| Name | Decoy (1871) | Explanation | |
| Type | Gunboat | ||
| Launched | 12 October 1871 | ||
| Hull | Composite | ||
| Propulsion | Screw | ||
| Builders measure | 295 tons | ||
| Displacement | 430 tons | ||
| Guns | 4 | ||
| Fate | 1885 | ||
| Class | Ariel | ||
| Ships book | ADM 135/124 | ||
| Note | |||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 30 October 1872 - 27 January 1874 | Commanded by Lieutenant John Hext, Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa | ||
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