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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/> devised a method of towing |
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/> and devised a method of towing [[torpedoe]]s to their target using [[kite]]s.<ref>[Kites On The Winds of War by M. Robinson]</ref> |
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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/> |
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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Admiral Sir Arthur Auckland Leopold Pedro Cochrane KCB (24 September 1824 - August 1905) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station.
Naval career
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] and devised a method of towing torpedoes to their target using kites.[2]
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]