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H.M.S. Hindustan (1903)
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H.M.S. Hindustan was one of eight King Edward VII class battleships. She entered service in 1906 and spent most of her service in the Great War with a shifting roster of her sisters in the [[{{#switch:3 |null= |1=First |2=Second |3=Third |4=Fourth |5=Fifth |6=Sixth |7=Seventh |8=Eighth |9=Ninth |10=Tenth |11=Eleventh |12=Twelfth |13=Thirteenth |14=Fourteenth |15=Fifteenth |16=Sixteenth |17=Seventeenth |18=Eighteenth |19=Nineteenth |20=Twentieth |21=Twenty-first |22=Twenty-second |23=Twenty-third |24=Twenty-fourth |25=Twenty-fifth }} Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)|{{#switch:3 |null= |1=First |2=Second |3=Third |4=Fourth |5=Fifth |6=Sixth |7=Seventh |8=Eighth |9=Ninth |10=Tenth |11=Eleventh |12=Twelfth |13=Thirteenth |14=Fourteenth |15=Fifteenth |16=Sixteenth |17=Seventeenth |18=Eighteenth |19=Nineteenth |20=Twentieth |21=Twenty-first |22=Twenty-second |23=Twenty-third |24=Twenty-fourth |25=Twenty-fifth }} Battle Squadron]].

Service

H.M.S. Hindustan was commissioned on 22 August, 1905.{{#if:p. 432|<ref>Parkes. British Battleships. p. 432.</ref>|Parkes, O.B.E., Ass.I.N.A., Dr. Oscar (1990). British Battleships 1860–1950. London: Pen & Sword Ltd. ISBN 0850526043. (on Bookfinder.com).}}

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 The National Archives. {{#if:|ADM 116/942|116/942| |+}} ADM 116/942}}, unnumbered folio halfway within series.</ref>

Hindustan was assigned to the [[{{#switch:3 |null= |1=First |2=Second |3=Third |4=Fourth |5=Fifth |6=Sixth |7=Seventh |8=Eighth |9=Ninth |10=Tenth |11=Eleventh |12=Twelfth |13=Thirteenth |14=Fourteenth |15=Fifteenth |16=Sixteenth |17=Seventeenth |18=Eighteenth |19=Nineteenth |20=Twentieth |21=Twenty-first |22=Twenty-second |23=Twenty-third |24=Twenty-fourth |25=Twenty-fifth }} Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)|{{#switch:3 |null= |1=First |2=Second |3=Third |4=Fourth |5=Fifth |6=Sixth |7=Seventh |8=Eighth |9=Ninth |10=Tenth |11=Eleventh |12=Twelfth |13=Thirteenth |14=Fourteenth |15=Fifteenth |16=Sixteenth |17=Seventeenth |18=Eighteenth |19=Nineteenth |20=Twentieth |21=Twenty-first |22=Twenty-second |23=Twenty-third |24=Twenty-fourth |25=Twenty-fifth }} Battle Squadron]] upon its creation in May, 1912 and remained with the Squadron until March, 1918 when she was detached for miscellaneous duties "in Home Waters or on detached service". In June, 1915, she had a single month where she served as the Squadron's flagship.<ref>See Third Battle Squadron (Royal Navy) for details on her service in 3BS.</ref>

She re-commissioned on 18 April, 1916.{{#if:p. 395e|<ref>The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395e.</ref>|Admiralty. The Navy List. (December, 1916). Corrected to 18 November, 1916.}}

Hindustan paid off on 14 May, 1918.{{#if:p. 814|<ref>The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 814.</ref>|Admiralty. The Navy List. (December, 1918). Corrected to 18 November, 1918. Copy on Archive.org.}}

In May, 1918, she was assigned to be an accommodation ship in Chatham-Sheerness.{{#if:p. 19|<ref>Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (May, 1918). p. 19.</ref>|Admiralty. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (May, 1918) C.B. 711 (5). within this Archive.org document.}} In June, she was noted as "paid off".{{#if:p. 19|<ref>Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (June, 1918). p. 19.</ref>|Admiralty. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (June, 1918) C.B. 711 (6). within this Archive.org document.}} In December, she was again providing accommodations.{{#if:p. 19|<ref>Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 19.</ref>|Admiralty. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1918) C.B. 711 (12). within this Archive.org document.}} She disappeared from The Navy List in May, 1919.

