Ships
| Name | Builder | Launched | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|
| HMS Rainbow | Chatham Dockyard | 14 May 1930 | Sunk in collision with the Italian Merchant ship Antonietta Costa 4? or 10 October 1940 |
| HMS Regent | Vickers, Barrow in Furness | 11 June 1930 | Sunk 18 April 1943 by mines near Barletta, Puglia, Italy |
| HMS Regulus | Vickers, Barrow in Furness | 11 June 1930 | Sunk by mines 6 December 1940 near Taranto |
| HMS Rover | Vickers, Barrow in Furness | 11 June 1930 | Scrapped 1946 |
It is often stated that HMS Rainbow was sunk by the Italian submarine Enrico Toti but the submarine sunk by Enrico Toti was HMS Triad.
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