Farnborough
| Name | Farnborough |
| Type | Q-ship |
| GRT | 3,207 tons |
| Country | |
| Built | 1904 |
| Builder | J. Priestman & Co., Sunderland |
| Operator | Royal Navy |
| History | Peace-time operator: Mitre Shipping Co., Ltd. (Houlder, Middleton & Co., Ltd.), London |
U-boat attacks on Q-ship Farnborough
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties | |
| 1 | 17 Feb 1917 | U 83 (Bruno Hoppe) | Damaged | Badly damaged by torpedo south of Ireland, beached the next day at Berehaven. Repaired and returned to merchant service. | 51.34N, 11.23W | south of Ireland | ||
| Captain Gordon Campbell, Farnborough’s commanding officer, was awarded the Victoria Cross for this action, in which U 83 was sunk. | ||||||||
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