H.M.S. Flora (1893)
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| 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.
- Captain Vernon A. Tisdall, 24 July, 1895[9] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1895)
- Captain Arthur W. E. Prothero, 12 December, 1895[10] – 4 February, 1896[11]
- Captain Frederick Hutchinson, 15 September, 1896 – 21 October, 1897
- Commodore, Second Class Charles J. Norcock, 14 February, 1898[12] – 20 June, 1899
- Commodore, Second Class Robert L. Groome, 20 June, 1899[13]
- Captain Frederick S. Pelham, 19 April, 1901[14] – 7 June, 1901[15]
- Captain Casper J. Baker, 11 November, 1902[16] – 16 January, 1905[17]
- Captain Hubert Grant-Dalton, 17 January, 1905[18][19] – 22 August, 1907[20]
- Captain Rowland Nugent, 23 August, 1907[21][22] – 7 September, 1909[23]
- Captain John Nicholas, 27 July, 1909[24][25] – 16 September, 1911[26]
- Captain Charles F. Corbett, 1 August, 1911[27] – 19 December, 1913[28]
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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1919). pp. 1105, 1105b.
- ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), July 19, 1895, Issue 34633, p.14.
- ↑ 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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