Decoy-class cutter explained

The Decoy class was a class of three cutters of the Royal Navy. William Rule designed the class. Two were lost in wartime; they grounded, enabling the French to capture them. One was lost to bad weather.

• participated in the capture of several small French privateers, captured or recaptured a number of merchant vessels, and captured a number of smuggling vessels. The French captured her in 1814.
• was wrecked on 3 March 1824.^[1]
• stranded on the French coast on 28 October, which enabled the French to capture her.

References

• Book: Hepper . David J. . 1994 . British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail, 1650–1859 . Jean Boudriot . Rotherfield . 0-948864-30-3.
• Book: Winfield, Rif. British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. 2008. 1-86176-246-1.

Notes and References

1. Hepper (1994), p.158.