| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | R |
| Pennant | H 32 |
| Built by | Cammell Laird Shipyard (Birkenhead, U.K.) |
| Ordered | May 1940 |
| Laid down | 16 Jun 1941 |
| Launched | 16 Jul 1942 |
| Commissioned | 20 Feb 1943 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Reconstructed as Type 15 frigate during 1952-1953. Sunk as target off Pembroke on 3 September 1981. |
Commands listed for HMS Rapid (H 32)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Michael Wilfred Tomkinson, DSC, RN | 11 Jan 1943 | Feb 1945 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Francis Peter Baker, DSC, RN | Feb 1945 | late 1945 |
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