HMS Decoy

Summary

HMS Decoy is a destroyer^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of destroyer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• HMS Decoy's image is recorded as HMS Decoy (H75).jpg^[3].
• HMS Decoy's instance of is recorded as destroyer^[4].
• HMS Decoy's manufacturer is recorded as John I. Thornycroft & Company^[5].
• HMS Decoy's vessel class is recorded as D-class destroyer^[6].
• HMS Decoy's vessel class is recorded as Canadian River-class destroyer^[7].
• HMS Decoy's Commons category is recorded as HMS Decoy (ship, 1932)^[8].
• HMS Decoy's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[9].
• HMS Decoy's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II^[10].
• HMS Decoy's participated in conflict is recorded as Abyssinia Crisis^[11].
• HMS Decoy's participated in conflict is recorded as Action off Calabria^[12].
• HMS Decoy's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of Greece^[13].
• HMS Decoy's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of Crete^[14].
• HMS Decoy's yard number is recorded as 1108^[15].
• HMS Decoy's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02pz7tt^[16].
• HMS Decoy's service entry is recorded as +1933-04-04T00:00:00Z^[17].
• HMS Decoy's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[18].
• HMS Decoy's significant event is recorded as ship decommissioning^[19].
• HMS Decoy's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[20].
• HMS Decoy's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[21].
• HMS Decoy's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[22].
• HMS Decoy's pennant number is recorded as H75^[23].
• HMS Decoy's location of creation is recorded as Southampton^[24].
• HMS Decoy's described by source is recorded as uboat.net^[25].
• HMS Decoy's described by source is recorded as naval-history.net^[26].
• HMS Decoy's different from is recorded as HMS Decoy^[27].

Why It Matters

HMS Decoy ranks in the top 5% of destroyer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]