Ship's Wheel, HMCS Rainbow This is one of three ship's wheels
salvaged from HMCS Rainbow after it was sold for scrapping. As a
contingency against malfunction or battle damage, Rainbow had
wheel positions in widely separated locations. A wheel of this
size - almost two metres in diameter - made it easier for
several helmsmen to steer the ship in bad weather. While two of
the salvaged wheels remained on the Pacific coast, this one came
to Naval Service Headquarters in Ottawa in the 1920s, where it
was placed on display as a souvenir of Rainbow. In 1947, the
navy transferred the wheel to the Canadian War Museum.