Rainbow-class submarine
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The Rainbow-class submarine or R class was a quartet of patrol submarines built for the Royal Navy in the early 1930s.
Design and description
The Rainbow-class submarines were designed as improved versions of the Parthian class and were intended for long-range operations in the Far East. The submarines had a length of Script error: No such module "convert". overall, a beam of Script error: No such module "convert". and a mean draft of Script error: No such module "convert".. They displaced Script error: No such module "convert". on the surface and Script error: No such module "convert". submerged. The Rainbow-class submarines had a crew of 56 officers and ratings. They had a diving depth of Script error: No such module "convert"..[1]
For surface running, the boats were powered by two Script error: No such module "convert". diesel engines, each driving one propeller shaft. When submerged each propeller was driven by a Script error: No such module "convert". electric motor. They could reach Script error: No such module "convert". on the surface and Script error: No such module "convert". underwater. On the surface, the boats had a range of Script error: No such module "convert". at Script error: No such module "convert". and Script error: No such module "convert". at Script error: No such module "convert". submerged.[1]
The boats were armed with six 21-inch torpedo tubes in the bow and two more in the stern. They carried six reload torpedoes for a grand total of fourteen torpedoes. They were also armed with a QF 4.7-inch (120 mm) Mark IX deck gun.[2]
Boats
Six boats were ordered in February 1929 but, following the May 1929 general election, the new government suspended the construction of two boats in August due to economic considerations; they were subsequently cancelled.[3]
| Name | Builder | Launched | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". | Chatham Dockyard | 14 May 1930 | Sunk 4 October 1940 in collision with the Italian merchant ship Antonietta Costa[4] |
| Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". | Vickers, Barrow in Furness | 11 June 1930 | Sunk 18 April 1943 by mines near Barletta, Apulia, Italy |
| Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". | Vickers, Barrow in Furness | 11 June 1930 | Sunk 6 December 1940 by mines near Taranto, Apulia, Italy |
| Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". | Vickers, Barrow in Furness | 11 June 1930 | Scrapped 1946 |
| Royalist | Beardmore, Dalmuir | Cancelled 1929 | |
| Rupert | Cammell Laird, Birkenhead | Cancelled 1929 |
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Notes
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External links
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