HMS Cossack was a Royal Navy C-class destroyer launched on 10 May 1944.[1]
 HMS Cossack in 1945 | |
| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Cossack |
| Builder | Vickers-Armstrongs, High Walker |
| Launched | 10 May 1944 |
| Identification | Pennant number: R57 |
| Fate | Scrapped on 1 March 1961 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | C-class destroyer |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 362.75 ft (110.57 m) o/a |
| Beam | 35.75 ft (10.90 m) |
| Draught | 11.75 ft (3.58 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 36 knots (67 km/h) / 32 knots (59 km/h) full |
| Range |
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| Complement | 186 |
| Sensors and processing systems | Radar Type 275 fire control on director Mk.VI |
| Armament |
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Operational Service
Cossack became leader of the 8th Destroyer Squadron in 1945, remaining leader of the Flotilla until 1956.[2] Between 1950 and 1952 she was commanded by Varyl Begg.[3] She saw action at the Battle of Pusan Perimeter during the Korean War.[4] On 18 May 1951, Cossack intercepted the cargo ship Nancy Moller off Hainan, China. The ship was carrying a cargo of rubber bound for a Chinese port in contravention of a United Nations embargo.[5][6] Nancy Moller was escorted back to Singapore.[7]
Cossack supported Operation Grapple, the series of British nuclear weapons tests in 1957.[2] On 8 December 1959 she arrived back at Devonport Dockyard after 15 years service in the Far East.[2][8] The ship was scrapped in 1961.[1]
References
Publications
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
- Critchley, Mike (1982). British Warships Since 1945. Vol. Part 3: Destroyers. Liskeard, UK: Maritime Books. ISBN 0-9506323-9-2.
- Marolda, Edward (2007). The US Navy in the Korean War. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-59114-487-8.
- Marriott, Leo (1989). Royal Navy Destroyers Since 1945. Ian Allan Ltd. ISBN 0-7110-1817-0.
- Raven, Alan; Roberts, John (1978). War Built Destroyers O to Z Classes. London: Bivouac Books. ISBN 0-85680-010-4.
- Whitley, M. J. (1988). Destroyers of World War 2. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-326-1.