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| H.M.S. Flora (1893) | |
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| 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.
Service
Flora recommissioned at Colombo on 16 September, 1911. In mid-1913, she was serving on the China Station.[5]
In April, 1915, she was renamed Indus II and became a training ship. She was sold on 12 December, 1922.{DittColl|p. 323}}
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Arthur W. E. Prothero, 12 December, 1895.[6]
- Captain Frederick Hutchinson, September, 1896.[7]
- Captain Charles J. Norcock, February, 1898.[8]
- Captain Robert L. Groome, June, 1899.[9]
- Captain Casper J. Baker, November, 1902.[10]
- Captain Hubert Grant-Dalton, January, 1905.[11]
- Captain Rowland Nugent, 23 August, 1907.[12]
- Captain John Nicholas, 27 July, 1909.[13]
- Captain Charles F. Corbett, 16 September, 1911.[14]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 77.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 77.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 77.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 323.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 313-5.
- ↑ Prothero Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1056.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Nugent Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 469.
- ↑ Nicholas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 306.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 313-5.
Bibliography
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