A CAST BRASS TOMPION FROM THE ARMOURED CRUISER H.M.S. COCHRANE [1905]
depicting the family crest of the Cochrane family, with threaded barrel mounts behind, -- 10in. (25.5cm.) diam

One of four Warrior Class ships ordered in 1903-4, they displaced some 13,500 tons, but were effectively obsolete after the 1906 introduction of Dreadnought. Cochrane was never-the-less assigned to the Grand Fleet in 1914 and served at Jutland - albeit without firing a shot. On 14th November 1918 she was stranded in the Mersey whilst under pilot and broke her back.

Condition Report
Polished/worn with polish residue in crevices.

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