| Name: | RAPID |
| Type: | Passenger Cargo Vessel |
| Launched: | 1823 |
| Completed: | 26/07/1823 |
| Builder: | J Bowlt |
| Yard: | Gateshead |
| Yard Number: | |
| Dimensions: | 24tonsb, 63.4 x 16.0 x 6.0ft; (1825: 33tonsb, 63.5 x 15.8 x 8.4ft) |
| Engines: | Steam |
| Engines by: | |
| Propulsion: | Paddle |
| Construction: | Wood |
| Reg Number: | |
| History: | |
| 09/08/1823 | J Shield, Newcastle; registered at Newcastle |
| 26/06/1825 | J Brown, London; registered at London |
| No later history known | |
| Comments: | Built for the Newcastle - London service |
| 12/08/1823: Called in to Whitby after being damaged | |
| Proceeded to Shields for repairs | |
| Withdrawn from service as "unsuitable" after one round trip | |
| 09/1828: Reported laid up at Tunis, unfit for sea since 1826 |