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The plan backfired, sparking worldwide outrage, and the rebuilt ship
proved that "you can't sink a rainbow" when it returned to battle
successfully against the testing programme. Nuclear testing ended at
Moruroa in 1996.
The ship's name was inspired by a North American Indian prophecy which foretells a time when human greed will make the Earth sick, and a mythical band of warriors will descend from a rainbow to save it.
It is an ocean-going vessel equipped with the latest in electronic navigation, sailing and communications equipment.
Take a virtual tour of the ship here.
Arguably, the Rainbow Warrior's greatest moments were in her decades-long struggle to end nuclear weapons testing in the Pacific. Despite being rammed, bombed, and subject to every form of intimidation and opposition imaginable, she carried on the fight for a nuclear-free Pacific.
You can read about the ultimate success of those efforts here, in our 1996 web report of the end of nuclear testing in the Pacific.
Date of charter: 1987
Number of berths: 28
Inflatable boats: 1 outboard Rib and 4 inflatables
Type of ship: Motor Assisted Schooner
Call sign: PC 8024
Built: 1957 by Cochrane & Sons, Selby, UK
Gross tons: 555
Length: 55.20 m
Breadth: 8.54 m
Draught: 4.6 m
Maximum speed: 12 knots (2 engines, 3000 L/day)
Engines: 2 Diesel type Deutz M.W.M. 2 x 6 Cylinder, 2 x 500kW
Sailing Speed: 5-7 knots average
Sails: 650 m2
Max Airdraft 41 m
The ship's name was inspired by a North American Indian prophecy which foretells a time when human greed will make the Earth sick, and a mythical band of warriors will descend from a rainbow to save it.
History
Greenpeace converted the Rainbow Warrior into a motor/sailing vessel by constructing three masts on the hull of a North Sea fishing trawler formerly called the Grampian Fame.It is an ocean-going vessel equipped with the latest in electronic navigation, sailing and communications equipment.
Actions
The Rainbow Warrior's decks have been graced by the Dalai Llama and members of the rock band U2. She has challenged environmental crimes, relocated the population of a South Pacific Island contaminated by radiation, provided disaster relief to victims of the 2004 Tsunami in South East Asia, and sailed against whaling, war, global warming, and other environmental crimes on every ocean of the world.Take a virtual tour of the ship here.
Arguably, the Rainbow Warrior's greatest moments were in her decades-long struggle to end nuclear weapons testing in the Pacific. Despite being rammed, bombed, and subject to every form of intimidation and opposition imaginable, she carried on the fight for a nuclear-free Pacific.
You can read about the ultimate success of those efforts here, in our 1996 web report of the end of nuclear testing in the Pacific.
Specifications
Port of registry: Amsterdam, NetherlandsDate of charter: 1987
Number of berths: 28
Inflatable boats: 1 outboard Rib and 4 inflatables
Type of ship: Motor Assisted Schooner
Call sign: PC 8024
Built: 1957 by Cochrane & Sons, Selby, UK
Gross tons: 555
Length: 55.20 m
Breadth: 8.54 m
Draught: 4.6 m
Maximum speed: 12 knots (2 engines, 3000 L/day)
Engines: 2 Diesel type Deutz M.W.M. 2 x 6 Cylinder, 2 x 500kW
Sailing Speed: 5-7 knots average
Sails: 650 m2
Max Airdraft 41 m
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The Rainbow Warrior
The Hull
Main Deck
Poop Deck