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| H.M.C.S. Rainbow (1891) | |
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| Builder: | Palmer, Jarrow[1] |
| Laid down: | 1890[2] |
| Launched: | 25 Mar, 1891[3] |
| Commissioned: | 1892[4] |
| Sold: | 1920[5] |
H.M.S. Rainbow was one of twenty Apollo class second-class cruisers completed in the early to mid 1890s.
She was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy in 1910, becoming H.M.C.S. Rainbow.
Service
She was commissioned on 4 August, 1910 for transfer to Esquimalt for service in the Royal Canadian Navy.Template:RCNL1910-14
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Frederic E. E. Brock, 11 July, 1899[6] – 24 August, 1899[7] (for manoeuvres)
- Captain Colin R. Keppel, 10 July, 1900[8]
- Captain Thomas Y. Greet, 17 December, 1901[9] – 19 August, 1902[10]
- Commander James D. D. Stewart, 4 August, 1910Template:RCNL1910-14 (to transfer to Canadian service)
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 219.
- ↑ Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 219.
- ↑ Keppel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 168.
- ↑ Greet Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 483.
- ↑ Greet Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 483.
See Also
Bibliography
| Apollo Class Second Class Protected Cruiser | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pique | Rainbow | Retribution | Sappho | Scylla | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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