16 January 1898

At sea. Colombo to Muskat (Muscat). Stopped.  Wind NW by N force 1 with broken cloud. Barometer 30.16 inches rising to 30.22 at 0800 before falling to 30.13 at 1600 and finishing at 30.17 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 79F.  0035. Proceeded on course N40W at 97 revolutions.  Departed from LAPWING. 0200. Exercised close watertight doors. Exercised seaboat’s crews. 0600. Altered course to N76W.  0635. Aaltered course to N68W. 08000. Calm. 0900. Divisions. Proceeded as requisite into harbour. 0950 Came to in broken bottom in Muskat (Muscat) Harbour in 8 fathoms, Veered to two cables. HMS Redbreast at anchor. Hoisted S and P. Saluted Flag of Muskat (Muscat) with 21 guns. Fort replied with same. Banked fires.  1300. Received 120 lbs of beef and 60 lbs of vegetables. 1500. Sighted steamer NW. 1505. Spread fires in. 1525. Weighed. 1555, Proceeded out of harbour. Steamer SS Tresco.

Builder:  Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Willington (N. & S. Shields) engine by:  Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co. Ltd, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne next owners:  [1] Johanson Joh. & Co., Oslo (old Christiania) SS Freysdal (+1907) period 1906 ~ 1907 call sign: last owner:  [2] Thin E. C. – Edward C. Thin, Liverpool SS Tresco period 1889 ~ 1906

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  1. Proceeded at 85 revolutions. Course N47E. Connected hand wheel. 1700. Altered course to NE. Quarters. Coal expended 20 tons 16 cwt. Number on sick list 5.
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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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