HMS Rapid (1804)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Rapid |
| Ordered | June 1804 |
| Builder | Robert Davy, Topsham, Exeter |
| Laid down | July 1804 |
| Launched | 20 October 1804 |
| Honours & awards | Naval General Service Medal with clasps "Rapid 24 April 1808" |
| Fate | Sunk by enemy fire May 1808 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Archer-class gun-brig |
| Tons burthen | 17830⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
|
| Beam | 22 ft 6+3⁄4 in (6.877 m) |
| Depth of hold | 9 ft 5 in (2.87 m) |
| Sail plan | Brig |
| Complement | 50 |
| Armament | 10 × 18-pounder carronades + 2 chase guns |
HMS Rapid was an Archer-class (1804 batch) gun-brig of 12 guns, launched in 1804. She took part in April 1808 in one action that in 1847 the Admiralty recognized with a clasp to the Naval General Service Medal. In May 1808 cannon fire from a shore battery sank her.