Cradock, Christopher (1862–1914)

English rear admiral. He commanded the cruiser squadron at the Battle of Coronel in 1914, which was sunk by the German squadron under Admiral von Spee; Cradock went down in his flagship, the Good Hope.

Cradock entered the navy in 1875. His first active service was in the 1884 Egyptian campaign, and he was also in the 1891 campaign in the Sudan. In the 1900 China campaign he commanded the Naval Brigade. He was made rear admiral in 1910.