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Flora (1798 ship)

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History
Great Britain
Launched1798. Yarmouth[1]
FateLast listed in 1813
NotesHackman conflates this Flora with Flora.[2]
General characteristics
Tons burthen163, or 186[1] (bm)
Armament6 × 4-pounder guns

Flora was built in 1798 at Yarmouth. She was captured early in her career and quickly recaptured. She traded to the Mediterranean and the Bahamas. She was last listed in 1813.

Career

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Flora first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1799.[1] In 1799 she had already made a voyage to Barbados and Jamaica and back.

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1799 Ferguson Heathfield London–CGH LR

On 19 September 1799 Flora, Ferguson, master, sailed for the Cape. On 23 September she was off Folkestone when a French privateer captured her. The privateer took her into Boulogne.[3] She had been carrying a vast number of letters for the troops at the Cape.[4] A British warship cut her out of Boulogne and Flora returned to London, her voyage having been aborted.[2] Her entry in the 1800 issue of LR carried the annotation "captured", but crossed out.[5]

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1800 Ferguson
A. Evans
Heathfield
Barnes
London–CGH
London–Plymouth
LR

Flora, Evans, master, from Plymouth, went on shore in Apple Bay, near Margate on 4 March 1802, but got off without any material damage, except for the loss of an anchor and cable.

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1803 A.Evans
A.Christalle
Barnes & Co. London–Smyrna LR
1806 Christalle
D.Shaw
Barnes & Co. London–Smyrna
London–New Providence
LR;small repairs 1806
1813 D.Shaw Barnes & Co. London–New Providence LR;small repairs 1806

Fate

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Flora was last listed in 1813.

Citations

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  1. ^ a b c LR (1799), Seq.No.F509.
  2. ^ a b Hackman (2001), p. 232.
  3. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4006. 15 October 1799.
  4. ^ Naval Chronicle, Vol.2, p.441.
  5. ^ LR (1800), Seq.No.185.

References

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  • Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.