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

Ships Company

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Rank: Canteen Assistant
Relation: Son of James and Mary Longton of Broxburn, West Lothian

Remarks: Canteen Assistant. NAFFI Joined in the med. Pre war (Missing presumed Killed 23.10.41.) Age 19 (single) Son of James and Mary Longton of Broxburn, West Lothian

Pay Book Number: P/JX 141760
Rank: Acting Petty Officer
Relation: (married to Alice of Rawmarsh, Yorkshire) son of George and Kathryn McKinness

Remarks: Acting Petty Officer. Temporary. P/JX 141760. (Born Kinghorn. Scotland) (Missing presumed Killed 23.10.41) Age 22 (married to Alice of Rawmarsh, Yorkshire) son of George and Kathryn McKinness

Pay Book Number: P/KX 83529
Rank: Stoker/Leading Stoker

Remarks: Stoker/Leading Stoker P/KX 83529. DSM (3.12.40). London Gazette 3 December 1940. January 1939 to March 1940? Joined RN 1933. Left 1946 to work as a foreman in the Glass Houghton coking plant.

Rank: Signalman

Remarks: Signalman. January 1939 to March 1939?

Rank: Leading Signalman

Remarks: Leading Signalman. 2nd Battle of Narvik. Killed off Crete during a boiler clean

Pay Book Number: P/JX 212462
Rank: Ordinary Seaman. Able Seaman
Relation: Son of Edward Thomas and Agnes Jane Wornell

Remarks: Ordinary Seaman. Able Seaman P/JX 212462. (Missing presumed Killed 23.10.41) Age 21 (single) Son of Edward Thomas and Agnes Jane Wornell

Pay Book Number: P/KX 128230
Rank: Stoker 2nd Class

Remarks: Stoker 2nd Class. P/KX 128230. (Survivor discharged to HMS Victory taking passage in HMS Rodney)

Rank: Midshipman

Remarks: Midshipman. January 1939 to March 1939?

Pay Book Number: P/JX 274217
Rank: Ordinary Seaman

Remarks: Ordinary Seaman. P/JX 274217. (Missing presumed killed 23.10.41) Age 19 (single) Son of Mr and Mrs E. Yarham of Farncombe, Surrey

Pay Book Number: P/KX 107420
Rank: Stoker 1st Class
Relation: Son of Charles Walter and Alice Yates of Rushall, Staffs

Remarks: Stoker 1st Class. P/KX 107420. (Missing presumed killed 23.10.41) Age 24 (single) Son of Charles Walter and Alice Yates of Rushall, Staffs

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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