During the 2nd WW the ship was adopted by Beckenham, Kent. As the sister of Lt Cmdr P Vian (Later Admiral) – Marian Vian had a school in Beckenham named after her. Reg Morrison passed the 11 plus whilst attending in 1942. A plaque marking the adoption was put up in the town hall. This building was demolished in 1991 to make way for a supermarket. The area is now under the London Borough of Bromley.

HMS Cossack F03

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Pay Book Number: P/JX 130917
Rank: Petty Officer - Acting Yeoman of Signals
Relation: Left wife and son.

Remarks: Petty Officer -Acting Yeoman of Signals. P/JX 130917.
At Battle of Narvik and BISMARK (Missing presumed Killed 23.10.41) Age 29 (married Lilian Violet of Newbury, Berkshire) son of Mr and Mrs Alfred M. Emmens. Left wife and son. Born in Newbury and attended St Mary’s School, Speenhanland and then became a messenger boy at Newbury Post Office. Mentioned in despatches for Service in AUCKLAND

Pay Book Number: P/JX 130917
Rank: Petty Officer -Acting Yeoman of Signals
Relation: (married Lilian Violet of Newbury, Berkshire) son of Mr and Mrs Alfred M. Emmens

Remarks: At Battle of Narvik and BISMARK (Missing
presumed Killed 23.10.41) Age 29 (married Lilian Violet of Newbury, Berkshire) son of Mr and Mrs Alfred M. Emmens.Left wife and son. Born in Newbury and attended St Mary’s School, Speenhanland and then became a messenger boy at Newbury Post Office. Mentioned in despatches for Service in AUCKLAND

Rank: Telegraphist

Remarks: Telegraphist. October 1929 to March 1940?

Rank: Telegraphist
When Allotted: October 1929
Rank: Ordinary Seaman

Remarks: Ordinary Seaman. January 1939 to March 1939?

Relation: Ordinary Seaman
When Allotted: January 1939
Pay Book Number: PKX 62487
Rank: Stoker

Remarks: PKX 62487
Naval Barracks Portsmouth Oct 1938 Dec 1938
REVENGE Dec 1938 March 39 2nd Class Stoker
COSSACK L03 March 1939 - May 1941 1st Class Stoker
MIDDLETON June 1941 - 1944
DUKE (Malvern) 1944 Leading Stoker
BLACK PRINCE 1944 PO Stoker
KING GEORGE V 1944 - 1947
COSSACK D57 1948 - 1950
LOCK ARKAIG 1951 - 1953
TIGER 1954 – 1957 Chief Stoker
ZULU 1958 - 1961
OSPREY 1963 - 1964
INTREPID 1964 - 1966
Discharged May 1966. CHM(E). Died 19 December 2012 aged 92. Past Chairman of RN Engine Room Association

Pay Book Number: PKX 62487
Rank: 1st Class Stoker
When Allotted: March 1939

Remarks: Naval Barracks Portsmouth Oct 1938 Dec 1938
REVENGE Dec 1938 March 39 2nd Class Stoker
COSSACK L03March 1939 - May 1941 1st Class Stoker
MIDDLETON June 1941 - 1944
DUKE (Malvern) 1944 Leading Stoker
BLACK PRINCE 1944 PO Stoker
KING GEORGE V 1944 - 1947
COSSACK D57 1948 - 1950
LOCK ARKAIG1951 - 1953
TIGER1954 – 1957 Chief Stoker
ZULU 1958 - 1961
OSPREY 1963 - 1964
INTREPID 1964 - 1966
Discharged May 1966. CHM(E). Died 19 December 2012 aged 92. Past Chairman of RN Engine Room Association

Rank: Supply Petty Officer

Remarks: Supply Petty Officer. January 1939 to March 1940?

Rank: Lt

Remarks: Lt. October 1939 to March 1940?

Hidden Gems

The HMS Cossack 1938-1941 was accepted on 10 June 1938 and dented, whilst coming alongside the jetty in Portsmouth on 12 June 1938.

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1806-1816

This is the account of the first vessel named HMS Cossack, a title that would be passed on to five later ships and commemorated by the Royal Navy in the Cossack Building at HMS Raleigh.

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1854-1875

The second Cossack was originally ordered by Russia for the Black Sea Fleet in December 1852 at a cost of 290,000 silver roubles. However, when relations between Britain and Russia deteriorated, Russia sold the vessels to the Hamburg trading firm Henry Mersk & Co.

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1886-1905

This account covers the third vessel named HMS Cossack. Launched on 3 June 1886 and in service until 1905, she spent the majority of her career in the Far East, calling at India, Aden, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), and other ports.

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1907-1919

The fourth HMS Cossack received the first Battle Honour for participating in operations along the Belgian coast from 17 October to 8 November 1914. This section contains copies of the original construction contract and detailed plans showing her launch, deck arrangements, and machinery.

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1938-1941

Credited with battle honours including Baltic 1855, Witu 1890, Dover Patrol 1914–1919, Narvik 1940, Norway 1940, Atlantic 1940–1941, the Bismarck Action 1941, and the Malta Convoys 1941, the HMS Cossack in service from 1938 to 1941 was a formidable presence.

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1944-1960

During Warship Week in February 1942, the town of Esher raised £1,192,211, contributing to the construction of the warship HMS Cossack. The funds were collected by the public depositing money into a rubber-type float in a pool. Remarkably, the surplus was enough to fund a submarine as well. The story continues.

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