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{{ViceRN}} (retired) '''Alexander Farrington''', C.M.G. (15 April, 1869 &ndash; 8 December, 1933) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
 
{{ViceRN}} (retired) '''Alexander Farrington''', C.M.G. (15 April, 1869 &ndash; 8 December, 1933) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
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Latest revision as of 18:54, 6 April 2022

Vice-Admiral Alexander Farrington as a Captain, 1919.
Portrait: © National Portrait Gallery, London.

Vice-Admiral (retired) Alexander Farrington, C.M.G. (15 April, 1869 – 8 December, 1933) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Farrington gained two months' time on passing out of Britannia in July 1884.[1]

Farrington was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1892.[2]

Farrington was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1903.[3]

On 1 July, 1908, Farrington was appointed in command of the second class protected cruiser Latona.[4]

Farrington was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1910.[5]

Farrington was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Cochrane in December, 1916.[6]

Post-War

On 28 February, 1919, he was appointed Captain Superintendent at Invergordon Dockyard,[7] eventually moving to battleship Mars, becoming Senior Naval Officer aboard.[8]

Farrington was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 18 June, 1921 and placed on the Retired List the following day at his own request.[9]

Farrington was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 8 July, 1926.[10]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Albert S. Lafone 		Captain of H.M.S. Sunfish
12 Sep, 1896 – 30 Sep, 1897 		Succeeded by
Walter M. Ellerton
Preceded by
Thomas C. Smyth 		Captain of H.M.S. Latona
1 Jul, 1908[11] – mid 1910 		Succeeded by
Louis C. S. Woollcombe
Preceded by
John G. Armstrong 		Captain of H.M.S. Cyclops
28 Feb, 1912[12] – Dec, 1916[Inference] 		Succeeded by
Charles Tibbits
Preceded by
Eustace La T. Leatham 		Captain of H.M.S. Cochrane
Dec, 1916[13] – Apr, 1917[14] 		Succeeded by
James U. Farie
Preceded by
? 		Captain Superintendent of H.M. Dockyard and Senior Naval Officer, Invergordon
28 Feb, 1919[15] – 30 Jun, 1922[16] 		Succeeded by
Herbert Pott
as Flag Officer in Charge, Invergordon

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Farrington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/62. f. 68.
  2. ↑ Farrington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/62. f. 68.
  3. ↑ Farrington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/62. f. 68.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 338.
  5. ↑ Farrington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/62. f. 68.
  6. ↑ Farrington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/62. f. 68.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 1853.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1920). p. 809.
  9. ↑ Farrington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/62. f. 68.
  10. ↑ Farrington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/62. f. 68.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 338.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 393l.
  13. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  14. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  15. ↑ Farrington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/62. f. 68.
  16. ↑ Farrington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/62. f. 68.

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