At sea Aden to Suez. Course N27N at 8 knots. Wind NNE force 2 with overcast sky. Barometer 29.82 inches rising to 29.86 at 0800 before falling to 29.79 at 1600 and rising again to 29.87 before finishing at 29.82 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 93F. 0030. Sounded in 90 fathoms. 0200. Exercised sea boats crew and closing watertight doors. 0230. Adjusted clocks to meridian 39E (both 16 minutes). 0400. Wind NW force 3 with slight swell. 0400. Observed Lebayier island E6N ½ N. Distance 127 miles. 0550. Sighted Jebel Tier N ¾ W. 0800. Exercised hands at Fire Quarters. 0845. Jebel Tier N80E (Standard). Distance 97 miles. 100. Hands employed cleaning ship throughout. Noon. Position 15.51N 46.21 ½ E. Wind WNW force 1 to 2 with blue sky but with mist. 1300. Hands employed cleaning ship. 1515. Passed Russian volunteer vessel steering S8. 1530. Log observed 31.21 ½ E. 1630 P & O SS Shannon out bound. 1700. Quarters. 1750. Overserved Total error of standard compass 1.39W. 2000. Wind NE by E force 2 with broken cloud. Coal expended 26 tons. Number on sick list 5.
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.
