HMCS Rainbow (1891)
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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
HMCS Rainbow in 1910
HMCS Rainbow entering Esquimalt, 7 November 1910 (HS85-10-23189)
HMCS Rainbow in Vancouver's English Bay, where she was sent to guard the freighter Komagata Maru in July 1914
Apollo-class cruiser
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The Apollo class were second-class protected cruisers designed by Sir William White and built for the Royal Navy in the late 19th century. Twenty-one ships of this class were built, making it the larg
HMCS Rainbow (1891)
…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…
HMS Spartan, pictured in Norwegian waters in 1904
Right elevation and deck plan as depicted in Brassey's Naval Annual 1897