HMS Flora Shipwreck History Article

environment · Near Denman Island

An article recounts the history of the HMS Flora, a Royal Navy cruiser built in 1893 that ran aground near Denman Island in 1903 due to navigational errors. The ship was eventually moved to deeper waters and repaired. Flora Islet was named after the shipwreck.

Sources

• “The HMS Flora hit a submerged rock and settled onto a basin of rocks... Flora Islet was named for the ship off the south end of Hornby Island.” — The Islands Grapevine – December 19th, 2019 (December 19th, 2019)

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