At anchor in Chaki Chaki Bay. Wind SSE force 2 with broken cloud. Barometer 20.17 inches rising to 30.20 at 0800 and continuing to rise to 30.22 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 80F. 0100. Lit fires and raised steam in two boilers. 0600. Lost by fouling screw propeller one hand lead and 15 fathom line. Weighed and proceeded out of bay steering as requisite. 0830. Wind south force 2. Shaped to SW ¼ S.at 4 knots. 0940. Mustered by Divisions and preformed Divine Service. 100. Increased to 10.5 knots. Observed Zanzibar on port bow. 1130. Altered course to SW by S and reduced to 5.2 knots. Position at noon. 5.40S 39.14E. Course ass requisite for Zanzibar. 1500. Made number to HMS Agamemnon. 1545. Stopped and came to in Zanzibar Harbour in 10 fathoms and veered to 2 2/2 shackles. Anchorage bearings. Clock tower S74E. Ras Sha (Cannot read hand writing) S9E. Let fires die out in one boiler. Found here – AGAMEMNON, REINDEER, and MARINER. French sloop BOURET. Italian despatch vessels RAPIDO and STAFFETA. Draught of water forward 11 feet 6 inches. Aft 14 feet 6 inches. Coal expended 12 tons 12 cwt. 18 tons 1 cwt remaining. Number on sick list 9.
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.
