Farnborough
| Name | Farnborough |
| Type | Q-ship
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| GRT | 3,207 tons |
| Country |  British |
| Built | 1904
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| Builder | J. Priestman & Co., Sunderland
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| Operator | Royal Navy
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| History | Peace-time operator: Mitre Shipping Co., Ltd. (Houlder, Middleton & Co., Ltd.), London
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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° 34'N, 11° 23'W
| south of Ireland
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| 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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Position of attack on Farnborough
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