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[[File:Archibald-Cochrane, NPG x69623.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Rear-Admiral Archibald Cochrane as a Captain, June 1929.<br><small>Portrait: © National Portrait Gallery, London.</small>]]
{{RearRN}} (retired) '''Archibald Cochrane''', C.M.G. (20 June, 1874 &ndash; 15 July, 1952) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].

==Life & Career==
The son of Captain Cochrane was raised in Bagshot, Surrey and gained seven months' time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}}.

Cochrane was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1896.<ref>Cochrane Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/10.|D7602798}} f. 11.</ref>

On 20 February 1900 Cochrane was appointed to {{UK-Ocean}}, holding gunnery duties temporarily while awaiting the arrival of Lieutenant [[Percival Henry Warleigh|Warleigh]].  In early 1903, he went to join {{UK-Glory}} as Flag Lieutenant to R/A [[Harry Tremenheere Grenfell|Grenfell]] on the [[China Station]]  This lasted only until July.  In 1904, Cochrane spent nine months in command of the [[Devonport Signal School]] followed by a few weeks at a W/T course in Portsmouth.  At the conclusion of the wireless studies, Cochrane was again appointed as Grenfell's flag lieutenant, this time for sixteen months in {{UK-Venerable}}, based in the Mediterranean.<ref>Cochrane Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/10.|D7602798}} f. 11.</ref>

Cochrane was appointed in command of {{UK-Speedwell}} on 5 July 1906.  He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1907 while in command and left the ship around 10 January, 1908.<ref>Cochrane Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/10.|D7602798}} f. 11.</ref>

Cochrane was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1918.<ref>Cochrane Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/10.|D7602798}} f. 11.</ref>

Cochrane was appointed executive officer in {{UK-Alacrity}} on 27 February, 1913 and served in her until 24 August 1914 when he was appointed to command {{UK-EmpressOfRussia}} on the [[China Station]].

==Post-War==
Cochrane was appointed in command of the {{UK-Colombo|f=t}} in December, 1921.

Cochrane was placed on the Retired List on account of age on 20 June, 1929 and subsequently was promoted to {{RearRN}} on the Retired List on 4 August, 1929.<ref>Cochrane Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/10.|D7602798}} f. 11.</ref>

Cochrane died of pneumonia and a cerebral hemorrhage.<ref>Cochrane Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/10.|D7602798}} f. 11.</ref>

==See Also==
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Archibald+Cochrane Service Records]
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Robert William Dalgety|Robert W. Dalgety]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Speedwell (1889)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Speedwell'']]'''<br>5 Jul, 1906<ref>Cochrane Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/10.|D7602798}} f. 11.</ref>{{NLMar07|p. 377}} &ndash; 10 Jan, 1908<ref>Cochrane Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/10.|D7602798}} f. 11.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Henry Blake Gellibrand|Henry B. Gellibrand]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Cecil Dacre Staveley Raikes|Cecil D. S. Raikes]]'''<br><small>as '''Captain of H.M.S. ''Surprise'''''</small>|'''[[H.M.S. Surprise (1885)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Alacrity'']]'''<br>21 Feb, 1913 &ndash; 24 Aug, 1914|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Empress of Russia (1912)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Empress of Russia'']]'''<br>24 Aug, 1914<ref>Cochrane Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/10.|D7602798}} f. 11.</ref>{{NLOct15|p. 401''m''}} &ndash; 21 Oct, 1915<ref>Cochrane Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/10.|D7602798}} f. 11.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''Vessel Decommissioned'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry Willcox Osburn|Henry W. Osburn]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Sentinel (1904)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Sentinel'']]'''<br>12 Jan, 1916<ref>Cochrane Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/10.|D7602798}} f. 11.</ref> &ndash; 15 Jun, 1916<ref>Cochrane Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/10.|D7602798}} f. 11.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Walter John Challoner Lake|Walter J. C. Lake]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Winstanley Robert Coverdale Moorsom|Winstanley R. C. Moorsom]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Skirmisher (1905)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Skirmisher'']]'''<br>15 Jun, 1916<ref>Cochrane Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/10.|D7602798}} f. 11.</ref>{{NLNov17|p. 397''y''}} &ndash; Jul, 1918<ref>Cochrane Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/10.|D7602798}} f. 11.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Morshead Buchanan Baillie-Hamilton|Morshead B. Baillie-Hamilton]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Cathcart Romer Wason|Cathcart R. Wason]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Comus (1914)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Comus'']]'''<br>1 Mar, 1921<ref>Cochrane Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/10.|D7602798}} f. 11.</ref> &ndash; ''c''. Dec, 1921|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Ralph Stuart Wykes-Sneyd|Ralph S. Wykes-Sneyd]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Casper Boucher Ballard|Casper B. Ballard]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Colombo (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Colombo'']]'''<br>7 Dec, 1921{{NLJan23|p. 739}} &ndash; 17 May, 1923<ref>Thanks to Paul Money for Ship's Log at {{TNA|ADM 53/73847.}}</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[James Wolfe Murray|James W. Murray]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Ralph Stuart Wykes-Sneyd|Ralph S. Wykes-Sneyd]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Caroline (1914)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Caroline'']]'''<br>''c''. Dec, 1921<ref>Cochrane Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/10.|D7602798}} f. 11.</ref> &ndash; 20 Dec, 1921{{INF}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Harold Owen Reinold|Harold O. Reinold]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Gerald Charles Dickens|Gerald C. Dickens]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Harebell (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Harebell'']]'''<br>15 Sep, 1926{{NLJul27|p. 244}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Malcolm Lennon Goldsmith|Malcolm L. Goldsmith]]'''}}
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