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|align="center" colspan="2"|'''H.M.S. ''Cochrane'''''
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|19 (1914)<br>41 (Jan 1918)<br>N.10 (Apr, 1918)<ref>Dittmar; Colledge.  ''British Warships: 1914-1919''.</ref>
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==Torpedoes==
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In 1913, {{UK-Shannon}} and ''Cochrane'' were to be allocated {{Torp|18-in Fiume Mark III** H.}}s.{{ARTS1913|p. 8}}
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|1919
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|380 feet 3¼ inches (p.p.) 505 feet 4 inches (o.a.)
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==Career==
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==Radio==
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A navigating party formed from the nucleus crew of [[H.M.S. Amphitrite (1898)|''Amphitrite'']], with other ratings, left Chatham on 16 February, 1907, to crew ''Cochrane'' for her acceptance trial.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 18 February, 1907.  Issue '''38259''', col C, pg. 10.</ref>
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In mid-1913, it was decided to purchase a [[Type 9 Wireless Set|Type 9 Cruiser Auxiliary set]] for her.{{ARTS1913|W/T Appendix, p. 13}}
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==Service==
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A navigating party formed from the nucleus crew of {{UK-Amphitrite}}, with other ratings, left Chatham on 16 February, 1907, to crew ''Cochrane'' for her acceptance trial.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 18 February, 1907.  Issue '''38259''', col C, p. 10.</ref>
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She recommissioned at Portsmouth on 9 April, 1913.{{NLApr14|p. 294}}
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She was stranded in the Mersey on 14 November, 1918 and eventually broke in two and was lost. 
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===Battle of Jutland===
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:{{Main|H.M.S. Cochrane at the Battle of Jutland}}
  
 
==Alterations==
 
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An order for a design for a director system for ''Cochrane'' was issued 22 February, 1915, and an order for its manufacture given 26 August, 1916.  Priorities for director fittings were such that it was only made available in November 1918 and never actually installed.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, 1919'', p. 15.</ref>
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In October 1914, the ship was to be given eleven Pattern 1582 Electric Radiators to warm cabins whose stoves could not be used for heating them.{{AWO1914|512 of 16 Oct, 1914}}
  
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An order for a design for a director system for ''Cochrane'' was issued 22 February, 1915, and an order for its manufacture given 26 August, 1916.  Priorities for director fittings were such that it was only made available in November 1918 and never actually installed.{{FCHMShips|p. 15}}
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*{{CaptRN}} [[Dudley Rawson Stratford de Chair|Dudley R. S. de Chair]], 1 November, 1906.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 11 October, 1906.  Issue '''38148''', col A, pg. 8.</ref>
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*Captain [[Noel Grant]], 30 June, 1915.<ref>''Navy List'' (October, 1915).  p. 392''s''.</ref>
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==Captains==
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*Captain [[James Uchtred Farie]],  
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Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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*Captain [[William Edmund Goodenough]],  
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*Captain [[Cecil Spencer Hickley]],  
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Dudley Rawson Stratford de Chair|nick=Dudley R. S. de Chair|appt=1 November, 1906<ref>De Chair Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 259.</ref>|precBy=New Command|end=5 January, 1909<ref>De Chair Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 259.</ref>}}
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*Captain [[Eustace La Trobe Leatham]],  
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Cecil Spencer Hickley|nick=Cecil S. Hickley|appt=5 January, 1909{{NLJan10|p. 293}}<ref>Hickley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 330.</ref>|end=3 January, 1911<ref>Hickley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 330.</ref>}}
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*Captain [[William George Elmhirst Ruck-Keene]],  
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Edmund Goodenough|nick=William E. Goodenough|appt=3 January, 1911<ref>Goodenough Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 433.</ref>{{NLApr11|p. 293}}|end=10 August, 1912<ref>Goodenough Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 433.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William George Elmhirst Ruck-Keene|nick=William G. E. Ruck-Keene|appt=9 August, 1912<ref>Ruck-Keene Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 451.</ref>|end=30 June, 1915<ref>Ruck-Keene Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 451.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Noel Grant|nick=Noel Grant|appt=30 June, 1915<ref>Grant Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/69.|D7602414}} f. 36.</ref>{{NLOct15|p. 392''s''}}|end=9 February, 1916<ref>Grant Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/69.|D7602414}} f. 36.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Eustace La Trobe Leatham|nick=Eustace La T. Leatham|appt=8 February, 1916<ref>Leatham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 147.</ref>{{NLDec16|p. 393''b''}}|note=temporary, reappointed on 28 February|end=December, 1916{{MackieRNW}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Alexander Farrington|nick=Alexander Farrington|appt=December, 1916{{MackieRNW}}|end=April, 1917{{MackieRNW}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=James Uchtred Farie|nick=James U. Farie|appt=April, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 392''k''}}|end=14 November, 1918{{HepperLosses|p. 146}}|note=in command when vessel stranded|succBy=Vessel Lost}}
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==See Also==
 
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* [http://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-05-HMS_Cochrane.htm Transcribed Ship Logs at naval-history.net]
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==Footnotes==
 
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==Bibliography==
 
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Revision as of 15:30, 6 April 2018

H.M.S. Cochrane (1905)
Pendant Number: 19 (1914)
41 (Jan 1918)
N.10 (Apr, 1918)[1]
Builder: Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company[2]
Ordered: 1903-04 Programme[3]
Laid down: 24 Mar, 1904[4]
Launched: 20 May, 1905[5]
Commissioned: 18 Feb, 1907[6]
Stranded: 14 Nov, 1918[7]
Fate: in the Mersey[8]

Torpedoes

In 1913, Shannon and Cochrane were to be allocated 18-in Fiume Mark III** H. torpedos.[9]

Radio

In mid-1913, it was decided to purchase a Type 9 Cruiser Auxiliary set for her.[10]

Service

A navigating party formed from the nucleus crew of Amphitrite, with other ratings, left Chatham on 16 February, 1907, to crew Cochrane for her acceptance trial.[11]

She recommissioned at Portsmouth on 9 April, 1913.[12]

She was stranded in the Mersey on 14 November, 1918 and eventually broke in two and was lost.

Battle of Jutland

Main article: H.M.S. Cochrane at the Battle of Jutland

Alterations

In October 1914, the ship was to be given eleven Pattern 1582 Electric Radiators to warm cabins whose stoves could not be used for heating them.[13]

An order for a design for a director system for Cochrane was issued 22 February, 1915, and an order for its manufacture given 26 August, 1916. Priorities for director fittings were such that it was only made available in November 1918 and never actually installed.[14]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 44.
  2. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 44.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 72.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 72.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 72.
  6. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 72.
  7. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 44.
  8. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 44.
  9. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1913. p. 8.
  10. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1913. W/T Appendix, p. 13.
  11. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 18 February, 1907. Issue 38259, col C, p. 10.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 294.
  13. ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 512 of 16 Oct, 1914.
  14. ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. p. 15.
  15. ↑ De Chair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 259.
  16. ↑ De Chair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 259.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 293.
  18. ↑ Hickley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 330.
  19. ↑ Hickley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 330.
  20. ↑ Goodenough Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 433.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 293.
  22. ↑ Goodenough Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 433.
  23. ↑ Ruck-Keene Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 451.
  24. ↑ Ruck-Keene Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 451.
  25. ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/69. f. 36.
  26. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392s.
  27. ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/69. f. 36.
  28. ↑ Leatham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 147.
  29. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 393b.
  30. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  31. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  32. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  33. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 392k.
  34. ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 146.

Bibliography


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