At anchor at Wisini Island. Wind SW force 1. Broken cloud with passing showers. Barometer 20.12 inches climbing to 30.18 at noon before falling 30.13 inches at 1600 and then rising to 30.18 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 85F. Draught of water forward 13 feet 6 inches. Aft 15 feet 6 inches.0630. Employed cleaning hold. Divers down examining valves. 0840 Received despatches from Commander-n-Chief by torpedo boat. Lit fires and gained steam in 3 and 4 boilers. 0945. Weighed and proceeded out of harbour. 1030 Shaped to south. Employed storing hold and as requisite. Position at noon 4.50S 39.32E. PM. Communicated with GRIFFIN. 1330. Connected 3 boiler. 1400. Altered course to SW by S 1/4S at 12 knots. 1430. Connected 4the boiler and proceeded at full speed. Employed storing hold. Marines at gun drill. 1600. Wind SW force 2. Ship making 12 ½ knots. 1515 mustered at Quarters. 1740. Altered course to SW by W. 1830. Course as requisite for Zanzibar. 2000. Lanced away and lost overboard 100 fathoms of log line and ships log. 2200. Passed the Zanzibar anchorage and communicated by signal with HMS Agamemnon. Working engines as requisite. Proceeded out of Southern Pass. Midnight shaped to S by E ½ S at 6 knots. Coal expended 19 tons 3 cwt. Number on sick list 15.
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.
