At sea. Aden to Seychelles. Course S19E at 5 knots. Wind SSE force2 to 3 with broken cloud and with slight SE swell. Barometer 30.06 inches rising to 30.12 at 0800 and 30.14 at noon and then falling to 30.02 at 1600 before rising to 30.04 at 2000 and finished at 30.18 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon. 82F. Sea temperature 79F. 0100. Increased to 70 revolutions. 0230. Increased to 72 revolutions. 0300. Increased to 75 revolutions. 0400. Wind SSE force 3 with broken cloud. 0430. Latitude 3031E 0530. Latitude by Capella 3037E. 0530. Latitude by Orion 3037E. 0645. Longitude S30W.0650. Sighted island SW by S. 0700. Course S30W. 0800. Wind SSE force 4 with broken cloud. Course S20W. 0850. Course S24W. Sighted Praslin Island. 0930. Divisions. Inspected arms. Prayers. Employed as requisite. Ordinary seamen at seamanship.1115. Eased to 65 revolutions 1140. Course S15W. Noon. Wind SSE force 4 with broken cloud. Course S24W at 2 knots. Silhouette island SW. Position by bearing 4.10S. 55.32E. Mahe 27 miles.1300. Wind SE force 4 to 5 with broken cloud. 1310. Course S12E. 1400. Course S23E. Increased to 72 revolutions. Employed as requisite. 1600. Wind SE force 5 with broken cloud.1630. Stopped. 1730. Health Office came onboard. Proceeded for inner harbour of Port Victoria. . 1740. Came to on pebble bottom in 10 fathoms. Veered to 5 shackles. Let go. Stopped on sandy bottom. Moored ship 3.5 on each cable. 1900. Special leave to watch. 2000. Wind SE with broken cloud and rain. Ships in company Boadicea (Flagship) and Redbreast. Draught forward 11 feet. Aft 15 feet 3 inches. Anchor bearings. Light House 50. Red and white beacon 3. Coal yard 50. Inner old black beacon. 29 ¾. Coal expended 16 tons 19cwt. Coal remaining 59 tons 7 cwt. Number on sick list 12.
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.
