13 June 1894

Moored at Aden. Wind SW force 1 with broken cloud. Barometer 29.82 inches rising to 29.90 at 0800 and then falling to 29.80 at noon and to 29.78 at 1600 and to 29.77 inches at 2000 where it finished at midnight. Temperature at noon 88F. Received 124 lbs of meat and 62 lbs of vegetables plus 183 lbs of bread. 0400. Small Arms Company and Field Guns crew and Maxim gun landed. Out stream anchor and cable. 0800. Training class at drill. Employed as requisite. Noon. Wind SW force 3 with broken cloud and mist. Employed as in forenoon. 1600. Wind SW force 2. Boats away for exercise. 1700. Quarters. Washed clothes. 2000. Wind NE force 2. Watch manned and armed ship.  Coal expended 6 cwt. Number on sick list 13.

14 June 1894. Moored at Aden with stern to buoy number 1. Wind calm with broken cloud and lightning. Barometer 29.80 inches rising to 29.86 at 0800 and to 29.88 at noon before falling to 29.70 at 16000 and rising to 29.74 at 2000 before finishing at 29.80 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 89F. Received 124 lbs of beef and 62 lbs of vegetables plus 126 lbs of bread. 0400. Small Arms Company, Field Guns crew and Maxim gun landed. 0600. Employed as requisite.0800. Wind NE force 2 with broken cloud and mist. Training class at drill. Noon. Wind SW force 3. Make and mend clothes. 2000. Leave to watch. 17000. Quarters. Coal expended 6 cwt. Number on sick list 14.

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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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