| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Escort Carrier |
| Class | Merchantile Conversion |
| Pennant | |
| Built by | Wilton-Feijenoord (Schiedam, Holland) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 17 Apr 1935 |
| Commissioned | |
| End service | |
| History | Tanker conversion. Aquired 1943 |
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Notable events involving Rapana include:
Oct 1943
HMS Rapana helped to defend convoy SC-143. One of her aircraft was Swordfish LS326 of 836 Squadron FAA, which is operated by the Royal Navy Historic Flight and still flies from RNAS Yeovilton. (1)
Sources
- Personal communication