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Farie was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1905.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27812/pages/4558 no. 27812.  p. 4558.]  30 June, 1905.</ref>
Farie was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1905.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27812/pages/4558 no. 27812.  p. 4558.]  30 June, 1905.</ref>


He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Liffey|f=t}} on 1 December, 1905.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1907), p. 341.</ref>
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Liffey|f=t}} on 1 December, 1905.{{NLJan07|p. 341}}


Farie was appointed in command of {{UK-Latona}} on 15 February, 1912.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913), p. 338.</ref>
Farie was appointed in command of {{UK-Latona}} on 15 February, 1912.{{NLJul13|p. 338}}


==Captain==
==Captain==

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Rear-Admiral James Uchtred Farie, C.M.G., Royal Navy, Retired (25 November, 1873 – 17 September, 1957) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Farie was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1895.[1]

Farie was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1905.[2]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Liffey on 1 December, 1905.[3]

Farie was appointed in command of Latona on 15 February, 1912.[4]

Captain

Farie was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1913.[5]

Farie succeeded Captain Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt in command of Adventure and as Captain (D) in the Second Destroyer Flotilla on 1 December, 1913.[6]

In November 1915, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Champion.[7]

He was Captain (D) of Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla at the Battle of Jutland, commanding the flotilla from light cruiser Champion.[8]

He was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Cochrane in April, 1918.[9]

Farie was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 19 May, 1922.[10] He was advanced to the rank of Rear-Admiral on the Retired List on 8 October, 1923.[11]

Farie died at his Lymington home on 17 September, 1957, aged eighty-three.[12]

See Also

Bibliography

Service Records


Naval Appointments
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Liffey
1 Dec, 1905[13] 		Succeeded by
John H. Bainbridge
Preceded by
Alexander Farrington 		Captain of H.M.S. Latona
15 Feb, 1912[14] 		Succeeded by
Rudolf M. Burmester
Preceded by
Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt 		Captain of H.M.S. Adventure
1 Dec, 1913[15] 		Succeeded by
Edward O. Gladstone
Preceded by
Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt 		Captain (D), Second Destroyer Flotilla
1 Dec, 1913[16] 		Succeeded by
John B. Sparks
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Conquest
9 Feb, 1915[17][18] 		Succeeded by
Roger R. C. Backhouse
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Champion
Nov, 1915[19] – after 1 Jun, 1916[20] 		Succeeded by
Hugh J. Tweedie
Preceded by
? 		Captain (D), Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla
before 31 May, 1916[Citation needed] 		Succeeded by
Arthur B. S. Dutton
Preceded by
Alexander Farrington 		Captain of H.M.S. Cochrane
Apr, 1917[21] 		Succeeded by
?

 

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26647. p. 4233. 26 July, 1895.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27812. p. 4558. 30 June, 1905.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 341.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 338.
  5. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28733. p. 4640. 1 July, 1913.
  6. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 1 December, 1913. Issue 40383, col F, p. 72.
  7. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  8. ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 46.
  9. ↑ The Navy List (November, 1917). p. 392k.
  10. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32712. p. 4062. 26 May, 1922.
  11. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32871. p. 6966. 16 October, 1923.
  12. ↑ "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 19 September, 1957. Issue 53950, col D, p. 14.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 341.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 338.
  15. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 1 December, 1913. Issue 40383, col F, p. 72.
  16. ↑ Farie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 385.
  17. ↑ Farie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 385.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 393c.
  19. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  20. ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 46.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 392k.

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