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<div name=fredbot:career> {{ShipCareer|fullname=H.M.S. ''Rainbow'' (1930)|fate2=w/ ''Antoinetta Costa'' |fatedate=4 Oct, 1940 |order= |comm=27 Oct, 1931{{NLJan33|p. 262}} |name=Rainbow |launch=14 May, 1930 |builder=[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]] |fate=Collision |fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Rainbow''''' was one of four [[Rainbow Class Submarine (1930)|''Rainbow'' Class submarines]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]]. ==Service== She was commissioned at Chatham on 27 October, 1931.{{NLJul37|p. 265}} In 1934, her bell, inscribed with her name and perhaps her motto, was offered for sale to naval officers and others who might be interested, at a price between £1 and £5. Interested parties were to write the Director of Stores and were urged to include any special information which might convey the importance they attach to the bell, in light of the Admiralty's understanding that such items carry great sentimental value. Just why her bell would be offered for sale at this point in her career seems hard to explain.{{ToL|Ships' Bells for Sale|Wednesday, Apr 18, 1934; pg. 4; Issue 46731}} In mid 1934, she was operating as part of the {{UK-SF|4}} on the [[China Station]],{{NLJul34|p. 264}} remaining there until at least October 1935.{{NLOct35p. 263}} ==Captains== <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Rainbow''" nat=UK> {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Thomas Yeoman|nick=Thomas Yeoman|appt=1 July, 1931{{NLJan33|p. 262}}|end=|precBy=New Command}} {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Arthur Sutton Hamilton Morris|nick=Arthur S. H. Morris|appt=28 September, 1933{{NLJul34|p. 264}}|end=}} {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Egerton Broome|nick=John E. Broome|appt=15 April, 1935{{NLOct35|p. 263}}|end=}} {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Walter Selby Hall|nick=Walter S. Hall|appt=14 April, 1937{{NLJul37|p. 265}}|end=}} {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John David Luce|nick=John D. Luce|appt=22 March, 1939{{UBAlly|1557}}|end=22 April, 1940{{UBAlly|1557}}}} {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Lewis Peter Moore|nick=Lewis P. Moore|appt=22 April, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|3405}}|end=4 October, 1940, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|3405}}|note=died when vessel lost under his command|succBy=Vessel Lost}} </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> ==See Also== {{refbegin}} {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Rainbow_(1930)}} {{refend}} ==Footnotes== {{reflist}} {{Footer Rainbow Class Submarine (1930)}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Rainbow}} {{CatShipSubmarine|UK}}

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