French ship Flore

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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 (S645) (1964-1993), a Daphné class submarine, now on display at Lorient

The 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 USA.