HMS Cossack
Sunk
| Type | Destroyer |
|---|---|
| Class | Tribal |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 4 × Twin 4.7 in (120 mm) guns |
Captain Philip Vian's ship. Freed the prisoners in Altmark in February 1940, fought at the Second Battle of Narvik and led the night attacks on Bismarck. Torpedoed by U-563 west of Gibraltar on 24 October 1941 and sank under tow.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 4 × Twin 4.7 in (120 mm) guns
- 1 × Quadruple 2-pdr (40 mm (1.6 in)) AA guns
- 2 × Quadruple 0.5 in (12.7 mm) anti-aircraft machineguns
- 1 × Quadruple 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
- 20 × Depth charges, 1 × rack, 2 × throwers
| Builder | Vickers-Armstrongs, High Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 9 June 1936 |
| Launched | 8 June 1937 |
| Commissioned | 14 June 1938 |
| Displacement | 1,891 long tons (1,921 t) (standard) 2,519 long tons (2,559 t) (deep load) |
| Length | 377 ft (114.9 m) (o/a) |
| Speed | 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph) |
| Complement | 190 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
8 June 1937
Altmark incident
Survived
16 February 1940
Vian's ship; boarded Altmark
Second Battle of Narvik
Damaged
13 April 1940
Hit and ran aground in Narvik harbour; got off
Vian's night attacks on Bismarck
Survived
26–27 May 1941
Vian's ship
23–27 October 1941
159 killed; sank under tow