Cossack was sent for repairs to Leith, Scotland thus missing further action. Four men were killed in Cossack and Zulu had to send across a party to free one of the casualties trapped in plating, which had been curled back by the impact. That night, she collided with one of the ships under her charge. Cossack was engaged on more convoy escort duty until 7th/8th November. There, the destroyer picked up her first convoy. By the next day, they were patrolling off Crete and then went on to Malta. The outbreak of war found Cossack's division at Alexandria, Egypt. Cossack, being the leader of the 8th Division, also accompanied HMS Maori, HMS Zulu and HMS Nubian on various exercises. The two new Tribals remained in company for the rest of the year and right through 1939. The trip was cut short by the crisis in Munich Germany. In September, Cossack accompanied HMS Afridi on a visit to Istanbul, Turkey. HMS Cossack, the most famous of the British Tribals, had an embarrassing debut at Portsmouth England on 12th June 1938, when she dented her brand new bow coming alongside the jetty.
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