HMS Cossack making speed towards Bismarck
The dash of the 4th Destroyer Flotilla led by the famous Captain Philip Vian, in the already legendary destroyer HMS Cossack, illustrated the fact that there was a wide array of supremely aggressive talent in the Royal Navy of the Second World War.
At sea in late 1941 were several Commanding Officers who knew in their bones how to react when the pressure was on and their nation required 'action this day'.
Vian and Cossack had won renown for exploits early in the war when they ventured into a Norwegian fjord to rescue British mariners held prisoner aboard the German naval auxiliary Altmark. HMS Cossack also participated in the vicious fight against Kriegsmarine destroyers at the Second Battle of Narvik, which saw Germany's destroyer force eviscerated.
With Vian in command of her and the flotilla, Cossack's next do or die moment arrived on 26 May 1941 when she and the other ships raced towards where they believed they could find, trail and even attack the mighty Bismarck. The spirit of Cossack's charge into action is conveyed here in a short, simple book art animation giving an idea of her as she was at that time.
The stories of destroyers in action against the Bismarck can be found in 'Bismarck: 24 Hours to Doom'. Its revised and expanded edition is now published by Canelo History with the new edition out on 16.3.23.
For more information www.bismarckbattle.com
NOTE: this animation of HMS Cossack dashing into action was created by Steve Jagger of SJ Media.
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