04 August 1901

Moored at Port Louis, Mauritius. Wind calm with overcast sky. Barometer 30.20 inches falling to 30.17 at 0800 and then rising to 30.20 at noon before falling to 30.14 at 1600 and then rising to 30.21 inches at 2000 where it finished at midnight. 07`5. Landed Roman Catholics for church. 0800. Wind calm with broken cloud. 0930. Divisions. 0945. Roman Catholics returned. 1030. Sent Church party to HMS Highflyer.1130. Church Party returned. Noon. Wind SE force 3 with broken cloud. 1500. OPHIR sighted.

In 1901, as HMS Ophir, she took the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (the future King George V and Queen Mary) on their tour of the British Empire. The visit was scheduled to open the new Federal Parliament in Melbourne, Australia,[4] but the royal party also visited Gibraltar, Malta, Ceylon, the Straits Settlements, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada, and Colony of Newfoundland.[5] The Admiralty provided crew for the tour, while the engine-room staff came from the Orient Company´s own engineers.

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Dressed ship.
1600. Wind SSE force 2 with broken cloud.
1630. Saluted HRH Duke of Cornwall and York with 21 guns. 1730. JUNO moored. 1830.

In 1901, she was one of two escort ships for HMS Ophir, which carried the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (later King George V and Queen Mary) during their tour of the British Empire.

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18.30. Wind SE force 1 with broken cloud. HMS St George moored.In 1901, she was one of two escort ships for the royal yacht Ophir, which carried the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (later King George V and Queen Mary) during their tour of the British Empire.

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Coal expended 4 cwt. Number on sick list 4.

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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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