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Chilean Ship Cochrane
Several ships of the Chilean Navy have been named ''Cochrane'' or ''Almirante Cochrane'' after Thomas Cochrane (1775–1860), commander of the Chilean Navy during that country's war of independence against Spain * , lead ship of her class of battery ships, launched in 1874, and scrapped in 1933 * ordered as , a dreadnought battleship laid down in Britain in 1913, but acquired unfinished by the Royal Navy in 1917, and converted to the carrier HMS ''Eagle'' * , a ''Fletcher''-class destroyer, the former USS ''Rooks'' (DD-804), commissioned into the Chilean Navy in 1962, and scrapped in 1983 * , a County-class destroyer, the former HMS ''Antrim'' (D18), acquired by the Chilean Navy in 1984, and decommissioned in 2006 * , a Type 23 frigate, the former HMS ''Norfolk'' (F230), commissioned into the Chilean Navy in 2006 {{DEFAULTSORT:Cochrane Cochrane, Chilean ship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl Of Dundonald
Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, Marquess of Maranhão (14 December 1775 – 31 October 1860), styled Lord Cochrane between 1778 and 1831, was a British naval flag officer of the Royal Navy, mercenary and Radical politician. He was a successful captain of the Napoleonic Wars, leading Napoleon to nickname him french: le Loup des Mers, lit=the Sea Wolf, label=none. He was successful in virtually all of his naval actions. He was dismissed from the Royal Navy in 1814 after a controversial conviction for fraud on the Stock Exchange. He helped organise and lead the rebel navies of Chile and Brazil during their respective successful wars of independence through the 1820s. While in charge of the Chilean Navy, Cochrane also contributed to Peruvian independence through the Freedom Expedition of Perú. He was also hired to help the Greek Navy, but did not have much impact. In 1832, he was pardoned by the Crown and reinstated in the Royal Navy with the rank of Rear-Admiral of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
