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.
Sources
- ADM 199/635
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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