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HMS Hindustan (1903) was an 18-gun twin propeller pre-dreadnought battleship of the King Edward VII class. She was launched in 1903, sold in 1921 and scrapped in 1923. In 1911, the Prince of Wales served 3 months aboard as a junior midshipman. [1] HMIS Hindustan (L80) was a Hastings-class sloop of the Royal Indian Marine launched in 1930.
HMS Hindostan was an 80-gun two-deck second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 2 August 1841. Her design was based on an enlarged version of the lines of Repulse . [ 1 ]
She was stationed in the Swin (Thames) in this capacity until May 1918, and collided with and badly damaged the destroyer HMS Wrestler in May 1918, though Hindustan was not herself damaged. On 15 May 1918, Hindustan paid off into reserve at the Nore, and was employed as an accommodation ship for the Royal Naval Barracks at Chatham Dockyard. She ...
A number of ships have been named Hindostan or Hindustan, after the old name for the Indian subcontinent: Hindostan (1817 ship) was launched at Liverpool in 1817. initially, she traded with India under a licence from the British East India Company (EIC). She also traded with the United States, Singapore, Africa, and Central America.
HMS Dartmouth (1698) was a 50-gun fourth rate launched in 1698. She was rebuilt in 1741 and sunk in action with the Spanish ship Glorioso in 1747. HMS Dartmouth (1746) was to have been a 50-gun fourth rate. She was ordered in 1746, but was cancelled in 1748. HMS Dartmouth (1813) was a 36-gun fifth rate launched in 1813. She was used for harbour ...
HMS Hindostan (variously Hindustan or Hindoostan) was a 50-gun two-decker fourth rate of the Royal Navy. She was originally a teak -built East Indiaman named Admiral Rainier launched at Calcutta in 1799 that the Royal Navy brought into service in May 1804.
HMS Hindostan (later variously Hindustan) was a 56-gun fourth-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She was originally the East Indiaman Hindostan , launched in 1789, that the Admiralty bought in 1795.
As a midshipman on board HMS Hindustan, 1911 Initially, Edward was tutored at home by Hélène Bricka. When his parents travelled the British Empire for almost nine months following the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, young Edward and his siblings stayed in Britain with their grandparents, Queen Alexandra and King Edward VII, who showered ...