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Arthur Cochrane (officer Of Arms)
Arthur Cochrane may refer to: * Sir Arthur Cochrane (Royal Navy officer) Admiral Sir Arthur Auckland Leopold Pedro Cochrane, (24 September 1824 – 20 August 1905) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station. Naval career Born the third son of the tenth Earl of Dundonald, Cochrane ... (1824–1905), British admiral * Sir Arthur Cochrane (officer of arms) (1872–1954), British officer of arms * Arthur Ormiston Cochrane (1879–1926), Canadian politician {{hndis, Cochrane, Arthur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Cochrane (Royal Navy Officer)
Admiral Sir Arthur Auckland Leopold Pedro Cochrane, (24 September 1824 – 20 August 1905) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station. Naval career Born the third son of the tenth Earl of Dundonald, Cochrane joined the Royal Navy in 1839. He fought at Acre where he was wounded during the Oriental Crisis in 1840 and then served in the Baltic Sea during the Crimean War where he devised a method of towing torpedoes to their target using kites in 1855. Promoted to Captain in 1854, he was given command of 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. He later commanded HMS ''Warrior'' and then HMS ''Cumberland''. He was appointed Superintendent of Sheerness dockyard in 1869 and Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station in 1873. He was promoted to admiral in December 1881, and retired from the navy in June 1886. In retirement he was involved in manag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Cochrane (officer Of Arms)
Arthur Cochrane may refer to: * Sir Arthur Cochrane (Royal Navy officer) Admiral Sir Arthur Auckland Leopold Pedro Cochrane, (24 September 1824 – 20 August 1905) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station. Naval career Born the third son of the tenth Earl of Dundonald, Cochrane ... (1824–1905), British admiral * Sir Arthur Cochrane (officer of arms) (1872–1954), British officer of arms * Arthur Ormiston Cochrane (1879–1926), Canadian politician {{hndis, Cochrane, Arthur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |