At sea. Zanzibar to Seychelles. Course E by N ¼ N at 10 knots in a smooth sea. Wind NE force 1 with broken cloud. Barometer 30.01 inches rising to 30.02 at noon before falling to 29.94 at 1600 and finishing at 29.98 at midnight. Temperature at noon 83F. 0300. Altered course to E by S. 0400. Sounded in 100 fathoms. Finished quarterly passage trial. 0500. Sounded in 90 fathoms. Disconnected fourth boiler. 0600. Sounded in 25 fathoms. 0630. Washed clothes. 0730. Altered course to E ½ S at 8.5 knots. 0830. Observed Silhouette Island ahead. 0925. Observed Maki Island ahead. Mustered by Divisions and read prayers. 1030. Divisions at gun drill. Employed as requisite. Noon. Passing showers. Position 4.37S 55.0E. 7 knots. 1400. Altered course to NE by E ½ E. Employed as requisite. 1500. Course as required for harbour. 1545. Eased to slow. 1645. Stopped. Took on pilot. 1640 Came to in Port Victoria in 9 fathoms and veered to 4 ½ shackles. Secured ship with stern moorings. Let fires die out. Distilling with one boiler. (No anchorage bearing given) 2000. Draught of water forward 12 feet 10 inches. Aft 15 feet 7 inches. Coal expended 22 tons 8 cwt. 143 tons 17 cwt remaining. 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.
