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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HMS Cossack canonical | 7 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy destroyer
ⓘ
Tribal-class destroyer ⓘ |
| armament |
1 × quadruple 2‑pdr "pom‑pom" AA mount
ⓘ
4 × twin 4.7-inch (120 mm) guns ⓘ depth charges ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| beam | 36 ft 6 in (approx. 11.1 m) ⓘ |
| builder | Vickers-Armstrongs ⓘ |
| builtAt | Newcastle upon Tyne ⓘ |
| casualties | significant loss of life in 1941 sinking ⓘ |
| class | Tribal-class destroyer (1936 design) ⓘ |
| commandingOfficer | Captain Philip Vian ⓘ |
| completed | 1938 ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date |
Altmark Incident
ⓘ
surface form:
Altmark incident 16 February 1940
torpedo damage 23 October 1941 ⓘ |
| displacement | approx. 1,891 tons standard ⓘ |
| engagement |
Mediterranean convoy operations
ⓘ
Operation Weserübung ⓘ
surface form:
Norwegian Campaign 1940
convoy escort duties in North Atlantic ⓘ operations off Norway and in Arctic waters ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1938 ⓘ |
| event | Boarding of German tanker Altmark in Jøssingfjord ⓘ |
| fate | torpedoed by German submarine U-563 ⓘ |
| followedBy | later wartime destroyer classes of Royal Navy ⓘ |
| launched | 1937 ⓘ |
| length | 377 ft (approx. 115 m) ⓘ |
| location |
Altmark incident Norwegian territorial waters
ⓘ
sinking off Gibraltar ⓘ torpedoing west of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 36 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Cossacks ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Altmark Incident
ⓘ
surface form:
Altmark incident
|
| notableQuote | "The Navy’s here" shouted by boarding party during Altmark incident ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | F03 ⓘ |
| precededBy | interwar Royal Navy destroyer classes ⓘ |
| propulsion |
2 shafts
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| result | Rescue of around 299 Allied prisoners from Altmark ⓘ |
| sank | 27 October 1941 ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | pre‑war Royal Navy rearmament period ⓘ |
| squadron | 4th Destroyer Flotilla ⓘ |
| theatre |
Battle of the Atlantic
ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea operations ⓘ Operation Weserübung ⓘ
surface form:
Norwegian Campaign
|
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Altmark
subject surface form:
Philip Vian