Cochrane (DDG 21) - Naval Cruise Book

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USS Cochrane Sh1p s H1story USS COCHRANE IS the flrst sh1p of the Navy to bear the name of Vlce Admlral Edward Lull COCH RANE USN Though she IS the seventh gurded m1ss1le destroyer to employ the slngle arm TARTAR launcher she lS the second shrp of the CHARLES F ADAMS class to have bow mounted sonar Her complement con slsts of 22 offrcers and 340 men Bullt by the Pudget Sound Brldge and Dry Dock Com pany of Seattle Washmgton COCHRANE had about 1 500 000 man hours of work performed on her durmg the 31 months of constructlon from the laylng of the keel to the day of dellvery COCHRANE carrles the most modern weapons afloat for destroyers of her class grvmg her the capabl hty to deal effectively wlth any threat on the hrgh seas Conslderably larger than the destroyers we have known ln the past COCHRANE ts a fast hlghly maneuverable shlp Her automatlc combustxon control power plant enables her to carry out wlth great speed and mob1l1ty any task to whlch she IS asslgned Her powerful sonar ASROC and torpedo mstallatlons equlp her to detect fight and klll submarmes at extended ranges Wlth her TARTAR gulded m1ss1le system she 1S capable of mter ceptlng and destroymg enemy alrcraft many m1les from the shlp She IS equlpped w1th the most modern commu mcatlons and electromcs mstallatlons one of four AD AMS class DDG s to be equlpped wlth the Navy Tactr cal Data System QNTDSJ to provlde computerlzed trackrng and weapons assrgnment USS COCHRANE jorned the Crulser Destroyer Force U S Pactflc Fleet rn March 1964 as the flagshlp of Commander Destroyer D1v1s1on TWO FIVE TWO ment to WESTPAC for extended operatlons w1th the U S SEVENTH Fleet returnmg to her home port on 1 October 1965 Between then and her second deployment ln July 1966 COCHRANE operated out of Pearl Har bour on local trammg exercrses and as a support ship of NASA s Project GEMINI COCHRANES second deployment to the Western Paclflc as a unlt of the Umted States SEVENTH Fleet lasted from July to December of 1966 the majorrty of thus deployment was spent ln support of the Umted States posrtlon 1n Vretnam Followmg thls deployment lt was announced that COCHRANE had won the coveted Battle Efflclency E Award for excellence durrng the previous 18 months Her second deployment completed COCHRANE be gan her flrst regular overhaul SIHCB commlsslomng Thls extensive overhaul at the shrpyard ln Pearl Harbor lasted untrl August 1967 when COCHRANE began readymg for a third deployment by undergomg Refresher Tram mg and MlSSllC System Quahflcatlon Tests and partrcr pallng tn a major fleet exerclse off the coast of Southern Cahfornla In February 1968 COCHRANE deployed to WEST PAC for the thlrd trme Durmg thus deployment COCH RANE participated ln every type of SEVENTH Fleet operatlon whlch a destroyer can be called upon to do These asslgnments mcluded Northern Search and Res cue Operatlon Sea Dragon f1r1ng mlsslons agalnst North Vletnam Naval Gunflre Support to Army Ma rme and Allred troops ashore m South Vretnam Antl Arr Warfare plcket shlp and plane guard destroyer for four U S arrcraft carrlers COCHRANE frred nearly 16 O00 rounds of 5 lnch ammunltron agalnst enemy tar e s Whlle enroute to Pearl Harbour at the completron of the deployment ln August 1968 COCHRANE was notl fred that she had made a clean sweep of Battle Effl clency competltlon and won every award presented for excellence ln the prevlous 18 month perlod Thrs rnclud ed the Battle Effrclency E fsecond awardj depart mental E awards 1n Operatxons Engineering and 1 ' 7 ' 1 V . I . . I , , ' , , J A 1 . . . 8 . , , Ax W ln early 1965, COCHRANE made her first deploy- ' ' h , - D. g t . . .

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The Cochrane Crest The name COCHRANE, which dates back to the middle l200's, is long established in the Scottish peer- age. Waldeve de COCHRANE for Coveranj whose name appears on a Scottish land grant in 1262, is the first person of record in the COCHRANE line. In 1647, William Cochrane was granted the title of Baron. Lord Cochrane of Dundonald became his title in 1669, when he was elevated to the title of Earl. The exact years when members of the family settled in America are uncertaing however, it is known that several daughters and sons of the eighth and ninth Earls of Dundonald were married in New York prior to 1775. Of particular note is Thomas Cochrane, the tenth Earl of Dundonald C1775-18601, who was an Admiral of the First Rank in the Royal Navy. In 1814, Lord Cochrane was a Captain in the Royal Navy and a member of Parliament. During that year, his name became associat- ed with a stock scandal, and he was stripped of all rank and title. He then traveled to Chile where he became Commandant of the Chilean Navy. Several years later he assisted Brazil in forming that country's naval service. For this he is known as the '4Father of the Brazilian Navy. Prior to returning to Britian, he became Com- mander in Chief of the Greek Navy. Upon his return to England, he conducted many experiments and attempted to interest the Royal Navy in steam powered ships. Eventually, for his service to his own and foreign Navies, he was promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral, and later became an Admiral of the First Rank. He is buried in Westminister Abbey. The basic Cochrane crest, less the greyhounds, prob- ably originated sometime between 1262 and 1647. Sup- porters for the crest fgreyhounds in this easel denote peerage, so it is assumed that they were added when William Cochrane became a Baron in 1647. In addition to the supporters, the crest granted to the Earl Dundon- ald included a helmet on which the horse was standing. This indicated that the title of the bearer of the crest fell within a certain area of peerage. Although we are using the basic crest granted to Lord Cochrane, it has been modified somewhat for our use as a ship's crest. xxxt xi xxxx Wxy kfaq' y- WTF V 21 49o '1 Q lus pl! ,ynt 'Y' L iitit sg' 4 at XV' infra: RE S COC1-lm' ,, ..- Y TJ-

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