| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Armed Yacht |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 024 |
| Built by | Camper & Nicholsons Ltd. (Gosport, England, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | |
| Commissioned | |
| End service | |
| History | Completed in July 1928 Requisitioned by the Admiralty in September 1939. Served in A/S role. Renamed Noir in 1944. Returned in June 1945. |
Commands listed for HMS Rion (FY 024)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Cdr. (retired) Henry Francis Besant, OBE, RN | 9 Sep 1939 | 13 Jul 1940 | |
| 2 | Cdr. (retired) John Kenneth Beaufoy Birch, RN | 13 Jul 1940 | 8 Aug 1940 | |
| 3 | T/Lt. Gilbert Kenneth Hill, RNVR | 8 Aug 1940 | 11 Sep 1940 | |
| 4 | Lt.Cdr. (retired) Giles Robert Pretor-Pinney, RN | 11 Sep 1940 | 18 Mar 1941 | |
| 5 | Lt.Cdr. (emergency) Lord Teynham, RN | 18 Mar 1941 | 28 Mar 1941 | |
| 6 | T/Lt. Reginald Leslie Green, RNR | 28 Mar 1941 | 11 Jun 1941 | |
| 7 | Cdr. (retired) Charles Keith Adam, RN | 11 Jun 1941 | 23 Jun 1942 | |
| 8 | Lt. Edward Ernest Clifton, RNR | 23 Jun 1942 | mid 1943 | |
| 9 | T/Lt. Leonard George Prowse, RINVR | 22 Nov 1943 | late 1944 | |
| 10 | D E Doran, RNVR | late 1944 | mid 1945 | |
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