 Empress of India was assigned to the Home Fleet on 7 May 1902 , in which she served as flagship in port and as flagship of the second @-@ in @-@ command when the fleet was at sea . The ship participated in the Coronation Fleet Review of King Edward VII in August . Empress of India served as flagship of " B Fleet " during combined manoeuvres of the Home Fleet , Mediterranean Fleet , and Channel Fleets off Portugal from 5 August to 9 August 1903 , but her port engine broke down for 14 hours and the fleet had to leave her behind . Her sister ship Royal Oak relieved her as flagship of the second @-@ in @-@ command of the Home Fleet on 1 June 1904 , and she became a private ship . The battleship Hannibal relieved her on 22 February 1905 , and the ship paid off the next day . 
