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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''Sir Arthur Auckland Leopold Pedro Cochrane''' [[Order of the Bath|KCB]] (24 September 1824 - 20 August 1905) was a [[Royal Navy]] officer who went on to be [[Pacific Station|Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station]].
[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''Sir Arthur Auckland Leopold Pedro Cochrane''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|KCB}} (24 September 1824 – 20 August 1905) was a [[Royal Navy]] officer who served as [[Pacific Station|Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station]].


==Naval career==
==Naval career==
Born the third son of the [[Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald|tenth Earl of Dundonald]], Hancock joined the [[Royal Navy]] in 1839.<ref name=loney>[http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowBiog.php?id=906 William Loney RN]</ref> He fought at [[Acre, Israel|Acre]] where he was wounded during the [[Oriental Crisis of 1840|Oriental Crisis]] in 1840<ref name=peerage>[http://thepeerage.com/p25691.htm The Peerage.com]</ref> and then served in the [[Baltic Sea]] during the [[Crimean War]]<ref name=loney/> where he devised a method of towing [[torpedo]]s to their target using [[kite]]s in 1855.<ref>[http://www.kitehistory.com/Miscellaneous/Warkites.htm Kites On The Winds of War by M. Robinson]</ref>
Born the third son of the [[Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald|tenth Earl of Dundonald]], Cochrane joined the [[Royal Navy]] in 1839.<ref name=loney>[http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowBiog.php?id=906 William Loney RN]</ref> He fought at [[Acre, Israel|Acre]] where he was wounded during the [[Oriental Crisis of 1840|Oriental Crisis]] in 1840<ref name=peerage>[http://thepeerage.com/p25691.htm The Peerage.com]</ref> and then served in the [[Baltic Sea]] during the [[Crimean War]]<ref name=loney/> where he devised a method of towing [[torpedo]]es to their target using [[kite]]s in 1855.<ref>[http://www.kitehistory.com/Miscellaneous/Warkites.htm Kites On The Winds of War by M. Robinson]</ref>


Promoted to [[Captain (naval)|Captain]] in 1854, he was given command of [[HMS Horatio|HMS ''Horatio'']] at [[Sheerness]] and then of [[HMS Niger (1846)|HMS ''Niger'']] in which he took part in the destruction of the Chinese Fleet in October 1856 during the [[Second Opium War]].<ref name=peerage/> He later commanded [[HMS Warrior (1860)|HMS ''Warrior'']] and then [[HMS Cumberland (1842)|HMS ''Cumberland'']].<ref name=loney/> He was appointed Superintendent of [[Sheerness]] dockyard in 1869 and [[Pacific Station|Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station]] in 1873.<ref name=loney/> He retired in 1886.<ref name=bio>[http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/rbmscl/cochranefamily/inv/ Cochrane Family]</ref> He was also involved in managing the [[Lake Asphalt of Trinidad and Tobago|Trinidad Lake Asphalt Company]] during its early years and became [[High Sheriff]] for [[County Donegal]].<ref name=bio/>
Promoted to [[Captain (naval)|captain]] in 1854, he was given command of {{HMS|Horatio|1807|6}} at [[Sheerness]] and then of [[HMS Niger (1846)|HMS ''Niger'']] in which he took part in the destruction of the Chinese Fleet in October 1856 during the [[Second Opium War]].<ref name=peerage/> He later commanded [[HMS Warrior (1860)|HMS ''Warrior'']] and then [[HMS Cumberland (1842)|HMS ''Cumberland'']].<ref name=loney/> He was appointed Superintendent of [[Sheerness]] dockyard in 1869 and [[Pacific Station|Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station]] in 1873.<ref name=loney/> He was promoted to [[Admiral (Royal Navy)|admiral]] in December 1881, and retired from the navy in June 1886.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=25600|page=3033|date=25 June 1886}}</ref><ref name=bio>[http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/findingaids/cochranefamily/ Cochrane Family]</ref> In retirement he was involved in managing the [[Lake Asphalt of Trinidad and Tobago|Trinidad Lake Asphalt Company]].<ref name=bio/>

In a letter to ''[[The Times]]'' in 1902, Admiral Cochrane wrote about attending the enthronement festivities of King [[Louis Philippe I]] of the French in Paris in 1830, being present at the [[Coronation of Queen Victoria]] in 1838, and the (at that point) recent [[Coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra]] earlier the same year.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Letter – Recollections of the Past |date=16 October 1902 |page=4 |issue=36900}}</ref>


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Sir Arthur Cochrane
Born(1824-09-24)24 September 1824
Died20 August 1905(1905-08-20) (aged 80)
AllegianceVereinigtes Königreich Vereinigtes Königreich
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service1839–1886
RankAdmiral
Commands heldHMS Horatio
HMS Niger
HMS Warrior
HMS Cumberland
Pacific Station
Battles/warsOriental Crisis
Crimean War
Second Opium War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Admiral Sir Arthur Auckland Leopold Pedro Cochrane, KCB (24 September 1824 – 20 August 1905) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station.

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Born the third son of the tenth Earl of Dundonald, Cochrane joined the Royal Navy in 1839.[1] He fought at Acre where he was wounded during the Oriental Crisis in 1840[2] and then served in the Baltic Sea during the Crimean War[1] where he devised a method of towing torpedoes to their target using kites in 1855.[3]

Promoted to captain in 1854, he was given command of HMS Horatio at Sheerness and then of HMS Niger in which he took part in the destruction of the Chinese Fleet in October 1856 during the Second Opium War.[2] He later commanded HMS Warrior and then HMS Cumberland.[1] He was appointed Superintendent of Sheerness dockyard in 1869 and Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station in 1873.[1] He was promoted to admiral in December 1881, and retired from the navy in June 1886.[4][5] In retirement he was involved in managing the Trinidad Lake Asphalt Company.[5]

In a letter to The Times in 1902, Admiral Cochrane wrote about attending the enthronement festivities of King Louis Philippe I of the French in Paris in 1830, being present at the Coronation of Queen Victoria in 1838, and the (at that point) recent Coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra earlier the same year.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d William Loney RN
  2. ^ a b The Peerage.com
  3. ^ Kites On The Winds of War by M. Robinson
  4. ^ "No. 25600". The London Gazette. 25 June 1886. p. 3033.
  5. ^ a b Cochrane Family
  6. ^ "Letter – Recollections of the Past". The Times. No. 36900. London. 16 October 1902. p. 4.
Military offices
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1873–1876 		Succeeded by
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