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Companion of the Order of the Bath
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Cowper Phipps Coles
1819-01-01 – 1870-09-07
Life & Legacy
Captain Cowper Phipps Coles (1819 – 7 September 1870), was an English naval captain with the Royal Navy. Coles was also an inventor; in 1859, he was the first to patent a design for a revolving gun turret. Upon appealing for public support, his turrets were installed on HMS Prince Albert and HMS Royal Sovereign. Coles died in a maritime accident in 1870 when HMS Captain, an experimental warship built to his designs, capsized and sank with him on board.
Occupation & Career
inventor, naval officer
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Verified Legacy Record
Family Child
Samuel Hood Cowper-Coles
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Family Child
Fanny Augusta Coles
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Family Child
Sherard Osborn Cowper-Coles
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Family Father
John Coles
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Family Mother
Mary Anne Goodhew Rogers
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Family Sibling
Emily Frances Coles
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Family Spouse
Emily Pearson
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Sources & Provenance
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