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| Keywords: George Pechell Mends, HMS Cossack and Tartar, probably on the North American station, January 1857.jpg en HMS 'Cossack' and 'Tartar' probably on the North American station January 1857 Both these ships were being built for the Russians in 1854 by Pitcher of Northfleet on the Thames when they were confiscated and instead commissioned for the Navy as a consequence of the Crimean War They are of the same design both were wooden screw corvettes of 1296 tons 195 x 39 ft but have different armament The 'Cossack' ex-'Witjas mounted twenty 8-inch guns the 'Tartar' ex-'Wojn' mounted two 110-pdrs four 40-pdrs and fourteen 8-inch They were launched within two days of each other on 15 and 17 May 1854 and were eventually broken up by Castle's at Charlton also on the Thames 'Tartar' in 1866 and 'Cossack' in 1875 Some of 'Cossack's' Baltic service is visually recorded in the Baltic album of Captain late Admiral Sir Edward Gennys Fanshawe who commanded her there in 1855-56 PAI4673 and following http //collections rmg co uk/collections/objects/100526 html 1857-01 George Pechell Mends PD-Art-100 George Pechell Mends 1857 paintings Crimean War Paintings in the National Maritime Museum London Naval ships of the United Kingdom in art Cossack ship 1854 Tartar ship 1854 | ||||
