| 词条 | HMS Rapid (H32) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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HMS Rapid was an R-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that saw service during the Second World War and was sunk as a target in 1981. Second World War serviceDuring build Rapid was adopted by the civil communities of Sutton and Cheam as part of the Warship Week National savings campaign in 1943. In February 1943 Rapid began sea trials and was allocated for service with the 11th Destroyer Flotilla.[2] Her first patrols were as convoy defence on Atlantic convoys, travelling to Freetown, and by the end of 1943 she was allocated for service in the Eastern Fleet, based in Ceylon. In March 1945 Rapid was part of Force 68, serving in the Indian Ocean, and later the Pacific. In one operation she was damaged by fire from a shore battery, with 11 killed and 23 wounded. She was towed to Akyab for repairs. The repairs were completed by August 1945, and she returned for service in the planned landings on Malaya, as part of Operation Zipper, which were cancelled on the dropping of the atomic bomb. Postwar serviceIn 1946 Rapid commissioned as an air training target ship and attendant destroyer to aircraft carriers. In February 1947 she was based at Rosyth.[3] Between June 1951 and October 1953, she was converted into a Type 15 fast anti-submarine frigate, by Alex Stephen on the Clyde, with the new pennant number F138.[4] Between 1954 and 1965 Rapid was part of the Reserve Fleet, but did take part in 'Navy Days' in Portsmouth during 1959.[5] Decommissioning and disposalIn 1965 Rapid was placed on the disposal list. However, in 1966 she was allocated to the shore establishment {{HMS|Caledonia|1946 shore establishment|2}} to assist in the sea training of engine room artificers. The ship was used as a day runner from Rosyth Dockyard to give help in certificating artificers, who were under training. Rapid was replaced in this role by the frigate {{HMS|Eastbourne|F73|2}} in 1973. She then became a target ship, being damaged by missiles launches from the guided missile destroyer {{HMS|Bristol|D23|2}} in 1976. Following repairs in 1977 she was used as a target ship in Milford Haven. She was placed on the disposal list again in 1978. She was subsequently sunk in the Western Approaches by torpedoes from the submarine {{HMS|Onyx|S21|2}} in 1981. NotesIn addition to training engine room artificers whilst day running, Rapid also provided sea training for junior seamen from the shore establishments HMS Raleigh and HMS Fisgard, Artificer training establishment, Torpoint.[6] {{HMS|Ganges|shore establishment|2}}.References1. ^{{cite book|last=Raven|first=Alan|author2=Roberts, John |title=War Built Destroyers O to Z Classes|publisher=Bivouac Books|location=London| pages = 47|year=1978}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-10DD-53R-HMS_Rapid.htm |title=HMS Rapid (H 32) - R-class Destroyer |publisher=naval-history.net |last=Mason |first=Geoffrey B. |editor=Gordon Smith |date=2004 |accessdate=11 July 2016}} 3. ^Critchley, Mike, "British Warships Since 1945: Part 3: Destroyers", Maritime Books: Liskeard, UK, 1982. {{ISBN|0-9506323-9-2}}, page 52 4. ^Critchley, Mike, "British Warships Since 1945: Part 3: Destroyers", Maritime Books: Liskeard, UK, 1982. {{ISBN|0-9506323-9-2}}, page 52 5. ^Programme, Navy Days Portsmouth 28-30th March 1959, HMSO 6. ^We went to Aalborg in 1971 Publications
7 : Q and R-class destroyers of the Royal Navy|Ships built on the River Tyne|1942 ships|World War II destroyers of the United Kingdom|Type 15 frigates|Ships sunk as targets|Maritime incidents in 1981 |
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