HMS Rainbow (N16)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Rainbow.

 
HMS Rainbow at sea, bow and stern images
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Rainbow
Ordered28 January 1929
BuilderChatham Dockyard
Laid down24 July 1929
Launched14 May 1930
Commissioned18 January 1932
IdentificationPennant number: N16
FateBelieved sunk on 4 October 1940
General characteristics
Class and typeRainbow-class submarine
Displacement
  • 1,763 long tons (1,791 t) surfaced
  • 2,030 long tons (2,060 t) submerged
Length287 ft (87 m)
Beam30 ft (9.1 m)
Draught16 ft (4.9 m)
Propulsion
  • Diesel-electric
  • 2 × Admiralty diesel engines, 4,640 hp
  • 2 × electric motors, 1,635 hp
  • 2 shafts
Speed
  • 17.5 knots (32.4 km/h; 20.1 mph) surfaced
  • 8.6 knots (15.9 km/h; 9.9 mph) submerged
Complement53
Armament

HMS Rainbow was a Rainbow-class submarine built for the Royal Navy during the 1930s.