At sea. Colombo to Aden. Course N65W at 9.8 knots. Wind SW force 1 with broken cloud and mist. Barometer 29.87 inches rising to 29.88 at 0800 and to 29.89 at noon and falling to 29.83 at 1600 before rising 29.86 inches at 2000 where it finished at midnight. Temperature at noon 89F. Sea temperature 86F. 0200 Exercised sea boat crew and closing of watertight doors. 0400 Wind WSW force 5 with broken cloud and squalls. 0645. Altered course to WSW to examine dhow. 0705. Stopped. Lowered boat. 0745 Took dhow in tow. 0750. Proceeded at 90 revolutions on course N65W. 0800. Wind WSW force 6 with broken cloud and squalls. Altered course to N55W. 0950. Wind force 3. Hawser parted. Stopped. Remade tow. 1005. Proceeded at 80 revolutions. Employed as requisite .Noon. Wind WSW force 3 to 4 with broken cloud and squalls. Eased to 40 revolutions. 1330. Cast off tow of dhow. 1400. Stopped in Main harbour Aden. Came to on sandy bottom. Secured stern to buoy. 1600. Wind SW force 2 to 3 with broken cloud. 1715. MARATHON weighed and proceeded. 1730. MARATHON anchored. REDBREAST weighed and proceeded. Draught forward 10 feet 2 inches. Aft 14 feet 10 inches. Coal expended 12 tons 16 cwt. Coal remaining 51 tons 15 cwt. Number on sick list 14.
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.
