuvres}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}}|name=William Douglas Paton|nick=William D. Paton|appt=14 July, 1904<ref>Paton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/60.|D7602848}} f. 68.</ref>|note=lent for manoeuvres}} | ||
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H.M.S. Decoy (1894) | |
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Builder: | Thornycroft[1] |
Ordered: | 1892[2] |
Laid down: | Jul, 1892[3] |
Launched: | 2 Feb, 1894[4] |
Commissioned: | Jun, 1895[5] |
Collision: | 1904[6] |
H.M.S. Decoy was one of forty-two "A" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "26 knotter".
She was lost before the war.
Service
On 13 August, 1904, Decoy collided with Arun in night exercises off the Scilly Islands and sank, losing a man.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant Spencer V. Y. de Horsey, 24 July, 1895[7] – 24 August, 1895[8] (for tactical exercise)
- Commander Arthur H. Shirley, 6 February, 1896[9] (in lieu of a Lieutenant)
- Lieutenant & Commander Gerald W. Vivian, 2 December, 1897[10][11] – 9 January, 1899[12]
- Lieutenant & Commander George V. W. Carey, 16 July, 1901[13] (for Manœuvres)
- Lieutenant & Commander Cyril Asser, February, 1902[14]
- Lieutenant & Commander Arthur D. Barrow, 21 July, 1903[15][16] – 1903[17] (for Manœuvres)
- Gunner in Command James Creber, 11 September, 1903[18]
- Lieutenant William D. Paton, 14 July, 1904[19] (lent for manoeuvres)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 90.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 90.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
- ↑ de Horsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 446.
- ↑ de Horsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 446.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1897). p. 217.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Friday, 3 December, 1897. Issue 35377, col D, p. 5.
- ↑ Vivian Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 63.
- ↑ Vivian Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 63.
- ↑ "The Naval Manœuvres". The Times. Thursday, 11 July, 1901. Issue 36504, col B, p. 8.
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Thursday, 20 February 1902. (36696), p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Thursday, 16 July, 1903. Issue 37134, col D, p. 8.
- ↑ Barrow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 433.
- ↑ Barrow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 433.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1904). p. 300.
- ↑ Paton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/60. f. 68.
Bibliography
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