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Submarine histories. Royal Navy
Rainbow class submarines. Submarine website dedicated to the history of
HMS Rainbow, HMS Regent, HMS Regulus and HMS
Rover from their launch to their participation in major wars also notice
board for families of ex-crew of Rainbow Class submarines. |
| Rainbow |
14th May 1930 |
Lost on 19th October 1940. |
| Regent |
11th June 1930 |
Lost 16th April 1943. |
| Regulus |
11th June 1930 |
Lost 6th December 1940. |
| Rover |
11th June 1930 |
Sold in July 1946 and scrapped at Durban. |
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HMS Rainbow |
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HMS Rainbow, 1931.
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HMS Rainbow off Chinese coast in the 1930s. She was sunk
off the Italian coast in October 1940. A
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HMS Rainbow with the Destroyer HMS Vortigern D37 in
the background, 1937
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| Displacement: 1475 tons
Compliment: 53. Armament: 8 x 21 inch torpedo tubes (6
bow, 2 stern, 14 torpedoes). One 4.7 inch quick-firing MkIX gun.
Speed: surface speed 17.5 knots, submerged speed 8.8 knots |
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HMS Regent |
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HMS Regent.
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HMS Regulus |
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HMS Regulus.
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HMS Rover |
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HMS Rover, Venice.
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HMS Rover, 1931.
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HMS Rover.
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HMS REGENT.. TIERNEY.. My father
was chief cook and gunner on Regent and was killed approximately 2 weeks
before she was sunk. We were told that he was killed during a surface gun
action with an Italian anti submarine vessel in the gulf of Tarranto. Any
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