HMS Cossack is a helical wooden corvette of the Royal Royal Navy of Great Britain , originally “Vityaz”.
| Hms cossack | |
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| Title | Hms cossack |
| Class and type of vessel | screw corvette |
| Type of sailing weapon | three mast ship |
| Organization |  Royal fleet |
| Manufacturer | Pitcher , Northflit |
| Launched | May 15, 1854 [1] |
| Commissioned | August 19, 1854 |
| Withdrawn from the fleet | May 1875 |
| Status | sold out |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1965 tons (1296 tons by trade. Measurement ) |
| Length | 195 ft (59.44 m) |
| Width | 39 ft (11.89 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft (2.74 m) |
| Engines | sails ; 2-cylinder steam engine ; 1 screw |
| Armament | |
| Total number of guns | twenty |
Content
- 1 Construction
- 2 Service
- 3 notes
- 4 References
Build
Laid on May 15, 1854 at the W. & H. Pitcher shipyard in Northfleet ( Kent ), commissioned by Russia as the Vityaz corvette.
With the outbreak of the Crimean War, England was confiscated, just like the Warrior of the same type (in the British service HMS Tartar ), and was launched as HMS Cossack .
Service
Posted by George Pechell Mends
He entered service on August 19, 1854 in Chatham , captain Edward Fanshawe ( born Edward Gennys Fanshawe ). During the Crimean War, he acted in the Baltic .
July 21, 1855, together with the frigates HMS Arrogant , HMS Magicienne and the gunboat HMS Ruby, participated in the bombing of the island of Hogland . Participated in the blockade of the Courland coast, in the capture of about. Kotka . Since August 21, 1855, Captain James Cockburn ( born James Horsford Cockburn ). In August 1855 he participated in the attack on Sveaborg .
After the war in July 1856 he was transferred to the West Indies ; Mostly was in Greattown (modern day San Juan), Nicaragua . July 15, 1857 removed to the reserve in the Shirness .
Returned to service on June 16, 1859 in the same place, Captain Richard Moorman ( born Richard Moorman ). North American and West Indies Station , then China Station . In 1861 he brought the Governor-General of New Zealand, Sir George Gray, to the duty station. August 22, 1862 removed to the reserve in the Shirness.
Returned to service on May 19, 1863 in the same place, captain William Roland ( Eng. William Rae Rolland ). Sent to the Mediterranean Sea . Since May 19, 1865, Captain Richard White ( born Richard Dunning White ), Mediterranean Fleet . February 23, 1867 removed to the reserve in the Shirness.
Returned to service on December 9, 1868 in the same place, captain John Parish ( English John Edward Parish ). He went to the East Indies .
Later he served at the Chinese station, since 1871 at the Australian station . Since August 12, 1871, Captain Robert Douglas ( born Robert Gordon Douglas ), Australia.
In 1873 he returned to England; on July 18, 1873 he was withdrawn from active membership.
Sold for scrap in Carleton ( London ) in May 1875 .
Notes
- ↑ All dates, unless otherwise indicated, in the new style