HMS Cossack
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HMS Cossack was a British Royal Navy destroyer best known for its daring 1940 boarding of the German tanker Altmark in Norwegian waters to free hundreds of Allied prisoners.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Royal Navy destroyer
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Tribal-class destroyer → |
| armament |
1 × quadruple 2‑pdr "pom‑pom" AA mount
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4 × twin 4.7-inch (120 mm) guns → depth charges → torpedo tubes → |
| beam |
36 ft 6 in (approx. 11.1 m)
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| builder |
Vickers-Armstrongs
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| builtAt |
Newcastle upon Tyne
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| casualties |
significant loss of life in 1941 sinking
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| class |
Tribal-class destroyer (1936 design)
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| commandingOfficer |
Captain Philip Vian
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| completed |
1938
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| conflict |
Second World War
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| country |
United Kingdom
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| date |
Altmark incident 16 February 1940
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torpedo damage 23 October 1941 → |
| displacement |
approx. 1,891 tons standard
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| engagement |
Mediterranean convoy operations
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Norwegian Campaign 1940 → convoy escort duties in North Atlantic → operations off Norway and in Arctic waters → |
| enteredService |
1938
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| event |
Boarding of German tanker Altmark in Jøssingfjord
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| fate |
torpedoed by German submarine U-563
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| followedBy |
later wartime destroyer classes of Royal Navy
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| launched |
1937
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| length |
377 ft (approx. 115 m)
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| location |
Altmark incident Norwegian territorial waters
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sinking off Gibraltar → torpedoing west of Gibraltar → |
| maximumSpeed |
about 36 knots
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| namedAfter |
Cossacks
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| notableFor |
Altmark incident
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| notableQuote |
"The Navy’s here" shouted by boarding party during Altmark incident
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| operator |
Royal Navy
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| pennantNumber |
F03
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| precededBy |
interwar Royal Navy destroyer classes
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| propulsion |
2 shafts
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steam turbines → |
| result |
Rescue of around 299 Allied prisoners from Altmark
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| sank |
27 October 1941
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| serviceEntry |
pre‑war Royal Navy rearmament period
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| squadron |
4th Destroyer Flotilla
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| theatre |
Battle of the Atlantic
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Mediterranean Sea operations → Norwegian Campaign → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Altmark
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attackedBy |
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Philip Vian
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commanded |
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Tribal-class destroyer (1936 design)
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hasShip |
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Altmark Incident
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involvedShip |
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HMS Sikh
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sisterShip |