Nathaniel Day Cochrane

Nathaniel Day Cochrane

Nathaniel Day Cochrane (d. November 1844) was a British naval officer. He was the son of Hon. John Cochrane, third son of Thomas Cochrane, 8th Earl of Dundonald. Nathaniel had a sister, Angelica, and two brothers, Colonel James Johnson Cochrane of the 3rd Guards and John Cochrane, an Attorney-at-Law in Madras, India.

Nathaniel Day Cochrane entered the Navy in 1784 and received a promotion to Lieutenant in 1800. In 1805 he was promoted Commander and assumed command of HMS Kingfisher. While on the West Indies Station he captured several vessels before bringing news to Sir John Thomas Duckworth's squadron that three French ships of the line had been sighted sailing towards Santo Domingo. He was posted with date of seniority of 26 March 1806, on his return to England with the news of the Battle of San Domingo. He subsequently commanded the frigates third-rate ship of the line HMS Asia, and remained her commander until 1814. He finished his career as a Rear Admiral of the Blue. Admiral Cochrane died in November 1844.


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