Allied Warship Commanders


William Howard Farrington, RN

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Ranks

16 Apr 1928S.Lt.
16 Jan 1930Lt.
16 Jan 1938Lt.Cdr.
2 May 1952Cdr. (retired)


Retired: 2 May 1952

Decorations

11 Jun 1942Mentioned in Despatches (MID)

Warship Commands listed for William Howard Farrington, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Meynell (L 82)Lt.Cdr.Escort destroyer14 Aug 194025 Aug 1942
HMS Quadrant (G 11)Lt.Cdr.Destroyer13 Oct 194228 Aug 1944

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Destroyer HMS Quadrant (G 11)


28 Jan 1943
HMS Quadrant (Lt.Cdr. W.H. Farrington, RN) picks up 10 survivors from the American merchant City of Flint that was torpedoed and sunk on 25 January 1943 by the German submarine U-575 about 300 nautical miles south of Flores, Azores in position 34º47'N, 31º10'W.

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