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Cochrane was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 29 November, 1872.<ref>Cochrane Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36/735.|}} f. 29.</ref> | Cochrane was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 29 November, 1872.<ref>Cochrane Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36/735.|}} f. 29.</ref> | ||
| − | He was appointed in command of {{UK-Tyne|f=p}} in May 1882, vice [[John Edward Stokes | John E. Stokes]], promoted.<ref>''Portsmouth Evening News'' (Wednesday, 24 May 1882), p. 2.</ref> He was superseded and succeeded in command by [[William Eveleigh Darwall | | + | He was appointed in command of {{UK-Tyne|f=p}} in May 1882, vice [[John Edward Stokes|John E. Stokes]], promoted.<ref>''Portsmouth Evening News'' (Wednesday, 24 May 1882), p. 2.</ref> He was superseded and succeeded in command by Commander [[William Eveleigh Darwall|W. E. Darwall]] on 5 January 1885. |
Cochrane was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1884.<ref>Cochrane Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36/735.|}} f. 29.</ref> | Cochrane was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1884.<ref>Cochrane Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36/735.|}} f. 29.</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 00:13, 9 March 2023
Vice-Admiral (retired) Basil Edward Cochrane, (24 August, 1841 – 4 May, 1922) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Cochrane was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 20 December, 1860.[1]
Cochrane was promoted to the rank of Commander on 29 November, 1872.[2]
He was appointed in command of H.M.S. Tyne in May 1882, vice John E. Stokes, promoted.[3] He was superseded and succeeded in command by Commander W. E. Darwall on 5 January 1885.
Cochrane was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1884.[4]
Placed on the Retired List on account of age on 21 August, 1896, Cochrane would be promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 22 June, 1899[5], and then to Vice-Admiral on 10 February, 1904.[6]
He died in 1922 of senile decay and heart failure.[7]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Arthur H. Alington |
Captain of H.M.S. Britomart 10 Dec, 1869[8][9] – 29 Nov, 1872[10] |
Succeeded by William H. Richards |
| Preceded by Charles C. Drury |
Captain of H.M.S. Bellerophon 30 Apr, 1892[11] – 4 Jul, 1893[12] |
Succeeded by Arthur P. James |
| Preceded by Charles B. Theobald |
Captain of H.M.S. Rupert 5 Jul, 1893[13] |
Succeeded by Lionel A. W. Barnes-Lawrence |
| Preceded by William F. S. Mann |
Captain of H.M.S. Galatea 22 Jul, 1895[14][15] – 1 Sep, 1896[16] |
Succeeded by Count Frederick C. Metaxa |
Footnotes
- ↑ Cochrane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/735. f. 29.
- ↑ Cochrane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/735. f. 29.
- ↑ Portsmouth Evening News (Wednesday, 24 May 1882), p. 2.
- ↑ Cochrane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/735. f. 29.
- ↑ Army and Navy Gazette (Saturday, 1 July 1899), p. 619.
- ↑ Cochrane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/735. f. 29.
- ↑ Cochrane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/735. f. 29.
- ↑ Cochrane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/735. f. 29.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1872) Corrected to 20th August, 1872. p. 192.
- ↑ Cochrane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/735. f. 29.
- ↑ Cochrane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/735. f. 29.
- ↑ Cochrane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/735. f. 29.
- ↑ Cochrane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/735. f. 29.
- ↑ Cochrane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/735. f. 29.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 225.
- ↑ Cochrane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/735. f. 29.
