At least six vessels of the British
Royal Navy
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have been named HMS ''Decoy''.
* , the name vessel for her three-vessel class of
cutter; the French captured her in 1814
* ,
Cheerful-class gunboat broken up in 1869 at Haslar
* , a
gunboat
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History Pre-steam ...
launched in 1871 and sold in 1885.
* , a
torpedo boat destroyer
In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, manoeuvrable, long-endurance warship intended to escort
larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against powerful short range attackers. They were originally developed in 1 ...
launched in 1894 and sunk in a collision in 1904.
* , a
D-class destroyer
In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, manoeuvrable, long-endurance warship intended to escort
larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against powerful short range attackers. They were originally developed in ...
launched in 1932 and transferred to the
Royal Canadian Navy
The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN; french: Marine royale canadienne, ''MRC'') is the Navy, naval force of Canada. The RCN is one of three environmental commands within the Canadian Armed Forces. As of 2021, the RCN operates 12 frigates, four attack s ...
in 1943 as , then broken up in 1946.
* ''Decoy'', a destroyer ordered in 1945, the order being canceled January 1946
* , a destroyer launched in 1949 and sold to the
Peruvian Navy
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in 1970 as , decommissioned in 2007. She was originally to have been named ''Dragon''.
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Royal Navy ship names