William Howard Farrington, RN
| Born | 2 May 1907 |
| Ranks
Retired: 2 May 1952 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for William Howard Farrington, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Meynell (L 82) | Lt.Cdr. | Escort destroyer | 14 Aug 1940 | 23 Aug 1942 |
| HMS Quadrant (G 11) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 13 Oct 1942 | 28 Aug 1944 |
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Events related to this officer
Destroyer HMS Quadrant (G 11)
7 Mar 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Quadrant (Lt.Cdr. W.H. Farrington, RN) is docked at Dakar to replace her Asdic dome. (1)
9 Mar 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Quadrant (Lt.Cdr. W.H. Farrington, RN) is undocked. (1)
12 Mar 1943 (position 11.50, -18.04)
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 German U-boat U-575 about 300 nautical miles south of Flores, Azores in position 34°47'N, 31°10'W.
2 Jun 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Quadrant (Lt.Cdr. W.H. Farrington, RN) and HMS Redoubt (Lt.Cdr. N.E.G. Ropner, DSO, RN) arrived at Durban from convoy escort duty. After fuelling they departed for Capetown later the same day. (2)
Sources
- ADM 199/635
- ADM 187/26
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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