Muscat to Jashak. Course N20W at 7.7 knots. Wind NNE force 2. Overcast and wet. Barometer 30.08 inches rising to 30.14 at noon and then falling to 30.06 at 1600 before finishing at 30.07 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon. 76F. 0200. Exercise Sea boats crews. Closed water tight doors. 0755. Ran into thick fog. 0805. Eased to 50 revolutions 5.5 knots. Divisions and prayers. 0910. Stopped. In P log. Sounded with deep sea lead and Thompsons Gear. 230 fathoms. 0945. Proceeded at 50 revolutions. 0945 stopped. Connected reliving tackles. (Hooked on to the tiller in case an accident breaks the steering gear) 0945. 0955. Proceeded as requisite. 1020. Fog cleared. 1030. Proceeded N23W at 50 revolutions. Put P log over. 1046. Increased to 70 revolutions. Connected steam wheel. 1100. Thick fog came up astern. 1135. Eased to 50 revolutions. In P log. 1140. Fog cleared. Sighted HMS Redbreast under weigh proceeding SE. Stopped. Sounded in 142 fathoms. 11%0 Proceeded at 70 revolutions. N37W. Course and speed as requisite for anchorage. Noon. Wind SW force 1 with broken fog. 1242. Came to in PD in 6 ½ fathoms off Jashak. Anchorage bearings Point N 84W. Flag staff N67W.Banked fires. Employed as requisite. 1700. Quarters. 2000. Watch man and arm ship. Coal expended 9 tons 3 cwt. Number on sick list 3.
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.
