At sea Muskat (Muscat) to Karachi. Course N66E at 2.9 knots with moderate sea. Wind NNW force 4 increasing to 6 with broken cloud and squalls. Barometer 30.07 inches increasing to 30.12 at 0800 and to 30.22 at noon before falling to 30.15 at 1600 and finishing at 30.18 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon. 79F. 0045. Increased to 48 revolutions. 0100. Increased to 51 revolutions. Sounded in 31 fathoms in latitude 24.50N. 0130. Altered course to S50E at 60 revolutions. 0200. Sounded in 28 fathoms. 0300. Eased to 58 revolutions. Sounded in 26 fathoms. 0320. Altered course to N66E. Put clocks on 15 minutes. 0400. Sounded in 28 fathoms. 0430. Altered course to N55E. Sounded in 29 fathoms. 0510. Sounded in 29 fathoms. 0515. Sounded in 15 fathoms. 0520. Increased to 85 revolutions. 0545. Altered course to N56E. Latitude observed 24.34N. 0620. Altered course to north. Observed steamer to NE. 0650. OW! (This is as printed in the log. It might be an interjection requiring attention)) Land ahead. Course and speed as requisite. Proceeding up harbour. 0740. Stopped. 0750. Steamed to Number 4 buoy. 100. Divisions. Read prayers.1100. Hands employed preparing the ship for coaling and as requisite. Noon. Wind NNW force 4 with broken cloud. 1300. Hands employed preparing ship for coaling and as requisite. Let fires die out in number 1 and 3 boilers. 1600. General leave to watch until 0600 (3 March). 1700. Quarters. 1800 Landed patrol. 2325. Patrol returned onboard. Draught forward 12 feet 2 inches Aft 15 feet 4 inches. Coal expended 8 tons 4 cwt. Number on sick list 5.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
