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Arrival Ceremony, HMCS Rainbow, Esquimalt, British Columbia

A guard of honour, including a diminutive ship's boy (centre), was on hand to greet dignitaries.

Visitors included the Director of the Naval Service, Rear-Admiral Kingsmill (facing the camera, with beard and moustache), and British Columbia premier Richard McBride (facing camera in top hat), on 11 November 1910.  Commander J.D.D. Stewart (centre, back to camera), HMCS Rainbow's first captain, was, like most of the crew, on loan from the Royal Navy. The breech of one of Rainbow's 4.7 inch quick-firing guns can be seen in the foreground.

George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19890167-005