Admiral Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, Marquess of Maranhão, styled Lord Cochrane between 1778 and 1831, was a British naval officer, politician and mercenary. Serving during the French Revo
Portrait by James Ramsay, c. 1830
Cochrane's father, the 9th Earl of Dundonald (1748–1831)
Speedy under Cochrane capturing El Gamo in the action of 6 May 1801
1951 copy by Archibald Eliot Haswell Miller of Peter Edward Stroehling's 1807 portrait of Cochrane
HMS Speedy (1782)
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HMS Speedy was a 14-gun Speedy-class brig sloop of the Royal Navy. Built during the last years of the American War of Independence, she served with distinction during the French Revolutionary Wars.
Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald
…and his brother Archibald going aloft in place of crew who were mostly ill. Cochrane was promoted to commander and took command of the brig sloop HMS Speedy on 28 March 1800. Later that year, a Spanish warship disguised as a merchant ship almost captured him. He escaped by flying a Danish flag and fending…
HMS Speedy falling in with the wreck of HMS Queen Charlotte, 21 March 1800
Charles Cunningham, Speedy's commander at the start of the French Revolutionary Wars
George Cockburn, Speedy's fifth commander who rose to the rank of admiral of the fleet
Hugh Downman, Speedy's commander between 1797 and 1799