HMS Cossack (1854)

HMS Cossack
History
Imperial Russian Navy EnsignRussia
NameWitjas (Russian: Витязь)
NamesakeCossack (UK)
FateSeized while under construction in 1854
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Cossack
BuilderW. & H. Pitcher, Northfleet
Launched15 May 1854
Decommissioned1875
FateSold to Castle for breaking in May 1875
General characteristics
Class and typeCossack-class corvette
Displacement1,951 long tons (1,982 t)
Length195 ft (59 m)
Beam39 ft (12 m)
Draught9 ft (2.7 m)
Propulsion
  • 2-cyl horizontal single-expansion steam engine[1]
  • Single screw
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament20 guns

HMS Cossack was a Cossack-class corvette which was laid down as Witjas for the Imperial Russian Navy. She was seized due to the Crimean War breaking out whilst she was under construction and taken into service with the Royal Navy.

  1. ^ Winfield, R.; Lyon, D. (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-032-6. OCLC 52620555. p.208