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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>}} | {{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>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Frederick Hutchinson|nick=Frederick Hutchinson|appt=15 September, 1896|end=21 October, 1897}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Frederick Hutchinson|nick=Frederick Hutchinson|appt=15 September, 1896|end=21 October, 1897}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank= | {{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Charles James Norcock|nick=Charles J. Norcock|appt=14 February, 1898{{NLOct98|p. 250}}|end=20 June, 1899}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank= | {{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Robert Leonard Groome|nick=Robert L. Groome|appt=20 June, 1899{{NLJan01|p. 256}}|end=}} | ||
{{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>}} | {{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>}} | ||
{{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>}} | {{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>}} | ||
Revision as of 12:44, 11 October 2017
| 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]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Arthur W. E. Prothero, 12 December, 1895[8] – 4 February, 1896[9]
- Captain Frederick Hutchinson, 15 September, 1896 – 21 October, 1897
- Commodore, Second Class Charles J. Norcock, 14 February, 1898[10] – 20 June, 1899
- Commodore, Second Class Robert L. Groome, 20 June, 1899[11]
- Captain Frederick S. Pelham, 19 April, 1901[12] – 7 June, 1901[13]
- Captain Casper J. Baker, 11 November, 1902[14] – 16 January, 1905[15]
- Captain Hubert Grant-Dalton, 17 January, 1905[16][17] – 22 August, 1907[18]
- Captain Rowland Nugent, 23 August, 1907[19][20] – 7 September, 1909[21]
- Captain John Nicholas, 27 July, 1909[22][23] – 16 September, 1911[24]
- Captain Charles F. Corbett, 1 August, 1911[25] – 19 December, 1913[26]
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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1914). p. 410-15.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 323.
- ↑ Prothero Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1056.
- ↑ Prothero Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 522.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 250.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 256.
- ↑ Pelham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1025.
- ↑ Pelham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1025.
- ↑ Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 391.
- ↑ Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 391.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 316.
- ↑ Grant-Dalton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 367.
- ↑ Grant-Dalton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 367.
- ↑ Nugent Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 469.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 317.
- ↑ 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. (April, 1911). p. 316.
- ↑ Day of year is inferred from successor Charles Frederick Corbett. Nicholas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 306.
- ↑ Corbett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/483. f. 488.
- ↑ Corbett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/483. f. 488.
Bibliography
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