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'''Charles Eric Seaburne Farrant''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CaptRN}} '''Charles Eric Seaburne Farrant''', R.N., Retired (17 November, 1891 – 29 October, 1951) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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His father was Captain C. W. B. Farrant, the governor of a prison.
  
Farrant was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on  
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==Great War==
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Farrant was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 August, 1914.<ref>Farrant Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/54/41.|D7605629}} f. 41.</ref>
  
Farrant was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on  
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Farrant was allegedly in command of the {{UK-Kennet|f=t}} on 8 March, 1915, when she and other destroyers assisted the mined {{UK-Ocean|f=t}} in the Dardanelles,{{HardLying|pp. 77-8}} but this contradicts the Navy Lists and his service record, which indicates he was first Lieutenant in {{UK-Scorpion}} at the time.<ref>Farrant Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/54/41.|D7605629}} f. 41.</ref>
  
Farrant was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on
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Farrant was appointed to ''Halcyon'' for command of the armed trawler ''George Brown'' on 10 September, 1917.  He was discharged in April, 1918.<ref>Farrant Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/54/41.|D7605629}} f. 41.</ref>
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Farrant was in command of the {{UK-Kennet|f=t}} on 8 March, 1915, when she and other destroyers assisted the mined {{UK-Ocean|f=t}} in the Dardanelles.{{HardLying|pp. 77-8}}
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==Post-War==
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On 12 December 1918, Farrant was appointed in command of a group of minesweepers that was to be sent to the Rhine.  He remained so engaged until 6 October, 1920.  Within the month, he was appointed to {{UK-RoyalSovereign}}.<ref>Farrant Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/54/41.|D7605629}} f. 41.</ref>
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Farrant was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 August, 1922.<ref>Farrant Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/54/41.|D7605629}} f. 41.</ref>
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Farrant was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1928.<ref>Farrant Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/54/41.|D7605629}} f. 41.</ref>
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Farrant was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 10 October, 1938.<ref>Farrant Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/41.|D7605629}} f. 41.</ref>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Charles+Eric+Seaburne+Farrant Service Records]
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Frederick Burnaby Noble|Frederick B. Noble]]'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 14 (1907)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 14]]'''<br>18 Nov, 1916<ref>Farrant Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/54/41.|D7605629}} f. 41.</ref>{{NLDec16|p. 400}} &ndash; 29 Aug, 1917<ref>Farrant Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/54/41.|D7605629}} f. 41.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Loben Edward Harold Maund|Loben E. H. Maund]]'''}}
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Revision as of 15:44, 8 July 2020

Captain Charles Eric Seaburne Farrant, R.N., Retired (17 November, 1891 – 29 October, 1951) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

His father was Captain C. W. B. Farrant, the governor of a prison.

Great War

Farrant was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 August, 1914.[1]

Farrant was allegedly in command of the destroyer Kennet on 8 March, 1915, when she and other destroyers assisted the mined battleship Ocean in the Dardanelles,[2] but this contradicts the Navy Lists and his service record, which indicates he was first Lieutenant in Scorpion at the time.[3]

Farrant was appointed to Halcyon for command of the armed trawler George Brown on 10 September, 1917. He was discharged in April, 1918.[4]

Post-War

On 12 December 1918, Farrant was appointed in command of a group of minesweepers that was to be sent to the Rhine. He remained so engaged until 6 October, 1920. Within the month, he was appointed to Royal Sovereign.[5]

Farrant was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 August, 1922.[6]

Farrant was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1928.[7]

Farrant was promoted to the rank of Captain on 10 October, 1938.[8]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Frederick B. Noble
Captain of H.M. T.B. 14
18 Nov, 1916[9][10] – 29 Aug, 1917[11]
Succeeded by
Loben E. H. Maund
Preceded by
Walter M. Nash
Captain of H.M.S. Delphinium
1 Oct, 1928[12][13] – 4 Dec, 1930[14]
Succeeded by
Arthur M. Peters
Preceded by
Patrick Butter
Captain of H.M.S. Curlew
8 Apr, 1935[15] – 1936[16]
Succeeded by
Augustine W. S. Agar
Preceded by
Frank D. Morris
Captain of H.M.S. Vindictive
early 1936[17] – 15 May, 1936[18]
Succeeded by
Ernest J. Spooner
Preceded by
Duncan C. Hill
Captain of H.M.S. Calcutta
15 May, 1936[19][20] – 22 Apr, 1938[21]
Succeeded by
Frederick R. M. Johnson
Preceded by
Allan J. Wavish
Captain of H.M.S. Dragon
22 Apr, 1938[22] – 19 Sep, 1938[23]
Succeeded by
Edward S. F. Fegen

Footnotes

  1. Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
  2. Smith. Hard Lying. pp. 77-8.
  3. Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
  4. Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
  5. Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
  6. Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
  7. Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
  8. Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
  9. Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
  10. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 400.
  11. Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
  12. The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 231.
  13. Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
  14. Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
  15. Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
  16. Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
  17. Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
  18. Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
  19. The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 220.
  20. Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
  21. Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
  22. Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
  23. Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.