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 '''HMAS ''Cook'' (GOR 291/A 219)''', named after Captain [[James Cook]], was an oceanographic research vessel of the [[Royal Australian Navy]] (RAN).

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|Ship image=[[File:HMAS Cook.jpg|300px|HMAS Cook]]
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|Ship country=Australia
|Ship flag={{shipboxflag|Australia|naval}}
|Ship namesake=Captain [[James Cook]]
|Ship builder=HMA Naval Dockyard, Williamstown, Victoria
|Ship laid down=30 September 1974
|Ship launched=27 August 1977
|Ship commissioned=28 January 1980
|Ship recommissioned=
|Ship decommissioned=31 October 1990
|Ship identification={{IMO Number|8872784}}
|Ship motto="With Diligence and Skill"
|Ship nickname=
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|Ship fate=Converted to merchant vessel, fate unknown
|Ship notes=
|Ship badge=[[File:HMAS cook crest.png|HMAS Cook - Ship's Crest]]
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|Ship type=Oceanographic research vessel
|Ship displacement=
|Ship length={{convert|316.6|ft}} in [[length overall]]
|Ship beam={{convert|44|ft}}
|Ship draught={{convert|15.1|ft}}
|Ship propulsion=*Diesels
*2 shafts
|Ship speed={{convert|17|kn}}
|Ship range={{convert|11,000|nmi}} at {{convert|14|kn}}
|Ship complement=150 + 13 scientists
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|Ship armament=Light calibre weapons only
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'''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 {{HMAS|Diamantina|K377|6}} began in the late 1960s.<ref name=Gillett102>Gillett, ''Australian and New Zealand Warships Since 1946'', p. 102</ref> The ship was ordered in 1973.<ref name=Gillett102/> ''Cook'' was {{convert|316.6|ft}} in [[length overall]], with a beam of {{convert|44|ft}} and a draught of {{convert|15.1|ft}}.<ref name=Gillett103/> Displacement was 1,900 tons at standard load, and 2,450 tons at full load.<ref name=Gillett103/> Propulsion machinery consisted of diesel engines, connected to two shafts driving variable pitch propellers .<ref name=Gillett103/> 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 {{convert|17|kn}}, with a range of {{convert|11,000|nmi}} at {{convert|14|kn}}.<ref name=Gillett103/> ''Cook'' was operated by a ship's company of 150, with facilities for up to 13 civilian scientists.<ref name=Gillett103/> The ship's armament was limited to light calibre weapons only.<ref name=Gillett103/>

''Cook'' was laid down by HMA Naval Dockyard at [[Williamstown, Victoria]],<ref name=Gillett103>Gillett, ''Australian and New Zealand Warships Since 1946'', p. 103</ref> on 30 September 1974, launched on 27 August 1977 and commissioned into the RAN on 28 January 1980.<ref name=Gillett102/> 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.<ref name=Gillett102/>

''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.{{citation needed|date=February 2014}} 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.<ref name="SYT">{{cite web |url=http://www.superyachttimes.com/yachts/details/2982 |title=Cosmos |publisher=Super Yacht Times |accessdate=7 February 2014}}</ref> In 2022, both vessels were dismantled even though the conversion had made progress earlier.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Boonzaier (j_boonzaier) |first=Jonathan |date=2022-08-01 |title=Ship that launched Sir Stelios’ EasyCruise dream gets cut up for scrap in Dubai |url=https://www.tradewindsnews.com/cruise-and-ferry/ship-that-launched-sir-stelios-easycruise-dream-gets-cut-up-for-scrap-in-dubai/2-1-1269154 |access-date=2024-01-01 |website=TradeWinds {{!}} Latest shipping and maritime news |language=en}}</ref>

==Citations==
{{reflist}}

==References==
*{{cite book |last=Gillett |first=Ross |title=Australian and New Zealand Warships Since 1946 |year=1988 |publisher=Child & Associates |location=Brookvale, New South Wales |isbn=0867772190 |oclc=23470364}}

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[[Category:Survey ships of the Royal Australian Navy]]
[[Category:1977 ships]]

HMAS Cook - Revision history

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