| Accession Number | P03626.015 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | At sea |
| Date made | c 1940 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
View of the Tribal Class Destroyer HMS Cossack. Originally three masted, she has now been altered ...
Description
View of the Tribal Class Destroyer HMS Cossack. Originally three masted, she has now been altered to a two masted rig. Note the prominent six inch gun mountings sponsoned out from the side forward and amidships. HMS Cossack was commission on 7 June 1938 and in May 1941 participated in the persuit of the Bismarck. ON 21 Octoerb 1941, she was escorting a convoy from Gibraltar to the United Kingdom when she was struck by one torpedo fired by the submarine U-563. SHe sank in the Atlantic 6 days later, 159 of her crew were lost.