At anchor in Chaki Chaki Bay. Wind south 3 to 4 and overcast. Barometer 30.25 inches rising to 30.30 at noon before falling to 30.25 inches at 2000 and finishing at 30.30 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 79F. 0530. Daylight- observed HMS Reindeer at anchor off Mesali Island. 0730. Weighed and proceeded to communicate. 0830. Stopped and came to ahead of REINDEER. Took Reindeer in tow. 0930. Weighed and proceeded as requisite. REINDEER with dhow in tow. Employed cleaning ship throughout 1100. Shaped to SW ½ S. Noon. Altered course to SW by S. Steaming at 85 revolutions. Observed HMS Mariner to north. Position at noon 5.25S 39.29E. 1210. Dhow foundered REINDEER sent boat to pick crew. 1245. Proceeded SW by S ½ S. Employed cleaning ship. 1420. Observed Zanzibar Island ahead. 1700. Stopped off T Island (Handwriting unreadable) and cast off REINDEER which proceeded to the south. Proceeded as requisite for anchorage. 1800. Stopped and came to under Ras Nungwe with sandy bottom in 14 fathoms and veered to 7 shackles. Wind SW force 2 with slight swell. Banked fires. Anchorage bearings M.M. Lighthouse S77W P??? Island S 10W. 2000. Exercised electric search lights.2215. Exercised at General Quarters. 2340. French sloop Bouret arrived. Coal expended 15 tons 1 cwt. Number on sick list 16.
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.
