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==Service== | ==Service== | ||
Commissioned at Devonport on 9 September, 1884 for service on the [[Cape of Good Hope Station|Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa]].{{NLSep85|p. 232}} | |||
Re-commissioned at Sydney on 12 April, 1888.{{NLMar91|p. 247}} | Re-commissioned at Sydney on 12 April, 1888.{{NLMar91|p. 247}} | ||
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| H.M.S. Rapid (1883) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Devonport Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | Apr, 1881[2] |
| Launched: | 21 Mar, 1883[3] |
| Completed: | Jul, 1884[4] |
| Commissioned: | 9 Sep, 1884[5] |
| Sold: | 1948[6] |
H.M.S. Rapid was one of seven Satellite Class corvettes completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Commissioned at Devonport on 9 September, 1884 for service on the Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa.[7]
Re-commissioned at Sydney on 12 April, 1888.[8]
Captains
- Captain Archer J. W. Musgrave, 16 April, 1885[9] – 1888
- Captain William McC. F. Castle, 23 December, 1888[10] – 1891
- Commander Marmaduke L. Kelham, 5 November, 1891[11]
- Commander John Casement, 1 November, 1895[12]
- Lieutenant-Commander Charles G. Brodie, 14 January, 1914[13] – 13 May, 1915[14] (and in command of Gibraltar Submarine Flotilla)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 53.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 53.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 53.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 53.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 225.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 53.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 232.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 247.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 225.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 247.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 247.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 253.
- ↑ Brodie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 600.
- ↑ Brodie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 600.
Bibliography
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