04 May 1890

Cruising at sea. Course NE ½ N at 6 knots. Wind calm with blue sky. Barometer 29.90 inches rising to 29.96 at 0800 before falling to 29.93 at 1600 and finishing at midnight at 29.94 inches. Temperature at noon. 85F. 0430. Daylight Observed land NW. 0500. Altered course to NW. 0930. Mustered by divisions and read prayers. 1050. Stopped. Working engines as required. Boarded three dhows. 1145. Proceeded for anchorage of Khor Hajar.

Khor Hajar (Khor Hajar) is an inlet (class H – Hydrographic) in Al Mintaqah ash Sharqiyah (Ash Sharqiyah), Oman (Asia) with the region font code of Africa/Middle East…
Khor Hajar is also known as Khawr al Hajar, Khawr al Hajo, Khawr al Ḩajar, Khor Hajar, Khor al Hajr.

Its coordinates are 22°31’22” N and 59°46’31” E in DMS (Degrees Minutes Seconds) or 22.5228 and 59.7753 (in decimal degrees). Its UTM position is GK89 and its Joint Operation Graphics reference is NF40-08.

Noon. Wind NE force 1. Position 22.34N 59.45E. 1245. Stopped and came to in 16 fathoms and veered to 4 shackles. Anchorage bearings. W entrance to Khor Hajar S5W. Ras Hadd N86E. Magnetic. 1715. Mustered at Quarters. 1800. Detached cutter and whaler to exercise in company. Coal expended 9 tons 15 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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