Edward L. Cochrane

Vice Admiral Edward Lull "Ned" Cochrane (March 18, 1892 - November 14, 1959) was a United States Navy officer and noted naval architect who served as Chief of the Bureau of Ships during World War II. In this capacity, he was directly responsible for the Navy's massive shipbuilding and maintenance program from November 1942 until November 1946.

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Honorary Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Marine engineers and naval architects