In 1914, just prior to the First World War, Flora was placed on the sale list and remained on harbour service for the majority of the conflict. In April 1915 Flora was renamed TS Indus II. She was sold on 12 December 1922 and was broken up at Dover.
HMS Beagle, Swallow, Basilisk and Flora, unknown artist
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flora, 1893, other, ships, with, same, name, flora, this, article, uses, bare, urls, which, uninformative, vulnerable, link, please, consider, converting, them, full, citations, ensure, article, remains, verifiable, maintains, consistent, citation, style, seve. For other ships with the same name see HMS Flora This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation September 2022 Learn how and when to remove this message HMS Flora was an Astraea class cruiser of the Royal Navy launched on 21 November 1893 2 She was constructed under the Naval Defence Act 1889 along with several other Astraea class cruisers 3 Flora was decommissioned in 1922 HMS FloraHistory United Kingdom NameHMS Flora BuilderPembroke Dock Launched21 November 1893 Commissioned24 July 1895 1 DecommissionedMarch 1922 RenamedTS Indus II in April 1915 FateSold 12 December 1922 for breaking up in Dover General characteristics Class and typeAstraea class cruiser Displacement4 360 long tons 4 430 t fully loaded Length320 ft 98 m Beam49 ft 6 in 15 09 m Draught19 ft 5 8 m Propulsion2 shaft 3 cycle TE 8 cylinder boilers 7 500 hp 5 600 kW natural draught 9 500 hp 7 100 kW forced draught Coal 1000 tons maximum load Speed18 knots 33 km h natural draught 19 5 knots 36 1 km h forced draught Range7 000 nmi 13 000 km Complement44 Armament2 QF 6 in 152 mm guns 8 QF 4 7 in 120 mm guns 1 3 pdr 47 mm quick firing gun 4 18 in 450 mm torpedo tubes ArmourDeck 2 in 51 mm Conning tower 3 in 76 mm Gunshields 4 5 in 114 mm engine hatch 5 in 127 mm Contents 1 Operational history 2 References 3 Publications 4 External linksOperational history editHMS Flora served a commission under the command of Commodore Robert Leonard Groome and later of Captain Frederick Sidney Pelham as senior officer s ship on the South East Coast of America Station until June 1901 when she returned to Devonport to pay off 4 She was commissioned at Devonport on 11 November 1902 5 to relieve HMS Phaeton for service on the Pacific Station 6 Leaving Plymouth in late November 7 she stopped in Funchal Saint Vincent Pernambuco and Montevideo before she arrived at the station early the following year 8 HMS Flora was the subject of a famous salvage operation after running aground in 1903 9 nbsp HMS Indus II at Devonport in October 1915 10 In 1914 just prior to the First World War Flora was placed on the sale list and remained on harbour service for the majority of the conflict In April 1915 Flora was renamed TS Indus II She was sold on 12 December 1922 and was broken up at Dover nbsp HMS Beagle Swallow Basilisk and Flora unknown artistReferences edit The Times London Thursday 25 July 1895 p 10 Colledge J J Warlow Ben 2006 1969 Ships of the Royal Navy The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy Rev ed London Chatham Publishing ISBN 978 1 86176 281 8 Historyofwar org Naval amp Military intelligence The Times No 36476 London 8 June 1901 p 9 Naval amp Military intelligence The Times No 36902 London 18 October 1902 p 9 Naval amp Military intelligence The Times No 36922 London 11 November 1902 p 5 Naval amp Military intelligence The Times No 36936 London 27 November 1902 p 7 Naval amp Military intelligence The Times No 36948 London 11 December 1902 p 10 Wreckers at Work on H M S Flora New York Times 5 December 1903 http www olddevonport uk Royal 20Navy 20in 20Old 20Devonport Training 20Ships HMS 20Indus htmPublications editColledge J J Warlow Ben 2006 1969 Ships of the Royal Navy The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy Rev ed London Chatham Publishing ISBN 978 1 86176 281 8 External links edit nbsp Media related to HMS Flora ship 1893 at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Flora 1893 amp oldid 1132795436, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
