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Revision as of 16:16, 12 June 2016
Vice-Admiral Alexander Farrington (15 April, 1869 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
On 1 July, 1908, Farrington was appointed in command of the second class protected cruiser Latona.[1]
Farrington was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Cochrane in December, 1916.
On 28 February, 1919, he was appointed Captain Superintendent at Invergordon Dockyard,[2] eventually moving to battleship Mars, becoming Senior Naval Officer aboard.[3]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Hugh T. Hibbert |
Captain of H.M.S. Latona 1 Jul, 1908[4] – mid 1910 |
Succeeded by Louis C. S. Woollcombe |
| Preceded by John G. Armstrong |
Captain of H.M.S. Cyclops 28 Feb, 1912[5] – Dec, 1916[Inference] |
Succeeded by Charles Tibbits |
| Preceded by Eustace La T. Leatham |
Captain of H.M.S. Cochrane Dec, 1916[6] – Apr, 1917[7] |
Succeeded by James U. Farie |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 338.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 1853.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1920). p. 809.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 338.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 393l.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
