HMS Cochrane (1905)
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 HMS Cochrane |
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| Career |  |
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| Class and type: | Duke of Edinburgh class armoured cruiser |
| Name: | HMS Cochrane |
| Builder: | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering, Govan |
| Laid down: | 24 March 1904 |
| Launched: | 28 May 1905 |
| Completed: | 18 February 1907 |
| Fate: | Stranded on the River Mersey 14 November 1918, wreck broken up |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 13,550 long tons (13,770 t) (load) 14,500 long tons (14,700 t) (deep) |
| Length: | 505 ft 4 in (154.03 m) |
| Beam: | 73 ft 6 in (22.40 m) |
| Draught: | 27 ft 6 in (8.38 m) (max at load) |
| Propulsion: | 2 shaft, 4 cylinder triple expansion steam engines 19 Yarrow large tube boilers and 6 cylindrical boilers 23,650 indicated horsepower |
| Speed: | 23.3 knots (26.8 mph; 43.2 km/h) |
| Complement: | 712 |
| Armament: |
6 x 1 - BL 9.2-inch (233.7 mm) Mk X guns |
| Armour: | Belt: 3–6 in (76–150 mm) Decks: .75–1.5 in (19–38 mm) Barbettes: 3–6 in (76–150 mm) Turrets: 4.5–7.5 in (110–190 mm) Conning tower: 10 in (250 mm) Bulkheads: 2–6 in (51–150 mm) |
HMS Cochrane was a Duke of Edinburgh class armoured cruiser of the Royal Navy. She served in the First World War, where she was part of the Second Cruiser Squadron under Rear-Admiral Herbert Heath, taking part in the Battle of Jutland in 1916. She was based in Murmansk in mid-1918 during the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War. She became stranded in the River Mersey on 14 November 1918 and broke in two. The wreck was broken up in place by June 1919.
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[edit] Construction
Cochrane was laid down on 24 March 1904 launched on 28 May 1905 at Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering, Govan, Scotland. She was commissioned with a nucleus crew on 18 February 1907 and later brought to full commission. She displaced 13,550 long tons (13,770 t) as built and 14,500 long tons (14,700 t) fully loaded, with a length of 505 ft 4 in (154.03 m), a beam of 73 ft 6 in (22.40 m) and a draft of {27 ft 6 in (8.38 m). She was powered by 2 shaft, 4 cylinder triple expansion steam engines, which developed a total of 23,650 ihp and yielded a maximum speed of 23.3 kn (43.2 km/h).[1]
Her main armament consisted of six BL 9.2-inch (233.7 mm) Mk X guns in single Mk V turrets distributed in two centerline turrets (one each fore and one aft) and four turrets disposed in the corners about the funnels. Her secondary armament of four BL 7.5-inch (190.5 mm) Mk II or Mk V guns in single Mk II turrets was carried amidships, between the wing 9.2 guns. Twenty-six Vickers QF 3 pounders were fitted, ten on turret roofs and eight each on the forward and aft superstructures. The last four ships of the Duke of Edinburgh-class cruisers had a secondary armament of turreted 7.5 inch guns rather than the 6 inch guns in open barbettes of the first two ships; these latter four were sometimes referred to as the Warrior class.[2] Because of the extra topweight of the turrets in comparison to their half-sisters their stability was reduced which made them very good seaboats and steady gun platforms.[1]
[edit] Service
She "joined the Nore Division of the Home Fleet on 6 March 1907 and shortly afterwards was brought into to full commission for service with the 5th Cruiser Squadron. On 1 April 1909 she recommissioned for service with the 2nd Cruiser Squadron with which she remained until September 1917."[1] She, and her squadron, were assigned to the Grand Fleet for most of World War I. She took part in the Battle of Jutland on 31 May–1 June 1916, along with the cruisers Minotaur, Shannon, and Hampshire under the command of Rear Admiral Heath.[3] However, the ship remained unengaged throughout the engagement, and did not fire her 9 or 7.5 inch guns at all during the battle.[4]
She was transferred to the North America and West Indies station in November 1917, but rejoined the 2nd Cruiser Squadron early in 1918. She was based in Murmansk between May and September 1918 during the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War. "On 14 November 1918 she was stranded in the Mersey Estuary, while under the control of the pilot, and later broke in two, becoming a total loss. The wreck had been broken up in situ by June 1919."[1]
[edit] Notes
[edit] References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham. ISBN 9781861762818. OCLC 67375475.
- Campbell, John (1998). Jutland: An Analysis of the Fighting. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 1-55821-759-2.
- Roberts, John. HMS Cochrane. Warship. III:9. London: Conway Maritime Press. pp. 34-6. ISBN 0-851772048. http://books.google.com/books?id=Q5IXvcE1vE8C&pg=PA74&dq=mogador+warship&lr=&ei=NphTSq37IJXSMKTwyJgH&client=firefox-a#v=onepage&q=&f=false. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
[edit] External links
- "Clan Cochrane, HMS Cochrane". http://www.clancochrane.org/hmscochrane.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
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