HMAS Cook
title: "HMAS Cook" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["survey-ships-of-the-royal-australian-navy", "1977-ships"] topic_path: "geography/australia" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Cook" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| section1 | {{Infobox ship/image |
| image | HMAS Cook.jpg |
| image_caption | Sailors from cheer to honour Prince Philip as he passes by aboard HMAS Cook in 1986 |
| section2 | {{Infobox ship/career |
| country | Australia |
| flag | |
| namesake | Captain James Cook |
| builder | HMA Naval Dockyard, Williamstown, Victoria |
| laid_down | 30 September 1974 |
| launched | 27 August 1977 |
| commissioned | 28 January 1980 |
| decommissioned | 31 October 1990 |
| identification | |
| motto | "With Diligence and Skill" |
| fate | Converted to merchant vessel, fate unknown |
| badge | [[File:HMAS cook crest.png |
| section3 | {{Infobox ship/characteristics |
| type | Oceanographic research vessel |
| length | 316.6 ft in length overall |
| beam | 44 ft |
| draught | 15.1 ft |
| propulsion | *Diesels |
| speed | 17 kn |
| range | 11,000 nmi at 14 kn |
| complement | 150 + 13 scientists |
| armament | Light calibre weapons only |
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|section1={{Infobox ship/image |image=HMAS Cook.jpg |image_caption=Sailors from cheer to honour Prince Philip as he passes by aboard HMAS Cook in 1986
|section2={{Infobox ship/career |country=Australia |flag= |namesake=Captain James Cook |builder=HMA Naval Dockyard, Williamstown, Victoria |laid_down=30 September 1974 |launched=27 August 1977 |commissioned=28 January 1980 |recommissioned= |decommissioned=31 October 1990 |identification= |motto="With Diligence and Skill" |nickname= |honours= |fate=Converted to merchant vessel, fate unknown |notes= |badge=[[File:HMAS cook crest.png|HMAS Cook - Ship's Crest]]
|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics |class= |type=Oceanographic research vessel |displacement= |length=316.6 ft in length overall |beam=44 ft |draught=15.1 ft |propulsion=*Diesels
- 2 shafts |speed=17 kn |range=11,000 nmi at 14 kn |complement=150 + 13 scientists |sensors= |EW= |armament=Light calibre weapons only |armour= |notes= HMAS Cook (GOR 291/A 219), named after Captain James Cook, was an oceanographic research vessel of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
Design work for a dedicated oceanographic research vessel to replace the converted frigate began in the late 1960s. The ship was ordered in 1973. Cook was 316.6 ft in length overall, with a beam of 44 ft and a draught of 15.1 ft. Displacement was 1,900 tons at standard load, and 2,450 tons at full load. Propulsion machinery consisted of diesel engines, connected to two shafts driving variable pitch propellers . A bow thruster and an active rudder provided extra maneuverability, especially when the ship was required to remain in one position at sea for oceanographic measurements. Top speed was 17 kn, with a range of 11,000 nmi at 14 kn. Cook was operated by a ship's company of 150, with facilities for up to 13 civilian scientists. The ship's armament was limited to light calibre weapons only.
Cook was laid down by HMA Naval Dockyard at Williamstown, Victoria, on 30 September 1974, launched on 27 August 1977 and commissioned into the RAN on 28 January 1980. After a six-year construction period the ship spent another two years in dockyard hands fixing defects from the building period, including the realignment of the entire propulsion mechanism to reduce vibration.
Cook paid off on 31 October 1990 and was sold for conversion as a small cruise ship and subsequently renamed "Maria Kosmas" - IMO number 8872784. As of 2009, the vessel was in the United Arab Emirates) under the name "Cosmos", in the hands of Platinum Yachts and laid up next to the EasyCruiseOne for conversion into a private yacht, but work had been suspended. In 2022, both vessels were dismantled even though the conversion had made progress earlier.
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References
- Gillett, ''Australian and New Zealand Warships Since 1946'', p. 102
- Gillett, ''Australian and New Zealand Warships Since 1946'', p. 103
- "Cosmos". Super Yacht Times.
- Boonzaier (j_boonzaier), Jonathan. (2022-08-01). "Ship that launched Sir Stelios’ EasyCruise dream gets cut up for scrap in Dubai".
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