HMS Flora (1893)

HMS "Flora" was an "Astraea" class cruiser of the Royal Navy launched on 21 November 1893. [colledge] . She was constructed under the Naval Defence Act of 1889 along with several other "Astraea" class cruisers. [ [http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_astraea_class_cruisers.html Historyofwar.org] ] The "Flora" was eventually decommissioned in 1922.

Wreck

HMS "Flora" was the subject of a famous salvage operation after running aground in 1903. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9C00EFDE1539E433A25755C0A9649D946297D6CF&oref=slogin Wreckers at Work on H.M.S. Flora, New York Times, December 5th 1903] ]

War service

In 1914, just prior to the World War I, the "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.

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