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HMCS Rainbow When the First World War was declared on 4 August, 1914, HMCS Rainbow was already steaming... ift.tt/1piDEmM HMCS Rainbow When the First World War was declared on 4 August, 1914, HMCS Rainbow was already steaming south towards Mexico with orders to seek -- and preferably destroy -- a pair of armed and aggressive German cruisers. The cruisers Leipzig and Nuremberg were prowling the Pacific, and two sloops operating in southern waters, HM Ships Shearwater and Algerine, were considered vulnerable to attack. It was also feared that the Leipzig would bombard the coast.ift.tt/1t2hcVu AA OO HMCS RAINBOW 1914.jpg
Posted on: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 07:13:35 +0000

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