H.M.S. Cochrane (1905)
| 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] |
Construction & Delivery
The ship was projected to cost 1,146,133 pounds.[9]
Torpedoes
In 1913, Shannon and Cochrane were to be allocated 18-in Fiume Mark III** H. torpedos.[10]
Radio
In mid-1913, it was decided to purchase a Type 9 Cruiser Auxiliary set for her.[11]
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.[12]
She recommissioned at Portsmouth on 9 April, 1913.[13]
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.[14]
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.[15]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Dudley R. S. de Chair, 1 November, 1906[16] – 5 January, 1909[17]
- Captain Cecil S. Hickley, 5 January, 1909[18][19] – 3 January, 1911[20]
- Captain William E. Goodenough, 3 January, 1911[21][22] – 10 August, 1912[23]
- Captain William G. E. Ruck-Keene, 9 August, 1912[24] – 30 June, 1915[25]
- Captain Noel Grant, 30 June, 1915[26][27] – 9 February, 1916[28]
- Captain Eustace La T. Leatham, 8 February, 1916[29][30] – December, 1916[31] (temporary, reappointed on 28 February)
- Captain Alexander Farrington, December, 1916[32] – April, 1917[33]
- Captain James U. Farie, April, 1917[34] – 14 November, 1918[35] (in command when vessel stranded)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 44.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 44.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 72.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 72.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 72.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 72.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 44.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 44.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 27 Nov. 1905, p. 10.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1913. p. 8.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1913. W/T Appendix, p. 13.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 18 February, 1907. Issue 38259, col C, p. 10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 294.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 512 of 16 Oct, 1914.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. p. 15.
- ↑ De Chair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 259.
- ↑ De Chair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 259.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 293.
- ↑ Hickley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 330.
- ↑ Hickley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 330.
- ↑ Goodenough Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 433.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 293.
- ↑ Goodenough Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 433.
- ↑ Ruck-Keene Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 451.
- ↑ Ruck-Keene Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 451.
- ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/69. f. 36.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392s.
- ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/69. f. 36.
- ↑ Leatham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 147.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 393b.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 392k.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 146.
Bibliography
- Admiralty, Technical History Section (1919). The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships. Vol. 3, Part 23. C.B. 1515 (23) now O.U. 6171/14. At The National Archives. ADM 275/19.
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
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