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'''H.M.S. ''Hindustan''''' was commissioned on 22 August, 1905.{{ParkesBritishBattleships|p. 432}} | '''H.M.S. ''Hindustan''''' was commissioned on 22 August, 1905.{{ParkesBritishBattleships|p. 432}} | ||
As part of the Channel Fleet, ''Hindustan'' started a refit in Portsmouth in August 1908, after Battle Practice.<ref>Report from Charles Beresford dated 10 April 1908 in ''Naval Policy - Strategy - Tactics: Miscellaneous papers from Private Office received by record office'' at {{TNA|ADM 116/942}}, unnumbered folio halfway within series.</ref> | |||
''Hindustan'' paid off on 14 May, 1918.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1918). p. 814.</ref> | ''Hindustan'' paid off on 14 May, 1918.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1918). p. 814.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 19:16, 12 December 2012
| H.M.S. Hindustan (1903) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 62 (1914) 71 (Jan 1918) N.67 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | John Brown[2] |
| Ordered: | 1902-03 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 25 Oct, 1902[4] |
| Launched: | 19 Dec, 1903[5] |
| Commissioned: | 22 Aug, 1905 |
| Sold: | 9 May, 1921[6] |
| Fate: | Broken up |
Career
H.M.S. Hindustan was commissioned on 22 August, 1905.[7]
As part of the Channel Fleet, Hindustan started a refit in Portsmouth in August 1908, after Battle Practice.[8]
Hindustan paid off on 14 May, 1918.[9]
Radio
In 1908, the ship was one of just nine equipped with the "C" Tune Gear, capable of transmitting (only?) on "S", "U" and "W" tunes. It was to receive a Service Mark II set in 1909.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Stanley Cecil James Colville, December 1905.[11]
- Captain Alexander Edward Bethell, December 1906.[12]
- Captain The Honourable Somerset A. Gough-Calthorpe, 10 January, 1908.[13]
- Captain Henry Hervey Campbell, December 1909.[14]
- Captain Cuthbert Godfrey Chapman, May 1912.[15]
- Captain John Nicholas, 20 May, 1913.[16]
- Captain Denis B. Crampton, 19 June, 1916.[17]
- Captain Charles W. Keighly-Peach, 13 August, 1917.[18]
- Captain Alexander Percy Davidson,
- Captain Henry George Glas Sandeman,
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 38.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 38.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
- ↑ Parkes. British Battleships. p. 432.
- ↑ Report from Charles Beresford dated 10 April 1908 in Naval Policy - Strategy - Tactics: Miscellaneous papers from Private Office received by record office at The National Archives. ADM 116/942, unnumbered folio halfway within series.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 814.
- ↑ ARTS 1908 Wireless Appendix, p. 13.
- ↑ Wikipedia, citing London Gazette: no. 27863. p. 8899. 12 December 1905.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 327.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 331.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1916). p. 395e.
- ↑ The Navy List (November, 1917). p. 394k.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Parkes, O.B.E., Ass.I.N.A., Dr. Oscar (1990). British Battleships 1860–1950. London: Pen & Sword Ltd. ISBN 0850526043. (on Bookfinder.com).
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