Basil Edward Cochrane R.N.
Basil Edward Cochrane R.N.

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Basil Edward Cochrane R.N.Explanation
Son of Basil Edward Arthur Cochrane (1817-1895)
 
Date (from)(Date to)Personal
24 August 1841 Born (Radcliffe on the Wreke, leicestershire)
11 June 1873 Married Cornelia (1847-1925), daughter of John James Robinson (1810-1874)
4 May 1922 Died (Bagshot, Surrey)
 
DateRank
24 August 1860Mate
20 December 1860Lieutenant
29 November 1872Commander
31 December 1884Captain
2 September 1896Retired Captain
22 June 1899Retired Rear-Admiral
10 February 1904Retired Vice-Admiral
 
Date fromDate toService
27 March 185414 October 1854Naval cadet in James Watt, commanded by Captain George Elliot, the Baltic during the Russian War
15 October 18548 March 1856Naval cadet in Monarch, commanded by Captain John Elphinstone Erskine then Captain Henry Lyster then Captain George Edwin Patey, the Baltic during the Russian War, then Devonport, then the Pacific
9 March 18562 June 1857Midshipman in Monarch, commanded by Captain George Edwin Patey, Pacific
3 June 185710 June 1857Naval cadet in Monarch, commanded by Captain George Edwin Patey, Pacific
11 June 185712 June 1857Midshipman in Monarch, commanded by Captain George Edwin Patey, Pacific
13 June 185812 February 1859Midshipman in Caesar, commanded by Captain Charles Frederick, Channel squadron, then central America
13 February 185923 July 1859Midshipman in Indus, commanded by Captain John Charles Dalrymple Hay, North America and West Indies
24 July 18595 August 1859Midshipman in Victory, commanded by Captain Arthur Farquhar, flag-ship, Commander-in-chief, Portsmouth
6 August 185917 August 1859Midshipman in Donegal, commanded by Captain William Fanshawe Glanville, Channel squadron
18 August 185923 August 1860Midshipman in Edgar, commanded by Captain James Edward Katon, Channel squadron
24 August 186019 December 1860Mate in Edgar, commanded by Captain James Edward Katon, Channel squadron
10 January 186123 November 1864Lieutenant in Barracouta, commanded by Commander George John Malcolm then Captain John D'Arcy, North America and West Indies
15 March 186631 May 1867Lieutenant in Revenge, commanded by Captain George Le Geyt Bowyear, Coast Guard, Pembroke
1 June 186721 December 1867Lieutenant in Megaera, commanded by Captain James Simpson, troopship
5 May 18687 December 1868Lieutenant in Juno, commanded by Captain William Alfred Rumbulow Pearse, transport to North America and West Indies (apparently referred to as 'the dark horse of the navy', because it was unclear whether she was a corvette or an armed transport)
23 February 18699 October 1869Lieutenant in Pallas, commanded by Captain Edward Henry Gage Lambert, Mediterranean
11 January 187010 March 1873Lieutenant and commander in Britomart, North America and West Indies
11 March 187311 April 1873Additional Commander in Orontes, commanded by Captain John Laisné Perry, troopship, on passage
3 December 18732 August 1875Coast Guard (Southend, Essex)
3 August 187523 June 1879Commander in Lily, China
24 June 187918 September 1879Additional Commander in Tyne, commanded by Commander John Edward Stokes, on passage
28 May 188225 January 1885Commander in Tyne, troop- and storeship
24 November 188715 December 1890Captain in Tamar, troopship
30 April 18924 July 1893Captain in Bellerophon, Guard ship, Pembroke Dock (including manoeuvres 21 July - 24 August 1892; assisting in the salvage of HMS HoweExternal link - ran aground off Ferol, Spain - 15 December 1892 - 21 June 1893)
5 July 18938 May 1895Captain in Rupert, Guard ship, Pembroke Dock (including manoeuvres 11 July - 11 August 1893 and 18 July - 17 August 1894)
22 July 18951 September 1896Captain in GalateaExternal link, Guard ship, Hull (including manoeuvres 24 July - 26 August 1895 and 8 July - 19 August 1896)

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