French ship Flore

Eight ships of the French Navy have borne the name Flore (Flora):

  • Flore (1707–1724), a 10-gun frigate
  • Flore (1729–1754)
  • Flore (1769–1785)
  • Flore (1806–1811), a 44-gun frigate that took part in the Battle of Lissa
  • Flore (1803–1840)
  • Flore (1869–1886), a sail frigate converted to steam before launch
  • Flore (1937–1950), a destroyer
  • Flore (1964–1993), a Daphné-class submarine, now on display at Lorient
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The French ship Vestale (1756) was renamed HMS Flora after her capture by the Royal Navy, and was named Flore américaine after she was re-acquired from the United States.

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