Alexander Farrington

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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] 		Succeeded by
Louis C. S. Woollcombe
Preceded by
John G. Armstrong 		Captain of H.M.S. Cyclops
28 Feb, 1912[5] 		Succeeded by
Charles Tibbitts
Preceded by
Eustace La T. Leatham 		Captain of H.M.S. Cochrane
Dec, 1916[6] 		Succeeded by
James U. Farie

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 338.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 1853.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1920). p. 809.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 338.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 393g.
  6. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.


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