HMS Flora

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Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Flora:

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  1. ↑ "No. 21077". The London Gazette . 15 March 1850. pp. 791–792.

References 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.

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