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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 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]], 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> |
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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 Trinidad Lake Asphalt Company during its early years.<ref name=bio/> |
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 Trinidad Lake Asphalt Company during its early years and became [[High Sheriff]] for [[County Donegal]].<ref name=bio/> |
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Admiral Sir Arthur Auckland Leopold Pedro Cochrane KCB (24 September 1824 - 20 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 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 torpedos 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 retired in 1886.[4] He was also involved in managing the Trinidad Lake Asphalt Company during its early years and became High Sheriff for County Donegal.[4]