H.M.S. Rapid (1916)

H.M.S. Rapid (1916)
Pendant Number:	G.63 (Sep 1915) G.78 (Jan 1917) G.83 (Jan 1918)
Builder:	John I. Thornycroft & Company
Launched:	15 Jul, 1916
Completed:	Sep, 1916
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H.M.S. Rapid was one of one hundred and three destroyers of the "M" class built for the Royal Navy during the Great War.

Service

Rapid was assigned to the Fifteenth Destroyer Flotilla in October, 1916, as it was still building up to strength.

She was reduced to Special Complement on 24 April, 1920.

Rapid was reduced to Reserve Complement on 23 October, 1924, tender to Dido.

Following another series of trials under command of Orrell Bake, Rapid was again reduced to reserve on 22 June, 1925.

Following an earlier round of a flotilla leader and seventeen destroyers, Rapid was named in September 1925 as one of an additional fifteen destroyers to be scrapped in the fiscal year starting 1 April, 1926.

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

• Lieutenant-Commander Cecil R. Hemans, 9 September, 1916 – 14 September, 1916  (temporary)
• Commander Reginald S. Goff, 14 September, 1916 – 14 November, 1918
• Lieutenant-Commander Alban T. B. Curteis, 15 November, 1918 – 12 December, 1918
• Commander Henry C. Rawlings, 5 September, 1918 – September, 1918  (temporary)
• Lieutenant in Command Roland Leeds, 13 December, 1918 – 31 January, 1919  (temporary)
• Lieutenant-Commander Orrell Bake, 1 February, 1919 – 1 October, 1920
• Lieutenant in Command James C. Colvill, 17 September, 1920 – April, 1922
• Lieutenant-Commander Orrell Bake, 3 March, 1924 – 23 October, 1924  (for period of trials, reduced to Reserve Complement at end)
• Commander Ralph W. Wilkinson, 10 July, 1924 – 21 August, 1924  (temporary, for Reserve Fleet Exercises)
• Lieutenant-Commander Orrell Bake, 14 April, 1925 – 22 June, 1925  (for period of trials)

See Also

• Wikipedia