20 February 1894

At sea. Muskat (Muscat) to Bombay. Course S67E at 12 knots. Wind NE force 1 with broken cloud. Barometer 30.03 inches increasing to 30.11 at 0800 and to 30.14 at noon and to 30.18 at 1600 and to 30.20 at 2000 before finishing at 30.10 at midnight. Temperature at noon 76F. 0200. Set forward sails. Exercised sea boats crew and closing watertight doors. Course by compass S75E. Deviation 2 ½ W. 0800. Wind WNW force 4 with broken cloud. 0900. Divisions. Employed as requisite. Noon. Position 19.01N 72.21E. Course S67E t 11.2 knots at 100 revolutions. 1345. In forward sails. Lights of Prongs Light House.

Prong’s Lighthouse is a lighthouse situated at the southernmost point of Bombay, India in the Colaba area. It was built in 1875 by Thomas Ormiston at the cost of Rs. 620255. It is a 41 meters high circular tower with a 23-meter range and the beam can be seen at a distance of 30 kilometres. Wikipedia

Employed as requisite. 1600. Wind NE force 3 with broken cloud. 1610. Stopped. Made fast to number 1 buoy in Bombay harbour. Draught forward 11 feet. Aft 15 feet I inch. Coal expended 25 tons 25 cwt. 72 tons 15 cwt remaining. Number on sick list 7.

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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