HMS Cossack, Tribal-class©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Part of Tribal- or F-class preceded by River- of E-class and succeeded by Beagle- or G-class. First Sea Lord Fisher asked for a 33 knots destroyer in November 1904 and to be fitted out with oil-fuelled boilers and steam turbines. While the design details were left to the individual shipyards as common at the time the were quite what difference in details and appearance especially dealing with the number of funnels. HMS Cossack and Ghurka had three funnels but their sistership HMS Viking even six. The class had also two masts of which a light mainmast aft. Totally 12 completed. Built under the 1906-1907 Programme. Laid down by J. Samuel White, Cowes, Wight on 12 July 1907, launched on 31 March 1908, commissioned on 25 June 1909and sold to be scrapped on 22 October 1919.
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