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.{{#if:Wireless Appendix, p. 13|<ref>Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1908. Wireless Appendix, p. 13.</ref>|H.M.S. Vernon. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1908, with Appendix (Wireless Telegraphy). Copy 60 at The National Archives. {{#if:|ADM 189/28|189/28| |+}} ADM 189/28}}.}}

By the end of 1913, she and the rest of the [[{{#switch:1 |null= |1=First |2=Second |3=Third |4=Fourth |5=Fifth |6=Sixth |7=Seventh |8=Eighth |9=Ninth |10=Tenth |11=Eleventh |12=Twelfth |13=Thirteenth |14=Fourteenth |15=Fifteenth |16=Sixteenth |17=Seventeenth |18=Eighteenth |19=Nineteenth |20=Twentieth |21=Twenty-first |22=Twenty-second |23=Twenty-third |24=Twenty-fourth |25=Twenty-fifth }} Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)|{{#switch:1 |null= |1=First |2=Second |3=Third |4=Fourth |5=Fifth |6=Sixth |7=Seventh |8=Eighth |9=Ninth |10=Tenth |11=Eleventh |12=Twelfth |13=Thirteenth |14=Fourteenth |15=Fifteenth |16=Sixteenth |17=Seventeenth |18=Eighteenth |19=Nineteenth |20=Twentieth |21=Twenty-first |22=Twenty-second |23=Twenty-third |24=Twenty-fourth |25=Twenty-fifth }} Battle Squadron]] were all equipped with Battleship Auxiliary W/T sets.{{#if:W/T Appendix, p. 13|<ref>Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1913. W/T Appendix, p. 13.</ref>|H.M.S. Vernon. (Feb 1914) Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1913, with Appendix (Wireless Telegraphy). Copy 42 at The National Archives. {{#if:|ADM 189/33|189/33| |+}} ADM 189/33}}.}}

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Captain The Hon. Stanley C. J. Colville, December, 1905{{#if:| – {{{end}}}|}}{{#if:| ({{{note}}})|}}
Captain The Hon. Alexander E. Bethell, December, 1906<ref>Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.</ref>{{#if:| – {{{end}}}|}}{{#if:| ({{{note}}})|}}
Captain The Hon. Somerset A. Gough-Calthorpe, 10 January, 1908{{#if:p. 327|<ref>The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 327.</ref>|Admiralty. The Navy List. (October, 1908) Corrected to 18 September, 1908.}}{{#if:| – {{{end}}}|}}{{#if:| ({{{note}}})|}}
Captain Henry H. Campbell, December, 1909<ref>Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.</ref>{{#if:| – {{{end}}}|}}{{#if:| ({{{note}}})|}}
Captain Henry G. G. Sandeman, 2 April, 1912<ref>Sandeman Service Record. The National Archives. {{#if:|ADM 196/43.|196/43.| |+}} ADM 196/43.}} f. 4.</ref>{{#if:| – {{{end}}}|}}{{#if:| ({{{note}}})|}}
Captain Cuthbert G. Chapman, May, 1912<ref>Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.</ref>{{#if:| – {{{end}}}|}}{{#if:| ({{{note}}})|}}
Captain John Nicholas, 20 May, 1913<ref>Nicholas Service Record. The National Archives. {{#if:|ADM 196/42.|196/42.| |+}} ADM 196/42.}} f. 207.</ref>{{#if:p. 394p|<ref>The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394p.</ref>|Admiralty. The Navy List. (October, 1915) Corrected to 18 September, 1915. Copy on Archive.org.}}{{#if:| – {{{end}}}|}}{{#if:| ({{{note}}})|}}
Captain Denis B. Crampton, 19 June, 1916{{#if:p. 395e|<ref>The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395e.</ref>|Admiralty. The Navy List. (December, 1916). Corrected to 18 November, 1916.}}{{#if:| – {{{end}}}|}}{{#if:| ({{{note}}})|}}
Captain Charles W. Keighly-Peach, 13 August, 1917{{#if:p. 394k|<ref>The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 394k.</ref>|Admiralty. The Navy List. (November, 1917). Corrected to 18 October, 1917.}}{{#if:| – {{{end}}}|}}{{#if:| ({{{note}}})|}}
Lieutenant R.N.V.R. Lewis Levy, 25 July, 1918{{#if:p. 814|<ref>The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 814.</ref>|Admiralty. The Navy List. (February, 1919). Copy on Archive.org.}}{{#if:| – {{{end}}}|}}{{#if:| ({{{note}}})|}}

Footnotes

Bibliography

{{#if:|<ref>Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. .</ref>|Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.}}
{{#if:|<ref>Parkes. British Battleships. .</ref>|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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