06 February 1894

At sea Bandu el Abbas. (Bandar Abbas) to Jaskak. Course S11E at 7.8 knots. Wind SW force 3 with broken cloud and smooth sea.

Barometer 30.13 inches falling to 30.11 at 0800 and then rising at noon to 30.16 before falling to 30.13 at 1600 and rising again to 3014 at 2000 before finishing to 30.11 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 73F.  0200. Exercised Sea boat crew and closing watertight doors. 0400 Wind SW force 2. 0430. Sounded in 60 fathoms. Course S57E. 0530. Course S75E. 0600. Course East. 0645. Course N82E. 0800. Wind west force 1. 0850. Man overboard. Stopped. Lowered life boat. Picked up man. Hoisted lifeboat.  Proceeded at 75 revolutions.  0900. Divisions. Exercised at General Quarters. 1045. Stopped. Came to on pebble bottom in 8 fathoms and veered to 2 shackles. Employed as requisite. Noon. Jashak. Wind west force 2. Anchor bearings. Flagstaff and Beacon. Draught. Forward 12 feet. Aft 15 feet.  1300. Employed as requisite. 1600. Wind West force 3. With broken cloud. 1700. Quarters. Weighed and proceed at 70 revolutions. Course S19 E. 1715. Put patent Log overboard. Course set by compass 374W. Deviation 2W. 2000. Wind calm. 2030. Manned and armed ship. Firing cannon tube. Firing Quick fire guns and .45 Nordenfelt. 2100. Proceeded at 70 revolutions – 8.5 knots. Coal expended 13 tons 13 cwt. Number on sick list 22.

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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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