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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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Revision as of 18:58, 23 June 2014

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.

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]

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. ↑ Prothero Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1056.
  9. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  10. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  11. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  12. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  13. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  14. ↑ Nugent Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 469.
  15. ↑ Nicholas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 306.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1913). p. 315.

Bibliography


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