Rainbow Class Submarine (1930)
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Jump to navigationJump to searchBritain planned six and completed four Rainbow class submarines, delivering them in the early 1930s. They were similar to the previous year's Perseus class in that they were designed to offer endurance sufficient for the great oceans worked on the China Station.
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| Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
| Rainbow | Chatham Royal Dockyard | 14 May, 1930 | Collision 4 Oct, 1940 | ||
| Regent | Vickers, Barrow | 11 Jun, 1930 | Mined 18 Apr, 1943 | ||
| Regulus | Vickers, Barrow | 11 Jun, 1930 | Mined 6 Dec, 1940 | ||
| Rover | Vickers, Barrow | 11 Jun, 1930 | Scrapped 1946 | ||
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See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Chesneau, Roger (editor) (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
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