18 June 1900

Bombay to Muskat. (Muscat). Course S80W at 5.4 knots. Wind WSW force 4 to 6 with blue sky and squalls. Moderate SW swell. Barometer 29.83 inches rising to 29.88 at 0800 before dropping to 29.70 at noon and 29.65 at 1600 before rising to 29.71 at 2000 and finishing at 29.70 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 77F.

0130. Eased to 60 revolutions.
0500. Increased to 65 revolutions
0545. Increased to 70 revolutions.
0835. Altered course to N40W.
1030. Altered course to N28W. Training class at cutlass drill. Remainder as requisite.
1100. Altered course to N34E. Noon. Position 22.18N 59.52E. Wind south force 2 to 3 with blue sky and squalls. Altered course to N5E.
1300. Altered course to N18W.
1355. Ras al Hadd abeam. Altered course to N43W. Eased to 57 revolutions.

Raʾs al-Ḥadd is a village in Ash Sharqiyah district in Oman. It is on a point at the entrance to the Gulf of Oman. The region is served by Ras al Hadd Airport.

Employed as requisite. Training class at cutlass drill.
1600. Evening Quarters. Mustered by Open List for medical inspection. Scrubbed and washed clothes.

Coal expended 20 tons 6 cwt. Number on sick list. None shown.

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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