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==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 served in the [[Baltic Sea]] during the [[Crimean War]].<ref name=loney/> Promoted to [[Captain (naval)|Captain]] in 1854, he was given command of [[HMS Horatio|HMS ''Horatio'']], [[HMS Niger (1846)|HMS ''Niger'']], [[HMS Warrior (1860)|HMS ''Warrior'']] and then [[HMS Cumberland|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/>
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 served in the [[Baltic Sea]] during the [[Crimean War]].<ref name=loney/> Promoted to [[Captain (naval)|Captain]] in 1854, he was given command of [[HMS Horatio|HMS ''Horatio'']], [[HMS Niger (1846)|HMS ''Niger'']], [[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/>


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Revision as of 09:59, 9 October 2010

Admiral Arthur Auckland Leopold Pedro Cochrane (24 September 1824 - August 1905) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station.

Born the third son of the tenth Earl of Dundonald, Hancock joined the Royal Navy in 1839.[1] He served in the Baltic Sea during the Crimean War.[1] Promoted to Captain in 1854, he was given command of HMS Horatio, HMS Niger, 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]

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