Cowper Phipps Coles
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| Gender | Male |
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| Date of died | September 7,1870 |
| Died | Cape Finisterre |
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| Rank | Captain |
| Years of service | 1830–1870 |
| Parents | John Coles |
| Mary Anne Goodhew Rogers | |
| Grandparents | Josias Rogers |
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| ID | 941769 |
Cowper Phipps Coles Life story
Captain Cowper Phipps Coles, C. B. , R. N. , was an English naval captain and inventor; he was the first to patent a design for a revolving gun turret. Coles died when HMS Captain, an experimental warship built to his designs, sank with him on board.
