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April 2011www.sname.org/sname/mt LEARN MORE For further information on the life of Edward Cochrane, the authors recommend the following sources. Jerome C. Hunsaker, Edward Lull Cochrane, 1892 ? 1959, Biographical Memoir (National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C., 1961) The New York Times , November 16, 1959: Adm. Cochrane, Navy Aid, Dead? The Tech , Nov. 20, 1959: Adm. Cochrane Dies, Headed Industrial Liaison? (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Papers of Edward L. Cochrane, 1914 - 1960 (Operational Archives Branch, Historical Center, Washington, DC) Bruce H. Franklin, Buckley Class Destroyer Escorts (Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland, 1999) Norman Friedman, Destroyers (Naval Institute Press, 1982) One of two remaining destroyer escorts in the United States, USS Stewart , DE-328, can be visited as a land-based museum at Seawolf Park in Galveston, Texas. Go to www.galveston.com for details. (founders and leaders) r C F J O H B T T J H O F E B T T F O J P S PA D F S P C T F S W ing the atomic bomb tests in the summer of 1946 at Bikini Atoll, leading a contin- gent of U.S. general o cers and o cials of other governments. Cochrane retired from the navy in 1947. However, he remained engaged in the nations maritime affairs and tech- nology development after his retirement. Beginning in 1947, he served as a member of the Presidents Advisory Committee on the Merchant Marine, and subsequently as the chairman of the Federal Maritime Board. He was the U.S. maritime administrator during the Korean War, cautioning that the many World War II Liberty ships and Victory ships did not provide adequate speed to sus- tain supply lines, and initiating the Mariner program, a major commercial shipbuild- ing class, to upgrade the nations transport capability. He enthusiastically supported design and construction of SS United States as a troop transport and passenger ves- sel, and was a trial rider in May 1952 as the ship made her rst trial run. In 1952, he vis- ited foreign shipyards in Europe to better understand shipbuilding costs as part of an analysis to compute appropriate American ship construction subsidies. He also orga- nized the National Shipping Authority as an emergency body to direct merchant ship operations during time of war. He also became a member of the MIT faculty, serving as the head of the Department of Naval Architecture from 1947 until 1950. From 1952-1954, he was the MIT dean of the School of Engineering, following his work with the Maritime Administration. In 1954, he became MITs vice president of industrial and govern- ment relations. In this position, he was in charge of sponsored research projects, with classi ed work assigned to Lincoln Instrumentation Laboratories. As a result of this work, he organized the nonpro t Mitre Corporation as a systems engineering rm to meet the governments growing need for classi ed applied research. He became an emeritus member of the MIT faculty in 1957 and participated in the investigation of the sinking of SS Andrea Doria . MITs Admiral Edward L. Cochrane Award is given annually for humility, leadership and inspiration in intercollegiate sports.? An award in heavyweight rowing also was established at Dartmouth College. During his later life, Cochrane was a director of several corporations, including Babcock & Wilcox, Moore-McCormick Lines, Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock, and Raytheon Company. He also served in board positions for the United States Merchant Marine Academy, the Coast Guard Academy, the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, and Stevens Institute of Technology. He received numerous honors and awards, including the United States Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, SNAMEs David W. Taylor Award, and membership in the National Academy of Science. He was made an honorary life member of the American Federation of Labor in recognition of his industrial rela- tions work on wage rates and incentives. An active member of SNAME through- out his career, Cochrane was president from 1947 to 1949. SNAMEs VADM E. L. Cochrane Award is presented annually. Edward Cochrane died at age 67 on November 16, 1959 and is interred in Arlington National Cemetery. Jay Carson is retired as vice president, engineering from General Dynamics NASSCO. He is editorial board chairman for (mt) magazine and is a recipient of the VADM E. L. Cochrane Award with Ms. Barbara Lamb. Eric Nicholson is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and former surface warfare o cer. He has been a member of SNAME since 2008 and is currently a project engineer at General Dynamics NASSCO. VADM Edward L. Ned? Cochrane continued