Rainbow Warrior - Ships

Ships

  • Rainbow Warrior (1955), former fishing trawler Sir William Hardy, acquired by Greenpeace in 1978. Sunk by the French intelligence service (DGSE) on 10 July 1985.
  • Rainbow Warrior (1957), motor-assisted schooner, acquired by Greenpeace in 1989
  • Rainbow Warrior (2011), purpose-designed Greenpeace ship

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