Hired Armed Cutter Flora

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Flora, 1794
Type: Hired Cutter ; Armament ?
Hired : 1794 ; Disposal date or year : 1798
Notes:

19 Jul 1796 Sloops Fairy and Racoon, and Resolution, Flora, Venus (1) , and Grace cutters, captured the Aurora,.

19 Jul 1796 Sloop Fairy, and Flora Hired Cutter, captured the Vriendschaft.

1 Oct 1796 To join North Sea squadron.

28 Nov 1798 Vanguard, Culloden, Minotaur, Terpsichore, and hired cutter Flora capture the Genoese corvettes Le Tigre and L'Eguaglianza, near Leghorn. Prize money paid 17 Jun 1802.

1 Jan 1799 CO : W Yawkins ; stationed : Lisbon (N.C.). Whilst the hiring ceased circa 1798, the vessel is still included in the Naval Chronicle in 1799.

24 Jan 1801 prize money arising from the capture of the Aurora and the Vriendschaft due for payment on next arrival in port.