HMCS Rainbow

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HMCS Rainbow was an Apollo-class protected cruiser built for Great Britain's Royal Navy as HMS Rainbow entering service in 1892. Rainbow saw time in Asian waters before being placed in reserve in 1909. In 1910 the cruiser was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy for service on the west coast. At the outbreak of the First World War, Rainbow was the only major Canadian or British warship on the western coast of North America. Due to age, the cruiser was taken out of service in 1917 and sold for scrap in 1920 and broken up.

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1892 HMCS Rainbow
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ship launching
1920-06-01T00:00:00Z
1920-06-01T00:00:00Z
ship decommissioning
1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
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ship decommissioning
1890-01-01T00:00:00Z
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keel laying
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ship commissioning
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ship commissioning
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HMS Shearwater and HMCS Rainbow, 7th November, 1910 (HS85-10-23190)HMS Shearwater and HMCS Rainbow, 7th November, 1910 (HS85-10-23190)
Dignitaries aboard HMCS Rainbow at Vancouver circa 1910-1911 CVA 1477-266Dignitaries aboard HMCS Rainbow at Vancouver circa 1910-1911 CVA 1477-266
Protected cruiser HMS Rainbow - IWM Q 75411Protected cruiser HMS Rainbow - IWM Q 75411
HMCS Rainbow starboard side Vancouver circa 1912HMCS Rainbow starboard side Vancouver circa 1912
HMCS Rainbow crew readying 6-inch gun Vancouver circa 1910sHMCS Rainbow crew readying 6-inch gun Vancouver circa 1910s
HMCS Rainbow at Vancouver 1910HMCS Rainbow at Vancouver 1910
HMCS Rainbow crew Esquimalt BC 1910HMCS Rainbow crew Esquimalt BC 1910
HMCS Rainbow dressed North Vancouver 1910HMCS Rainbow dressed North Vancouver 1910
HMCS Rainbow sailors with bear cub Vancouver 1912 CVA 7-25HMCS Rainbow sailors with bear cub Vancouver 1912 CVA 7-25