HMS Flora (1893)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Flora.

HMS Flora
History
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)
Propulsion
  • 2 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
Speed
  • 18 knots (33 km/h) natural draught
  • 19.5 knots (36.1 km/h) forced draught
Range7,000 nmi (13,000 km)
Complement44
Armament
Armour
  • Deck 2 in (51 mm)
  • Conning tower 3 in (76 mm)
  • Gunshields 4.5 in (114 mm)
  • engine hatch 5 in (127 mm)

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.

  1. ^ The Times (London), Thursday, 25 July 1895, p.10
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Historyofwar.org