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'''H.M.S. ''Flora''''' was one of eight [[Astræa Class Cruiser (1892)|''Astræa'' class cruisers]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]] between 1894 and 1896.
  
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In 1923, the former {{UK-Griper|f=t}} was renamed ''Flora'' when she became a base ship.
  
 
==Service==
 
==Service==
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In April, 1915, ''Flora'' was renamed ''Indus II'' and became a training ship.  She was sold on 12 December, 1922.<ref>Dittmar; Colledge.  p. 323.</ref>
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''Flora'' recommissioned at Colombo on 16 September, 1911.  In mid-1913, she was serving on the [[China Station]].{{NLJul13|p. 313-5}}  In January, 1914, she was in Devonport and marked "to be sold".{{NLJan14|p. 410-15}}
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In April, 1915, she was renamed ''Indus II'' and became a training ship.  She was sold on 12 December, 1922.{{DittColl|p. 323}}
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By May 1919, she was among 33 obsolete ships awaiting sale.{{NLMay19|pp. 1105, 1105''b''}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
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Dates of appointment given:
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Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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*{{CaptRN}} [[Frederick Hutchinson]], September 1896.{{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[Charles James Norcock]], February 1898.{{MackieRNW}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Vernon Archibald Tisdall|nick=Vernon A. Tisdall|appt=24 July, 1895{{ToL|The Naval Manoeuvres|July 19, 1895, Issue 34633, p.14}}|end=|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1895]]}}
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*Captain [[Robert Leonard Groome]], June 1899.{{MackieRNW}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur William Edward Prothero|nick=Arthur W. E. Prothero|appt=12 December, 1895<ref>Prothero Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1056.</ref>|end=4 February, 1896<ref>Prothero Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}}  f. 522.</ref>}}
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*Captain [[Casper Joseph Baker]], November 1902.{{MackieRNW}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Frederick Hutchinson|nick=Frederick Hutchinson|appt=15 September, 1896|end=21 October, 1897}}
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*Captain [[Hubert Grant-Dalton]], January 1905.{{MackieRNW}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Charles James Norcock|nick=Charles J. Norcock|appt=14 February, 1898{{NLOct98|p. 250}}|end=20 June, 1899}}
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*Captain [[Rowland Nugent]], 23 August, 1907.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 317.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Robert Leonard Groome|nick=Robert L. Groome|appt=20 June, 1899{{NLJan01|p. 256}}|end=}}
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* Captain [[John Nicholas]], September 1909.{{MackieRNW}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Frederick Sidney Pelham|nick=Frederick S. Pelham|appt=19 April, 1901<ref>Pelham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1025.</ref>|end=7 June, 1901<ref>Pelham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1025.</ref>}}
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*Captain [[Charles Frederick Corbett]], September 1911.{{MackieRNW}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Casper Joseph Baker|nick=Casper J. Baker|appt=11 November, 1902<ref>Baker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}} f. 391.</ref>|end=16 January, 1905<ref>Baker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}} f. 391.</ref>}}
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* Captain [[Arthur William Edward Prothero]], ?.{{FC}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Hubert Grant-Dalton|nick=Hubert Grant-Dalton|appt=17 January, 1905{{NLNov05|p. 316}}<ref>Grant-Dalton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 367.</ref>|end=22 August, 1907<ref>Grant-Dalton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 367.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Rowland Nugent|nick=Rowland Nugent|appt=23 August, 1907<ref>Nugent Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 469.</ref>{{NLJul09|p. 317}}|end=7 September, 1909<ref>Nugent Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 469.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Nicholas|nick=John Nicholas|appt=27 July, 1909<ref>Nicholas Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 306.</ref>{{NLApr11|p. 316}}|end=16 September, 1911<ref>Day of year is inferred from successor [[Charles Frederick Corbett]].  Nicholas Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 306.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles Frederick Corbett|nick=Charles F. Corbett|appt=1 August, 1911<ref>Corbett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/483.|D7579104}} f. 488.</ref>|ass=16 September, 1911{{NLDec13|p. 315}}|end=19 December, 1913<ref>Corbett Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/483.|D7579104}} f. 488.</ref>}}
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==

Latest revision as of 15:14, 16 June 2020

H.M.S. Flora (1893)
Builder: Pembroke Royal Dockyard[1]
Ordered: Naval Defence Act of 1889[2]
Launched: 21 Nov, 1893[3]
Sold: 12 Dec, 1922[4]
Fate: Scrapped

H.M.S. Flora was one of eight Astræa class cruisers completed for the Royal Navy between 1894 and 1896.

In 1923, the former gunboat Griper was renamed Flora when she became a base ship.

Service

Flora recommissioned at Colombo on 16 September, 1911. In mid-1913, she was serving on the China Station.[5] In January, 1914, she was in Devonport and marked "to be sold".[6]

In April, 1915, she was renamed Indus II and became a training ship. She was sold on 12 December, 1922.[7]

By May 1919, she was among 33 obsolete ships awaiting sale.[8]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 77.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 77.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 77.
  4. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 323.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 313-5.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1914). p. 410-15.
  7. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 323.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1919). pp. 1105, 1105b.
  9. ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), July 19, 1895, Issue 34633, p.14.
  10. ↑ Prothero Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1056.
  11. ↑ Prothero Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 522.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 250.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 256.
  14. ↑ Pelham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1025.
  15. ↑ Pelham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1025.
  16. ↑ Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 391.
  17. ↑ Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 391.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 316.
  19. ↑ Grant-Dalton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 367.
  20. ↑ Grant-Dalton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 367.
  21. ↑ Nugent Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 469.
  22. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 317.
  23. ↑ Nugent Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 469.
  24. ↑ Nicholas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 306.
  25. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 316.
  26. ↑ Day of year is inferred from successor Charles Frederick Corbett. Nicholas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 306.
  27. ↑ Corbett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/483. f. 488.
  28. ↑ Corbett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/483. f. 488.

Bibliography


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