Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,258 pages of information and 244,500 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

SCH Rainbow

From Graces Guide
1915. The Rainbow
1915.Plan of the Refit of the Schooner Rainbow

Built in 1898 by D. and W. Henderson and Co and began life as a Racing Schooner. She was turned into a Trading Schooner by J. I. Thornycroft for use in the Pacific, to the order of Mr. Clunis Ross, the King of the Cocos Islands.[1]

A Composite Built Schooner 132.7ft in overall length, 23.9ft beam, 14.1ft deep.[2]

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. The Engineer1915/0219
  2. The Engineer1915/0219